Technical Official
Listing reference: eskom_001039
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 11 September 2026
Position summary
Industry: Electricity, Energy & Water Supply
Job category: Energy and Power Engineering
Location: Witbank
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: No
Introduction
Eskom Distribution is looking for Technical Official X2, position/task Grade: T06. The Department is Maintenance and Operations. The Business Unit is Limlanga Cluster –Northern Highveld Sector. The Location is Witbank South CNC. Area of specialization is to ensure continuity of supply to reticulations and urban customers by planning, maintaining, repairing in accordance with dead and limited live work practices on the electrical up to and including 33kv.
Job description
Job description
Skills and Competencies Required: (include internal training):
Behavioural:
- Integrity
- Customer centricity
- Professionalism
- Results orientation.
Leadership:
- Coaching
- Mentoring
- Developing teams
- Working in a team towards a common goal
- Lead and empower a team.
Knowledge:
- Eskom standards, procedures, directives and guidelines
- Power plant specific transformers, auxiliary, switchgear theoretical knowledge at the required level
- Emergency response and safety
- Basic health, safety, environment
- Tools and specialised equipment.
- Low and high voltage systems up to 33kV
- High voltage (HV), medium voltage (MV) and low voltage (LV) line construction
- Operating Regulations for High Voltage Systems (ORHVS)
- Single phase tester
- Crane operating
- Mobile elevating platform operating.
Skills:
- Public driver`s permit (PDP)
- Valid driver’s licence EC/EB/C1
- Safety management
- Basic workshop
- Communication
- Sound interpersonal relations
- LV authorisation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform Breakdown Maintenance
- Performance routine Maintenance.
- Perform minor construction activities.
- Ensure health and Safety.
- Provide Health and Safety
Minimum requirements
Minimum Requirements:
Qualification(s):
• Grade 12 with Maths and Science /NCV4/NSC3/N3 engineering at NQF4 with 120 credits.
Related Minimum Experience:
• 2 Years Distribution network operating and maintenance.
“If you have not been contacted within 28 days after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.”
“Eskom is committed to equality, employment equity, and diversity. In accordance with the employment equity plan of Eskom and its employment equity goals and targets, preference may be given, but is not limited, to candidates from under-represented designated groups. Eskom reserves the right not to make an appointment to the posts as advertised. Candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply for positions.”
Eskom is committed to providing a smoke-free environment for its employees and visitors at the workplace.
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Candidate Support (Internal and External candidates) email: Candidate.support@ci.hr
