Lead Electrical Engineer Role at Zutari – Apply Now!

📌 Requisition: ENG-L7.96
🏢 Company: Zutari
💼 Job Title: Lead Electrical Engineer DC
📝 Contract Type: Permanent (Employee)
⏰ Work Schedule: Full Time
📍 Location: Cape Town – Century City (Primary) | Pretoria – Tshwane, GP 0081

About the Company

Zutari is a management-owned, human-centred engineering and advisory firm with nearly 90 years of excellence across Africa. The company is recognised for co-creating innovative engineering solutions that improve lives and create long-term impact. Zutari values diversity, inclusion, collaboration, and a mindset focused on doing the right thing. The organisation seeks individuals who take initiative, think differently, and contribute meaningfully to client outcomes and community upliftment.

Role Overview

Zutari is expanding its Data Centre engineering capability and seeks a Lead Electrical Engineer to spearhead the technical delivery of mission-critical infrastructure across Africa and global regions. This senior role requires leadership, innovation, design excellence, and the ability to guide multidisciplinary teams. The position plays a decisive role in developing resilient, scalable, energy-efficient electrical systems for world-class data centre environments.

You will lead design execution, engage top-tier clients, oversee complex project lifecycles, and drive strategic growth in the data centre engineering market.

Key Responsibilities

Project Leadership & Delivery

• Lead full-phase electrical design for data centre projects.

• Manage project resources, fee estimates, forecasts, timelines, risk, and performance.

• Guide and review tender processes, contractor submissions, and technical evaluations.

• Prepare technical reports, design specifications, and basis-of-design documents.

• Ensure accurate, QA-aligned documentation and BIM integration.

Technical Excellence & Innovation

• Ensure compliance with IEC, IEEE, Uptime Institute and regional standards.

• Deliver energy-efficient, resilient, and scalable LV/MV electrical systems.

• Drive innovation and adopt emerging technologies in data centre design.

• Maintain strong vendor and supplier relationships.

Team & Stakeholder Engagement

• Lead multidisciplinary coordination across engineering teams.

• Engage clients, contractors, and project partners effectively.

• Facilitate technical workshops, team development, and mentoring.

• Oversee design quality, modelling, and structured data management.

Business Development

• Represent Zutari at conferences, forums, and industry events.

• Support proposals, bid responses, and strategic growth initiatives.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (BEng or BSc Eng).

• Pr Eng professional registration required.

• Minimum 8 years’ electrical design experience, including 3+ years in data centre/mission-critical environments.

• Strong command of international and local standards (South Africa & Middle East).

• Proven leadership in large-scale infrastructure delivery.

• Expertise in LV/MV, UPS, standby power, and earthing systems.

• Proficiency in ETAP, Dialux, Windchill, ACC, Revit, Navisworks, and BIM workflows.

• Capability in load calculations, protection studies, and fault analysis.

• Familiarity with hyperscale and colocation environments.

• Strong communication and cross-border stakeholder management skills.

• International project exposure and ability to lead remote teams.

• Understanding of sustainability and energy-efficient electrical solutions.

Benefits of Working with Zutari

• Opportunity to work on advanced, mission-critical global infrastructure.

• Inclusive, human-centred engineering culture.

• Exposure to emerging technologies and innovation-driven environments.

• Career progression in a recognised, award-winning engineering firm.

• Collaboration with top-tier engineers across Africa and beyond.

Best CV Application Tips

• Showcase complex, large-scale projects you’ve led, especially data centre or mission-critical systems.

• Highlight proficiency in LV/MV systems, design tools, BIM workflows, and protection studies.

• Demonstrate leadership experience, including team management and client engagement.

• Quantify project outcomes (efficiency improvements, cost savings, innovation achieved).

• Emphasise professional registration, technical memberships, and certifications.

Employment Equity Statement

Zutari is committed to equal opportunity and creating a diverse workforce. Selection is based on qualifications, experience, and skills. Preference may be given to candidates from designated groups in accordance with South Africa’s Employment Equity principles. The organisation actively works to eliminate all forms of unlawful discrimination and supports an inclusive, high-performing professional environment.