Our client, a leading international consulting engineering firm is seeking a Transmission and Distribution Design Engineer (Overhead Lines) to join their Energy team in providing Structural design for powerlines and substations as a consultant.
Responsibilities include:
- Design of substation equipment and line termination gantry structures & Cable Sealing Ends.
- Design powerlines with PLS-CADD and powerline towers with PLS-Tower.
- The role will include Sag & tension calculations; Catenary Support System design; Line Profiling; Gantry analysis; Tower setting levels; Environmental loads; Insulator set design; Overhead Line Wire Clearance; Route plans; Material Quantification - Short Circuit Analysis.
- Involved with the Design of powerline structural foundations, including piled, pad, and rock-anchor foundations.
- Carry out the Investigation and proposed remedial actions for damaged or corroded structures: corroded structures (remaining life and remedial action): Substation structures; Power line structures (11kV to 400kV); Structural loading.
- Foundation design, including field testing. Stays and anchors. Cross-Arm design.
- Lead and mentor graduate and experienced engineers.
- This role will involve the preparation and checking of feasibility studies, outline and detailed design technical reports and other written documents.
- The design and checking of detail allocation and construction design drawings and the Production of design concepts, drawings, specifications, and other technical documents.
Requirements:- A BSc or BEng. degree
- Master’s degree is advantageous.
- Registered with ECSA
- Good project delivery experience
- An understanding of International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and South African National Standards (SANS) standards
- Proficiency in associated technical specifications from clients such as Eskom/NTCSA or others.
Desired Skills:
- transmission
- distribution
- overhead line
- structural design
Employer & Job Benefits:
- Medical aid
- Provident Fund
