Electrical Engineer

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At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

A little more about your role

We are looking for Senior Electrical Engineer/ Technologist/ Technician to join our Property & Build Services team in South Africa. In this role, you will provide strong technical input into the design and delivery of high-reliability electrical power systems across data centre and industrial infrastructure projects.

Support the design and coordination of medium and high voltage electrical systems, focusing on system resilience, redundancy, and operational continuity in environments where power failure has significant operational or financial impact.

Experience in data centre environments will be advantageous.

You will:

• Deliver electrical designs from concept through detailed design and construction support
• Collaborating and working with global multi-disciplinary team of engineers on a project while taking an active part in the design process and co-ordination.
• Deliver projects from inception to close-out with appropriate guidance from senior engineers, while taking ownership of defined work packages. Focus will be on Data Centres projects.
• Engage with clients and professional teams, supporting delivery, coordination, and clear technical communication.
• Perform and support power system studies (load flow, short circuit, protection coordination, arc flash).
• Assist in the specification and integration of MV systems, transformers, standby generation, UPS systems, and switchgear.

Health and Safety:

• Demonstrate leadership in SHEQ performance and behaviour consistent with the company’s health, safety, environmental and quality vision, and policies by influencing those around you.
• Contributing to the identification of SHEQ risks and driving processes to achieve Zero Harm.
• Embracing, displaying, and promoting the company values and ensuring a safe working environment is maintained at all times.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate...

• Excellent communication skills (English) and including technical report writing abilities. Ability to have clear and accurate communication skills with internal and external professional teams and including clients via email, telecommunication, and face-to-face meetings.