Professional Officer

Cape Town is South Africa’s oldest city, its second-most populous and an important contributor to national employment. It is the legislative capital of South Africa, the administrative and economic centre of the Western Cape, and Africa’s third-biggest economic hub.The City of Cape Town aims to ensure fast, effective service and communication with our public. Between January 2003 and October 2015 an estimated 225 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects were recorded into Cape Town, representing capital investment of ZAR62.39bn, and the creation of 18 129 jobs (FDI Intelligence, 2016). In 2015/2016 the City was rated highly for its sound fiscal position and prudent financial management by the international credit rating agency Moody’s, achieving the highest possible level of credit quality within the national context by obtaining a long- and short-term Global Scale Rating of Baa2 and Prime -2 respectively.Requirements Relevant Tertiary Qualification preferably B.Eng / B.Sc.(Eng) / BTech in Electrical Engineering Registered as a candidate Pr Eng or as candidate PR Eng Tech with ECSA 3 - 5 years post qualification relevant electrical protection experience Experience in power system modelling techniques and relay setting calculations Valid Code B or EB driver's license Communication Skills A high degree of computer literacy Special conditions may include: The incumbent must be physically fit. The incumbent cannot be colour blind. Required to work in all weather conditions. Required to work outside normal working hours during emergencies and overtime. May be required to perform standby duties during emergency situations. Key Performance Areas Maintains a quality management system to monitor and verify the configuration of protection, automation and control schemes. Investigates the performance of protection, automation and control systems and conducts investigations into all medium and high voltage system events. Conducts the calculation and implementation of operational relay settings and ensures accurate power system fault level calculations for all high and medium voltage primary plant and equipment. Conducts simulation studies of embedded generation and determines their impact on fault levels within CCT's medium and high voltage networks. Configures the protection, automation and control functions in relays and ensures the final design application meets the protection design philosophies for high and medium voltage primary networks.

CLOSING DATE 28.08.2026