Graduate Wind Engineer: Development Team
Seriti
Cape Town, Western Cape
Contract
Posted 29 August 2025
- Closing Date 15 September 2025
Job Details
Job Description
The Role
To manage and coordinate wind modelling and energy components of wind farm development. From project inception through to commissioning.
Key responsibilities include
- Provide wind turbine layouts and energy estimates as requested by project managers and the executive for all projects across the portfolio.
- Work with lenders advisors to ensure that wind data and energy numbers are bankable and acceptable to lenders.
- Liaise with the Windlab WindScape team (Australia) to ensure ongoing uniformity of work and that international best practises are applied in energy modelling.
- Site visits to assess proposed turbine and monitoring locations
- Plan and coordinate on-site services such as monitoring campaigns, geotechnical and other engineering activities
- Assist with work required for development approvals (noise assessments, visual impact, mapping, wind turbine layouts etc)
- Manage the monitoring equipment on site (checking for equipment failure and organising maintenance)
- GIS support/mapping for the regions
- Provide other support for the development team as requested
Essential Skills
- Displays high ethical standards by Seriti Green safety, personnel, and community values
- Proven ability to achieve desired outcomes in a collaborative style
- Strong planning and organisational skills
- An ability to think and act logically on required tasks
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrated administration skills
- Strong data analysis skills
- Innovative mindset and ability to adapt to change
- Self-starter who can thrive in autonomous settings
Education & Experience
- Relevant Degree level qualification in Engineering (B.Eng or BSc(Eng))
- Renewables or energy experience desirable
- GIS capability advantageous
- Strong data analysis skills (Excel & Python)
- Frequent travel to site
- Requirement to be flexible with working hours to accommodate stakeholder availability and travel requirements
- Developing systems and processes such that Seriti Green continually improves