Eskom is the state-owned South African public utility responsible for the generation, transmission, and distribution of approximately 86% of the country’s electricity. It has faced significant challenges, including financial difficulties and frequent power cuts (load shedding), but has recently reported improved performance and profits. Eskom operates a diverse portfolio of power stations, including coal-fired plants (the backbone of its generation), nuclear, hydro, pumped storage, and gas turbines. It is also investing in renewable energy projects like wind and solar power. Eskom is working on unbundling the utility into three separate national entities (Generation, Transmission, and Distribution) to enhance efficiency and transparency. The National Transmission Company of South Africa (NTCSA) has already been approved to operate.

Introduction

• Area of specialization: To develop and support suitable technology strategies, processes, standards, specifications and designs. Task Grade: P16. Business Unit: Western Grid. Location: Kimberley.

Job description
Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical consulting, investigation and support services to customers.
• Produce and integrate asset creation engineering solutions, designs.
• Develop discipline specific philosophies, technical standards, procedures and work practices.
• Provide input into discipline specific roadmaps
• Conduct discipline specific new technologies research
• Management and conduct product equipment, material, service development and technical changes management.

Skills and Competencies Required:

Behavioural:

• Strong drive to learn
• Results and delivery focused
• Integrity
• Professionalism
• Safety consciousness

Leadership:

• Entrepreneurial mind-set
• Build effective relationships
• Coaching and mentoring
• Work in teams

Knowledge:

• Related technologies
• Design codes and standards
• Engineering theory
• Relevant processes, procedures, policies, guidelines and legislation.
• Engineering design
• Technical problem solving

Skills:

• Cost analysis/economic evaluation
• Presentation
• Technical report writing
• Communication skills
• Analytical skills

Minimum requirements
Qualification(s):

• BSc/B Eng in Engineering at NQF8 with 480 credits

Professional Registration Body:

• Engineering Council of South Africa as a Professional Engineer

Minimum Related Experience:

• 4 Years Technical experience engineering related technologies