Electrical Engineer

Company Description

WSP is one of the most diverse consulting firms in Africa. To further our strategic business execution plan, we are seeking leaders that share our guiding principles – we value our people and our reputation; we are locally dedicated with international scale; we are future focused and challenge the status quo; we foster collaboration in everything we do and we have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable. We are committed to the achievement and maintenance of diversity and equity in employment

A little more about your role

We are looking for a Lead Electrical Engineer to join our property and build services team to provide technical leadership and act as the electrical design authority for high-reliability power systems across data centre and industrial infrastructure projects.

Lead the design and delivery of HV/MV and LV electrical systems, focusing on system resilience, redundancy, and operational continuity in environments where power failure has significant operational and/or financial impact.

Experience in data centre environments will be advantageous.

You will be..

• Preparing accurate and concise designs, design calculations, budgets, tender specification creation, performing project financial control and diligent construction monitoring and project management (electrical) throughout all stages of a project life cycle. 
• 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.
• Completing all types of projects from inception to close out with limited input from management and/or other senior engineers. Focus will be on Data Centres projects.
• Being able to focus on client care and professional team management including on-time delivery.
• Develop and maintain client relationships, acting as a trusted technical advisor and securing repeat work within data centre and industrial sectors.
• Setting up client/consultant fee/contract agreements, calculating professional fees and the effective management of professional fees on all projects.
• Managing internal office project finances regarding hourly forecasting, WIP and invoicing.

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.