Job Description

ELIGIBILITY



Suitably Qualified



Candidates



CLOSING DATE



14.11.2025



REFERENCE NUMBER



WS 203/25 External



SALARY



R1 071 429 p.a (T14) TCOE



DEPARTMENT



Technical Services



DIRECTORATE



WATER AND SANITATION Senior Professional Officer (Electrical Engineering)



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 specialized focus on protection relays



and schemes, and variable frequency controllers/ drives



(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

optimize 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 programs on MV maintenance best practices,