Senior Professional Officer

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Energy ● sustainable energy markets ● data management and integration

Senior professional officer

Tcoe salary commencing from R961,945 to R1,350,961 per annum ● ref no: NRG 44/24

The City of Cape Town seeks an experienced scientific professional with competence in data and modelling in the energy and greenhouse gas emissions domains.

Requirements:  

• B degree in science, engineering, finance or economics
• Five (5) years’ relevant experience
• Data management and analytical skills
• Sufficient working technical and theoretical knowledge to make estimates and forecasts of energy use and greenhouse gas emissions in the key economic sectors.

Key performance areas: 

• Report City operational and city-wide energy and greenhouse gas emissions data and analysis to international and local platforms, national government and City partners as needed
• Collect, analyse and interpret data for monitoring and verification of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects
• Energy systems modelling particularly energy demand modelling and related climate action mitigation measures modelling
• The position will be responsible for the maintenance and ongoing improvement of the City’s demand-side energy systems simulation model currently built on the Low Emissions Analysis Platform (
• Lead the compilation of the annual greenhouse gas inventory according to GPC standards
• Coordinate stakeholder engagements, develop collaborative programmes and manage expectations
• Represent Sustainable Energy Markets on the transversal data coordinating committee and provide strategic input
• Ensure coordination with other relevant data bodies in the City
• Project development and budget planning and management for data management and integration projects within the department.

Please apply online at (external applicants) or via the SAP Portal (internal applicants) unless otherwise stated.

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Closing date: 3 May 2024

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