Are you a newly qualified Electrical Engineer ready to launch your career with a globally respected consultancy? SMEC South Africa is offering an exciting Graduate Engineer opportunity within its Power and Energy division, with positions available across multiple locations including Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Johannesburg, Bloemfontein, and Pretoria.
SMEC is a global engineering, management and development consultancy with a proud 70-year history of delivering nation-building infrastructure. Since 2016, SMEC has been a member of the Surbana Jurong Group — an Asia-based global powerhouse of over 16,000 employees operating across more than 35 countries. Joining SMEC means becoming part of a team that delivers projects that directly improve health, quality of life and development outcomes for communities around the world.
The Role
As a Graduate Engineer, you will be based within the Power and Energy division and work under the guidance of a Section Manager or appointed supervisor. This is a hands-on development role designed to grow your technical capability, professional confidence, and project management awareness from day one.
Your key responsibilities will include drafting technical reports of acceptable quality, leading small teams of Technicians and Draughtsmen on assigned projects, and providing assistance to Engineers with the checking of technical designs. You will complete technical duties as directed — including design, costing and specifications — and will be responsible for ensuring your assigned tasks are delivered on time and within budget.
The role also involves checking and inspecting constructed works for compliance with design and specifications, assisting with straightforward bids, managing meeting schedules and agendas, and compiling minutes. You will be expected to present your technical work confidently in meetings and develop a solid understanding of local functional business technologies and markets.
What You Will Bring
SMEC is looking for a motivated graduate who holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree, higher degree, or B-Tech in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university or college. Candidates with between 0 and 3 years of experience are encouraged to apply.
You will need excellent interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively within a diverse and multi-disciplinary environment. A strong sense of professionalism, awareness of time and deadlines, and a willingness to learn and grow within a structured engineering environment are essential.
Why SMEC?
SMEC is committed to ensuring that its people have the best opportunities and resources to learn, grow and succeed. The company is intentional about diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging — not as a requirement, but as a fundamental part of who they are. At SMEC, every individual has a voice, fresh ideas are encouraged, and everyone has the support they need to thrive.
This is a full-time position and a genuine opportunity to build a meaningful engineering career within one of the world’s leading infrastructure consultancies.
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