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About the Opportunity

Jacobs has 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 :

• We need you to be 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

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Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. Find out more about life at Jacobs. (https://careers.jacobs.com/life-at-jacobs/)

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. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity – ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women’s – find out more about our employee networks here. (https://www.jacobs.com/about/inclusion-and-diversity?_ga=2.1062705.1096535124.1626879887-1704311048.1575562676)

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