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Protection Engineer (MV and HV Networks)

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Centurion, Gauteng

Full-time

Posted 1 day ago

Full-time Engineering Code 08

R75 000 – R93 250/month

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Job Description

You'll design, protect and maintain electrical systems for the electrical consulting engineering firm in Centurion. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

This post is in Centurion (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

What you'll actually do

Guide technicians and contractors on site during commissioning
Draw up tender specifications and bills of quantities for electrical works
Review PLC and SCADA logic for process control and alarms
Set and test protection relays and keep settings records
Design LV and MV reticulation to SANS 10142-1 and SANS 10142-2
Design solar PV and battery systems and handle grid connection to NRS 097

What you need

ECSA registration as Pr Eng, Pr Tech Eng or Candidate
Code 08 licence and willingness to travel to sites
Able to write clear technical reports and specifications
At least 3 years of electrical engineering work after graduating
BEng or BSc Eng in Electrical Engineering, or a BTech or Advanced Diploma for technologist posts
Experience with at least one power system or lighting design package

Helpful, not essential

Government Certificate of Competency (Electrical, Factories or Mines)
PLC programming certification

What you get

Vehicle allowance for site work
Clear path to associate or senior engineer
Paid professional registration and training

How to apply for this job

Check you meet the must-haves first; recruiters filter on those before anything else.
Have the following on hand (clear photos on your phone are fine at first): academic record showing your electrical subjects plus ECSA registration letter.
Fill in the short form below with your name and a phone number you actually answer.
Watch for a call or WhatsApp from How2Apply over the next 9 working days.

Your application joins the How2Apply talent pool for this role, and we put shortlisted people forward to employers hiring in and around Centurion.

How2Apply never charges you to apply, for training, for uniforms or for a "placement fee". If anyone asks you for money, it is a scam.

Before you hit apply

Name the software you use for power system studies and lighting design. Consultants screen for exact tools.
List projects with their voltage level, size in kVA or MW, and whether you designed, supervised or commissioned.