# Substation Design Engineer (Primary Plant)

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Midrand, Gauteng
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

WSP in Africa is growing its Power & Energy team and is looking for Substation Primary Plant Design Engineers and Technologists at Junior, Intermediate, and Senior Levels.

You will contribute to transmission, distribution and renewable-energy grid connection projects across Africa and international markets, working on LV, MV, HV and EHV systems up to 765 kV.

### Responsibilities

- Develop substation layouts, single-line diagrams, sections, equipment arrangements, earthing, lighting and lightning protection designs.

- Complete design calculations and studies covering clearances, busbars, equipment ratings, insulation coordination and earthing.

- Prepare specifications, reports, schedules, bills of quantities and tender documentation.

- Review supplier and contractor designs and support construction, testing and commissioning.

- Collaborate with multidisciplinary and global teams on utility, IPP, Solar PV, Wind and BESS projects.

### Requirements

- BSc, BEng or BTech in Electrical Engineering, or an equivalent recognised qualification.

- Relevant substation primary plant design experience

- ECSA Professional or Candidate registration, as appropriate to your career level.

- Knowledge of IEC, IEEE, SANS, NRS, Eskom or comparable utility standards.

- Experience in transmission, distribution, grid connection or utility-scale renewable-energy projects.

### Benefits

No benefits mentioned.

## Skills

### Required
- Electrical Engineering
- IEC standards
- IEEE standards
- SANS standards
- NRS standards
- Eskom standards
- substation design
- transmission and distribution projects

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