Job Description
Skills and Competencies Required
Behavioural:
Integrity
Honesty
Trustworthiness
Professionalism
Meticulous
Strong drive to learn
Safety consciousness
Leadership:
Entrepreneurial mind set
Build effective relationships and delivery on expectations
Coaching and mentoring
Motivating teams
Coordinating team dynamics
Results and delivery focused
Work as part of a team
Knowledge:
Conduct root cause analysis training (RCAT)
Engineering processes
Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS)/Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
Project management
Discipline specific technology, standards
Proficient in database systems, operating systems and Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS)/Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) application software e.g. Linux, Oracle, Windows, Structured Query Language (SQL), etc.
Communication protocols relevant to operation technology (OT) and information technology (IT) systems e.g. Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)/Internet Protocol (IP), Distributed Network Protocol (DNP3), International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)101, IEC61850, Inter Control Centre Protocol (ICCP), Eskom Standard for Telecommunication (ESTEL), ESTEL Variant (EV) etc.
Telecommunication networks e.g. Bandwidth Management Equipment (BME), Area Radio Analogue/Digital, General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), Satellite, Multi-Service Access Platform (MSAP)
Telecontrol technologies e.g. Remote Terminal Unit (RTU), Fault Path Indicators (FPI), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Simulator SimSCADA, Intelligent Electronic Device (IED)
Computer networks e.g. Local Area Network (LAN) and Wide Area Network (WAN), Firewalls, Virtual Private Network (VPN)
Proficient advanced Distribution Management System (DMS) tools e.g., load flow, training simulator, etc.
ADMS integration into business systems e.g. Geographical Data Capturer (GDC), Electrical Network Schematic (ENS), Outage Management System (OMS), Integration Bus
Operating Regulations for High Voltage Systems (ORHVS)
Cyber security e.g. Active Directory (AD), AntiVirus (AV), Patch Management (PM), Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), Firewall (FW)
Management of Technology principles (MOT)
Risk analysis principles
Project management principles
Sound knowledge and understanding electrical plant systems, network design and operation
Business processes management
Skills
Problem solving
Strategic thinking
Analytical
Financial management
Presentation
Leadership
Decision-making
Negotiation
Fault finding
Customer relations
Communication verbal and written
Conflict resolution
Valid driver's licence
Key Responsibilities
Provide planned and unplanned O&M engineering support.
Provide a technical consulting and investigation service.
Develop discipline-specific philosophies, technical standards, procedures, work practices and specifications.
Develop discipline-specific vision, strategy and direction setting.
Provide input into and conduct research.
Represent Eskom in national and international technical forums.
Manage and conduct product, equipment, material, service and change impact evaluations.
Provide professional discipline specific technical leadership.
Minimum requirements
Qualification(s):
BSc/B Eng Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering at NQF8 with 480 credits
Experience
4 years experience in Engineering Maintenance
Professional Registration Body:
Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) as a professional engineer
Deadline:16th March,2026