Lukhozi
Consulting Engineers seeks an Electrical Engineer or Technologist to join its
Cape Town office. The salary is market-related and will be commensurate with
experience and qualifications. Applicants should submit a CV that sets out
their relevant experience against each of the responsibilities listed below.

Responsibilities

Investigation and
design

•    Conduct scoping and condition assessments of electrical
installations and report on the findings in detail.

•    Plan and design electrical building services, and urban
and rural reticulation and MV distribution projects.

•    Design the electrical elements of engineering projects,
such as water and wastewater infrastructure, including pump stations, rising
mains and pipeline systems.

•    Prepare tender documents.

Contract administration
and construction

•    Administer electrical engineering contracts for
building services and engineering projects from inception to completion, and
act as the Engineer’s Representative as defined in the contract.

•    Provide construction oversight, monitoring progress to
ensure that the works comply with the design and quality requirements, and
expedite the clarification of design-related issues.

•    Review contractors’ Quality Control Plans and
Construction Method Statements for compliance and quality.

•    Measure electrical and electronic installations and
prepare payment valuations.

•    Address technical queries, resolve issues, and lead
site and technical meetings, including preparing the minutes.

•    Support safety and environmental compliance throughout
the construction phase.

Reporting,
communication and administration

•    Compile and deliver reports at all project stages,
including inception, concept and viability, design, tender evaluation,
progress, financial status and close-out.

•    Maintain regular communication with clients and all
project professionals.

•    Carry out the day-to-day administration of active
projects, and general office administration as required.

Requirements

·        Qualifications,
registration and experience

•    A B.Eng, B.Sc(Eng) or B.Tech (Engineering) degree in
electrical engineering.

•    Between five (5) and ten (10) years’ post-qualification
experience.

•    Preference will be given to applicants registered with
the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) as a Professional Engineer (Pr
Eng) or Professional Engineering Technologist (Pr Tech Eng) with at least two
(2) years’ post-registration experience.

•    Unregistered applicants with at least six (6) years’
post-qualification experience will be considered, provided they will be
eligible for ECSA registration within two (2) years.

Project experience

•    Design and management of building services and
engineering projects, including municipal building services projects covering
electrical and electronic installations, solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and
fire detection systems.

•    Proven experience in urban and rural reticulation and
distribution projects, and in medium-voltage (MV) networks.

•    A background in health, education and public works
projects.

Software

•    Proficiency in Relux lighting design software.
Experience with DIALux is an advantage.

•    Proficiency in AutoCAD. Experience with Revit MEP is an
advantage.

•    Familiarity with Building Information Modelling (BIM)
software, particularly Autodesk Construction Cloud (now Forma) (ACC Docs, ACC
Build and ACC Collaborate Pro), is an advantage.

General

•    Own transport and a valid driver’s licence.

Benefits

·         Market related salary

·         Group Life Insurance

·         Group Provident Fund

·         Medical Aid Scheme