Senior Professional Officer: Electrical Engineering

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Water and sanitation: technical services● engineering and asset management

Senior Professional Officer: Electrical Engineering (Medium Voltage) – Electrical Protection & VFD’s

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Applicants who applied for WS 122/25 need not to re-apply

TCOE Salary commencing from R1 071 429 to R1 116 983 per annum● Ref no WS 203/25 ● Bellville, Sack circle

 
Requirements:  

• Minimum requirement of a relevant BTech degree in electrical engineering
• Registration as a professional engineering technologist with ECSA
• Five (5) to eight (8) years' relevant experience post first relevant tertiary qualification
• Valid driver's licence (Code B or C1 or EB). 

Key performance areas:  

• Responsible for overseeing the maintenance, engineering, and lifecycle management of medium voltage (MV) electrical infrastructure, with a specialised focus on protection relays and schemes, and variable frequency drives/ controllers (VFD’s/ VFC’s) within Water and Sanitation
• Lead maintenance, testing, and troubleshooting of protection systems associated with MV electrical systems, including switchgear, transformers and motors
• Develop and implement maintenance strategies
• Conduct fault investigations, root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions to prevent recurring failures
• Configure, test and commission protection relay systems (overcurrent, differential, earth fault, etc.) to ensure network reliability and personnel safety
• Perform relay coordination studies and settings adjustments to optimise protection schemes
• Oversee periodic relay testing and ensure compliance with standards
• Manage installation, programming and maintenance of VFD’s/ VFC’s in water/ wastewater applications
• Diagnose and resolve VFD’s/ VFC’s related issues to minimise unplanned downtime
• Prepare technical specifications for new equipment and oversee contractor work
• Provide guidance to junior engineers and technicians on protection systems and VFD’s/ VFC’s operations
• Develop training programmes on MV maintenance best practices, relay testing, and VFD’s/ VFC’s troubleshooting
• Stay updated with emerging technologies and recommend upgrades.

Please apply online at www.capetown.gov.za/careers (external applicants) or via the SAP Portal (internal applicants) unless otherwise stated. 

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 Closing date: 15 November 2025 

• Please quote the reference number of the vacancy in all communications.
• Certified copies of qualifications must be available on request.
• Copies of supporting documents will not be returned.
• Kindly note that applications will not be acknowledged in writing.
• Visit our website at www.capetown.gov.za/careers
• No late applications will be considered.
• If no notification of appointment is received within three (3) months of the closing date, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.

Posted on 31 Oct 11:02, Closing date 15 Nov