Job Description

ENERGY ELECTRICITY GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION ENGINEERING
SENIOR TECHNICIAN: ENGINEERING
VARIOUS POSITIONS IN DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING (SIP)
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION (PI)
PUBLIC LIGHTING DEVELOPMENT (PLD)
SERVICE CONNECTION PLANNING (SCP)
BASIC SALARY: R532 737 TO R560 139 PER ANNUM REF NO: NRG 132/25
Requirements:

• National Diploma in Electrical Engineering
• ECSA registered as a Professional Engineering Technologist (Pr Tech Eng)
• Minimum of five (5) to eight (8) years (post first relevant tertiary qualification) with directly applicable and acceptable experience in an electricity distribution system or public lighting environment with exposure to a wide range of technologies
• Good project management skills
• Sound knowledge of safety legislation and practice
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Problem-solving skills
• A high degree of computer literacy
• Valid Code B drivers licence.

Special conditions may include:

• Required to work in all weather conditions
• Required to work outside normal working hours as demanded by the exigencies of the service
• Required to use own transport for which an appropriate transport allowance will be payable.

Key performance areas:

• KPA weighting will be adjusted to meet the requirements of the division (SIP, PI, PLD or SCP) where the successful candidate is placed:
• Plan, design and implement network extensions and public lightning in response to customer power supply and lighting applications (SIP, PI, PLD, SCP)
• Facilitate the establishment of residential and commercial township development (SCP, SIP, PLD)
• Facilitate the establishment of electrification projects (SIP Elec, PLD, SIP, SCP)
• Facilitate the regulation of new or upgraded embedded generation installations (SCP, SIP)
• Plan, design and implement the short to medium term development of the electricity distribution system and public lighting infrastructure (SIP, SCP, PLD, PI)
• Determine conditions to be applied regarding site development plans and applications for subdivisions, rezonings and departures (SIP, SCP, PLD)
• Facilitate, comment and specify conditions pertaining to applications concerning wayleaves, land matters and building plans (SCP, PI, SIP, PLD)
• Utilise specialised along with mainstream computer software to perform power system analysis studies, perform lighting designs and project management functions (SCP, PI, SIP, PLD)
• Coordinate specific administrative and reporting requirements associated with the relevant key performance indicators and communicating with fellow professionals and relevant stakeholders.

Please apply online at www.capetown.gov.za/careers (external applicants) or via the SAP Portal (internal applicants) unless otherwise stated.
By submitting your application for a position at the City of Cape Town, you are consenting to the use of your personal information provided as part of your application and/or Recruitment process for Recruitment and Selection purposes. In addition, you may be required to undergo, including but not limited to, Criminal and Security Checks, Personal Verification, and Lifestyle Audits, throughout your recruitment process and/or subsequent employment.
Closing date: 21 November 2025

• Please quote the reference number of the vacancy in all communications.
• Certified copies of qualifications must be available on request.
• Copies of supporting documents will not be returned.
• Kindly note that applications will not be acknowledged in writing.
• Visit our website at www.capetown.gov.za/careers
• No late applications will be considered.
• If no notification of appointment is received within three (3) months of the closing date, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.

Skills Required