Join Letlou
Build your career at Letlou
A focused, expert practice doing meaningful work at the heart of Africa's infrastructure challenge. Whether you are an experienced professional, a new graduate, or a student — explore our pathways below and find where you fit.
Identify your entry point
Choose your professional track
Select the pathway that matches your experience level to enter our specialized recruitment portals.
Early Career
Students and graduates seeking a structured, 24-month roadmap to ECSA professional registration.
Explore PathwayExperienced
Senior engineers and technical advisors ready to lead utility-scale mandates and portfolios.
View MandatesSite Personnel
Inspectors and supervisors ready for project-specific deployments and on-site oversight.
View DeploymentsCorporate
Business professionals enabling engineering delivery through legal, financial, and operational rigour.
View FunctionsNot looking for a specific role? Register for our general Talent Pool
Start your journey
Two ways to start with us.
Whether you've just graduated or are still studying, we have a structured path for you — a two-year Graduate Development Programme, or a hands-on Vacation Work placement to meet your university's requirements.
Graduate Development Programme
A two-year rotational programme for new graduates — structured supervision, real project exposure, and a clear path toward ECSA registration.
Explore the programmeStudent Vacation Work Programme
4–6 week placements for current students, designed to help you meet your university's vacation work requirements with real project documentation experience.
Explore the programmeHow we work
Real projects. Real support.
Whether you're with us for six weeks or two years, this is how we bring junior practitioners into live project work — one task at a time, with the guidance and time you need to do it properly.
You're assigned a task
On a live project — whatever Letlou is working on at the time. The work follows the project, not a fixed curriculum.
Briefing & guidance
A senior engineer walks you through the task — context, expectations, and what "good" looks like.
Execute, with time to learn
A defined timeline with room for research — and regular check-ins along the way, not just at the end.
Review & feedback
Your work is reviewed and signed off, becoming part of your growing track record.
Annual intake
Graduate Development Programme
You won't be asked to pick a specialism on day one. Over your two years, the "How we work" cycle above repeats across whatever Letlou's project pipeline looks like at the time — and that means you'll build genuine roundedness across three lenses:
Technical Design
Modelling, performance analysis, and understanding how systems work on paper — technical documentation, simulation runs, and grid compliance reviews.
On-Site Reality
Seeing how systems work in the field — site inspections, construction monitoring, and verifying that what's built matches what was designed.
Strategic Advisory
Understanding the "why" — risk, finance, due diligence, and what makes a project bankable and successful.
Every project Letlou takes on touches at least one of these lenses — sometimes all three. You don't master one and move on; you build all three, repeatedly, across different projects. That's what makes a well-rounded consultant.
Graduate Development Programme
Structured supervision: Every graduate is paired with a senior engineer who reviews your work, answers questions, and signs off your ECSA experience log. You're never alone.
Limited intake · selective
Student Vacation Work Programme
- Supporting technical documentation and report preparation
- Assisting with project research and data review
- Exposure to live energy and infrastructure project work, under supervision
How placements are selected
Submit your application during our annual window (November–February), including your preferred placement timing
Capacity & fit review against our current intake
Placement confirmation & supervisor assignment
Completion & academic sign-off support
We provide structured placements designed to help penultimate and final-year students satisfy university practical work requirements. Our Pr.Eng leadership provides direct supervision and formal verification of your logbook and degree outcomes (specifically GA8: Communication and GA9: Engineering Problem Solving). We'll work with your university to ensure proper sign-off.
Student Vacation Work Programme
A 4–6 week structured placement for penultimate- and final-year students, with intakes in June and December. One annual application window opens in November — tell us which placement timing suits you.
Specialist mandates
Lead mandates that matter
We don't just hire staff — we engage specialists. You provide the technical rigour that protects billions in project value.
Lender's Technical Advisor
Perform deep-dive technical due diligence for banks, DFIs, and development finance institutions. You are the final line of defence against project failure.
Owner's Engineer
Oversee EPC contractors on behalf of project sponsors. Ensure what is built matches what was promised — from design through to commissioning.
Independent Engineer
Provide impartial technical certification for lenders and investors — witnessing commissioning and testing, and confirming a project performs as designed before funds are released.
Transaction Advisory
Support developers and investors through financial close — proposal development, financial modelling review, and stakeholder negotiation across the project lifecycle.
New opportunities launching soon
We're growing our project pipeline across Professional roles. Join our Talent Pool below and you'll be the first to know when positions open.
The Talent Pool — first access
We often engage consultants based on specific project geographies or niche technology needs. By joining our pool, you are the first we call when a mandate matches your CV.
On-site deployment
On-site oversight
Our site personnel are the eyes and hands on the ground — verifying that what's in the drawings matches what's being built on the ground.
Our site personnel work directly on active construction sites across Southern Africa — civil, electrical, and HSE roles deployed as projects reach construction milestones.
Typical requirements
Civil & Structural Inspector
Oversee earthworks, foundations, and structural installation — checking that what's built on site matches the civil and structural drawings.
Electrical & E&I Inspector
Verify electrical, earthing, and lightning protection installation against design — module stringing, cabling, and protection systems.
HSE & QA Officer
Keep the site safe and compliant — health and safety oversight, quality assurance checks, and non-conformance reporting throughout construction.
New deployments launching soon
We're growing our pipeline of site-based projects. Join our Talent Pool and you'll be the first we call when a project reaches construction.
Project enablement
The enablement backbone
Letlou's engineers cannot deliver without a world-class business framework. Letlou’s corporate function manages the high-stakes environment behind the engineering.
Legal & IP
Protect Letlou's contracts, intellectual property, and client relationships — from NDAs and service agreements to POPIA compliance across every mandate.
Finance & Ops
Keep the business running — treasury, project accounting, and the operational backbone that lets engineers focus on engineering, not admin.
People & Culture
Build the practice — talent acquisition, onboarding, and the mentorship structures that turn graduates into registered professionals.
Brand & Comms
Tell Letlou's story — marketing, stakeholder engagement, and the materials that represent our work to clients, partners, and the public.
New opportunities launching soon
We're growing our Corporate & Support function. Join our Talent Pool below and you'll be the first to know when positions open.
Building the business behind the project
We hire business professionals who want their work to mean more. You aren't just filing papers — you are ensuring complex infrastructure projects get delivered without legal or financial friction.
Firm leadership
Build the firm. Define its future.
Leadership at Letlou is not a step back from the work — it is a deeper commitment to it. You carry the firm's reputation on every mandate, set the standard that others are measured against, and make the decisions that determine whether Letlou delivers on its promise to clients. If you are looking to manage from a distance, this is the wrong firm. If you want to lead while staying technically credible, read on.
Manager
You run a practice area, delivery function, or discipline. Accountable for practice output, project quality, and client relationships within a defined scope. You remain close to delivery while actively developing the people around you.
Director
You shape the firm's direction. Accountable for strategic client relationships, business development, and Letlou's technical and commercial positioning in the market. You set standards. You do not just meet them.
Technical Stewardship
Protecting the Letlou Standard — ensuring our independence and technical rigour remain uncompromised as we scale.
Strategic Growth
Expanding our reach into emerging technologies and new SADC territories, shaping how the region connects.
Mentorship Legacy
Acting as lead mentor for our Graduate and Professional tracks, turning talent into registered experts.
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