Location: Cape Town, ZA Category: Electrical Job ID: EST00028D
Your Impact:
Challenging Today. Reinventing Tomorrow.
We're invested in you and your success. Everything we do is more than just a project. It's our challenge as human beings, too. That's why we bring a thoughtful and collaborative approach to every one of our partnerships.
At Jacobs, we challenge the status quo and redefine how to solve the world's greatest challenges, transforming big ideas into intelligent solutions for a more connected, sustainable world.
Design your career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow.
We'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.
People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent. In addition to the benefits you'd expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships.
Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We're happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.
About the Opportunity
We have carried out numerous engineering, procurement and construction contracts to support operations for the South African public electricity utility, Eskom. At Koeberg Nuclear Power Station in Cape Town, our projects range from providing additional spent fuel cooling capacity, station blackout mitigation and new hydrogen production and bulk storage plant, through to replacing the Data Acquisition system and Fire Detection system.
Our largest single contract to date is for essential engineering modifications to allow for power uprate associated with the installation of new steam generators. This is part of a $1.2 billion (ZAR 20 billion) program for a 20-year life extension at Koeberg, which is South Africa's sole nuclear power plant and generates 5% of the country's electricity.
We are hiring a Snr Electrical and/or I&C Engineer to join our team in Cape Town, South Africa.
The post-holder will be responsible for the compilation and review of Electrical and or I&C Designs, Tenders and general engineering support to Project installation teams on EPC projects in the Nuclear and Power Generation fields.
Here's what you'll need:
Bachelors' Degree qualified (or equivalent), with design engineering experience. A Professional Registration (Pr ENG/Pr Tech.) is beneficial.
Experience component sizing, selection, protection and coordination with respect to AC and DC Reticulation systems.
Working knowledge of large electrical components such as switchgear, motors, generators, transformers etc.
Thorough knowledge of Control and Instrumentation Systems and Components.
Knowledge of Electrical and I&C Codes and Standards (SANS, ISO, IEC, IEEE).
Working knowledge of Chargers, Inverters, Batteries, UPS's.
7 Years working experience, preferably in Power Generation or similar highly regulated industry.
Koeberg / Nuclear Power Plant experience & Working knowledge of Nuclear Codes and standards.
Our Culture:
Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business, and we genuinely believe that we all succeed by supporting one another through our culture of caring. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.
We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we're more connected, and if we are diverse, we're more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you're pregnant or on family leave.
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