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Requisition # ENG-L5.17
Job title Wind Energy Engineer
Category
Contract type Permanent (Employee)
Full Time
Location: Cape Town - Century City, WC ZA (Primary)
Tshwane - Pretoria, GP 0081 ZA
Description
Zutari: Co-creating an engineered impact.
Zutari is a well-established, management-owned engineering firm with almost 90 years of experience. As human-centred engineering consultants and advisors, we are trusted by our clients, business partners, communities, and other stakeholders across Africa. We co-create engineering solutions that have a positive impact and improve people’s lives. Zutari values inclusion and recognises the importance of a diverse, talented workforce, believing that people need other people to succeed.
What kind of talent do we pursue?
We employ people with the right attitude and a positive mindset, who are motivated by doing the right thing, getting things done and sharing a sense of urgency. People who have an impact on our teams and the broader community. People who think differently and connect with those around them to co-create new opportunities and leave a meaningful legacy.
Role responsibilities
- Responsible for wind resource measurement and analysis
- Execute the WTG Layout design and site suitability
- Conduct the Wind energy production assessments
- Build the team through training and development
- Provide engineering technical support to designers of underground or overhead wind farm collector systems and prepare and develop site specifications
- Create or maintain wind farm layouts, schematics, or other visual documentation for wind farms
- Support the optimization of the layout of wind farm access roads, crane pads, crane paths, collection systems, substations, switchyards, or transmission lines
Minimum Qualifications
- Qualified BSC Mechanical or Electrical Engineer
- Minimum of 5 – 10 years’ experience
Experience
- Wind resource measurement and analysis
- WTG Layout design and site suitability
- Wind energy production assessments
- Ideally WindPro / WAsP
- Supporting projects in South Africa, and into greater Africa
- Project Development
Skills
- Strong analytical and statistical skills
- Technical report writing
- Comfortable interacting with clients and wider project teams
- Energy and performance analysis for solar would be beneficial
We believe that a diverse workforce is key to our business success. We seek the best people for our jobs based on their skills, qualifications, and experience. We embrace the principle of equal opportunity in employment and work towards eliminating all forms of unlawful discrimination in our employment practices. In support of diversity and the equal opportunity principle, preference will be given to individuals from designated groups within South Africa.
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