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Kirby Group Engineering

Mechanical and electrical contractor with HV/MV

Senior Protection and Control Design Engineer

Power Systems EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeCape Town, South AfricaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (BEng/BSc Eng) or equivalent.
  • Six to twelve or more years of experience in protection and control design.
  • Proven experience designing high-voltage and medium-voltage substations.
  • Strong knowledge of protection relay selection and coordination.
  • Strong knowledge of SCADA and substation automation systems.
  • Strong knowledge of IEC 61850 and communication architectures.
  • Proficiency in tools such as ETAP, DIgSILENT, EPLAN, AutoCAD, or similar.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead design reviews and mentor team members.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design of high-voltage substation protection schemes for transformers, lines, busbars, and feeders.
  • Develop protection philosophies, select relays, and conduct coordination and settings work.
  • Deliver control system and auxiliary system designs, including schematics and SCADA integration.
  • Perform power system studies, including fault-level, coordination, load-flow, and grid-integration studies.
  • Develop protection and control logic to ensure redundancy and system reliability.
  • Produce and review technical documentation, including schematics, bills of materials, equipment specifications, and sizing.
  • Ensure compliance with IEC, IEEE, ANSI, and utility-specific standards.
  • Support IEC 61850-based digital substation designs.
  • Lead design reviews, including evaluating third-party consultant deliverables.
  • Interface with clients, project engineers, and multidisciplinary teams.
  • Support testing, commissioning, and troubleshooting.
  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team development.

Desired Qualifications

  • Registration with ECSA (PrEng), or working toward registration, is advantageous.

About the Company

Kirby Group Engineering

Mechanical and electrical contractor with HV/MV

Kirby Group Engineering delivers mechanical and electrical contracting and specialist high-voltage and medium-voltage design and construction for sectors such as data centers, life sciences, power and renewables, and industrial manufacturing. It handles end-to-end project delivery through an in-house team of about 1,900 professionals across Ireland, the UK, mainland Europe and South Africa, designing, engineering, building, testing and commissioning M&E systems and HV/MV networks. The company differentiates itself with a long track record since 1964, a large multi-country direct workforce, and strong values centered on PEOPLE, SAFETY, QUALITY, DELIVERY and VALUE, including Platinum Investors in People accreditation. Its goal is to provide high-value, safe, high-quality projects with reliable delivery and customer value.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Ireland
Founded
1964

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