Principal Consultant

7 months ago


Midrand, South Africa WSP Africa Full time

**Company Description**
We are WSP - Join us and make your career future ready

Think bigger scale. Think higher profile. Think ground-breaking. Join WSP, and you’ll be at the heart of a team of international experts all dedicated to growing and sharing their expertise, and working on projects that transform society for all of us.

WSP is one of the most diverse consulting firms in Africa, and the largest environmental consulting firm globally. To further our strategic business execution plan, we are seeking leaders who 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; we have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable.
**Job Description** Technical - Substations (Primary and Secondary Plant)**
- Supervise, review, approve and in some instances provide detailed input into preparation of functional designs, specifications, bills of quantity and tender documents for substation projects (11kV to 500kV) to internationally accepted standards for clients in Southern Africa and abroad;
- Supervise a team and provide key inputs into preparation of reports, calculations, and drawings to stakeholder requirements;
- Participation in tender evaluation processes;
- Review detailed design documentation (drawings, reports, calculations) of substations and associated technologies submitted by contractors against specifications;
- Attend and in some instances chair meetings with project stakeholders;
- Assist with site audits and inputs to project scoping documents where required;
- Provide project engineering supervision where required during the construction and commissioning phase of transmission and distribution projects including managing and assisting the team in responding to technical queries, factory inspection and witnessing the testing of substation equipment, review of routine and type test results and reports and monitoring progress of construction on site;
- Provide technical expertise and guidance to the team in relation to power system technologies (primary plant and secondary plant) - this requires good working knowledge of substation equipment such as HV, MV and LV switchgear, Power Transformers, Earthing, Instrument Transformers, Protection, Control and Telecommunications equipment;
- Provide guidance on Operation and Maintenance of Substations;
- Supervise, review, approve and in some instances provide input into preparation of project scope, methodology, schedules, and budget for proposals for consultancy services;
- Mentor and supervise junior engineers including reviewing, checking and approving work output of junior engineers.

Technical - Battery Energy Storage and Renewables (not a fixed requirement))
- Provide technical expertise and guidance related to Battery Energy Storage Systems, including Balance of Plant;
- From time to time, act in a Project and Design Management role;
- Provide guidance and expert advice in relation BESS projects, especially in the preparation of tender specifications, procurement and execution of these types of projects;
- Provide technical input from initial assessment through to technical and economic feasibility for a variety of project types;
- Provide guidance on Operation and Maintenance of a variety of different facility configurations, ranging from basic substation works to an entire plant comprising of Wind/Solar/Battery/or Combination, Plant Automation Systems, Balance of Plant and Grid Connections;
- Mentor and supervise junior engineers including reviewing, checking and approving work output of junior engineers.

**Business development**:

- Drive and participate in business development in defining and deploying the sales strategy, selecting target markets and clients, and in scoping and pricing of services, with particular focus on the South African and regional markets such as Namibia, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe;
- Prepare and manage proposals for client’s projects and provide inputs for the WSP internal governance process;
- Manage existing and new customer relationships through efficient client and account management; and
- Attend internal and external meetings and represent WSP in a suitable fashion according to the company principles at all times;
- Maintaining relationships with internal divisions, external contractors and clients.

**Health and Safety**
- Role model standards for SHEQ performance and behaviour consistent with the company’s health, safety, environmental and quality vision and policies by influencing those around you;
- Contributing to the identification of SHEQ risks and driving processes to achieve Zero Harm; Embracing, displaying and promoting the company values and ensuring a safe working environment is maintained at all times.

**Qualifications**
- Professionally Registered Engineer, ideally with ECSA;
- BSc Engineering (Electrical);
- Excellent working knowledge


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