Kirby Group Engineering

Protection & Control (P&C) Design Engineer - Cape Town

Kirby Group Engineering  •  Cape Town, ZA (Onsite)  •  1 day ago
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Job Description

  • Permanent position available with a considerable portfolio of works for the next 5+ years
  • To build your career by assisting in the delivery of ‘leading edge’ engineering projects.
  • To work with a vibrant, agile and multi-functional team in delivering projects on time, safely, to budget and to the required quality standards.
  • To benefit from Kirby’s Career Development Programmes that will enhance your leadership capability.
  • To work with the best.
  • Excellent package on offer with room for negotiations


About Kirby Group Engineering
Kirby Group Engineering is an international multi-disciplinary engineering services contractor and leading provider of high-value engineering services to a number of ‘blue chip’ companies. Operating across Ireland, the UK, Europe and South Africa, Kirby has become the engineering service provider of choice in growth segments such as pharmaceuticals, data centres and power transmission and distribution. Our culture is innovative, collaborative and performance focused. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to grow and develop in a company committed to developing talent and rewarding performance.

About the Role

We are looking for a motivated Junior or Intermediate P&C Design Engineer to support the delivery of HV substation projects. You will work under senior guidance while gaining exposure to UK design standards, protection systems, and substation automation technologies. This is an exciting opportunity to work on complex high voltage transmission utility and renewable energy infrastructure projects in the UK, Ireland and the rest of Europe while contributing to a collaborative, high-performance engineering culture.

Key Responsibilities

  • Assist in preparing HV substation secondary designs, including:
  • Schematic diagrams
  • Protection philosophies
  • Substation SCADA integration
  • Support development of control and protection schemes.
  • Contribute to SCADA integration and system design.
  • Prepare technical documentation, substation equipment sizing and selection, and design deliverables.
  • Ensure designs meet IEC, IEEE, ANSI and Utility specific standards.
  • Support design reviews and respond to technical queries.
  • Assist with testing, commissioning, and troubleshooting.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and senior engineers.
  • Participate in continuous learning and technical development.

Minimum Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent.
  • 1–4 years’ experience in HV substation / P&C design.
  • Exposure to:
  • Protection and control systems
  • Substation design principles
  • Familiarity with design tools such as AutoCAD, EPLAN (or similar).
  • Basic understanding of SCADA and protection schemes.
  • ECSA registration (Candidate Engineer) advantageous.

Key Competencies

  • Strong willingness to learn and grow.
  • Good technical and analytical skills.
  • Clear communication and teamwork ability.
  • Attention to detail and commitment to quality.

What We Offer

  • Structured development under senior engineers.
  • Exposure to UK and rest of Europe engineering standards and projects.
  • Career progression pathway from Junior → Senior Engineer.
  • Supportive and collaborative team environment.

For more information on this role, or other Construction / Engineering opportunities across Ireland, the UK, Europe, or South Africa please review our careers page ( Vacancies - Kirby Group Careers) or contact the Talent Acquisition Team at Kirby Group in confidence on +353 (0)1 454 0411.

Kirby Group Engineering is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of race, gender, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age.

Kirby Group Engineering

About Kirby Group Engineering

Founded in 1964, Kirby is a leading Mechanical and Electrical engineering contractor with operations in Ireland, the UK, mainland Europe and South Africa.

The company, with a turnover of over €930m, delivers high-value mechanical and electrical engineering contracting services as well as specialist high voltage (HV) and medium voltage (MV) design and construction services.

Kirby has expertise across a number of sectors including Data Centres, Life Sciences, Power and Renewables, and Industrial Manufacturing.

Kirby is driven by its five core values of PEOPLE, SAFETY, QUALITY, DELIVERY and VALUE. The company directly employs over 1,900 highly-skilled professionals.

Kirby was awarded Platinum accreditation against the Investors in People Standard, demonstrating its commitment to high performance through good people management.

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Industry
Construction & Skilled Trades
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Limerick, IE
Year Founded
1964
Website
kirbygroup.com
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