Senior Advisor Maintenance & Commissioning

Listing reference: eskom_002317
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 9 January 2026
Position summary
Industry: Electricity, Energy & Water Supply
Job category: Electrical Engineering
Location: Witbank
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: Yes
Introduction
Position: Senior Advisor Maintenance and Commissioning-PTM DUVHA Position/Task Grade: G15 Area of specialization: To provide an effective maintenance, commissioning, and life cycle and consulting services on Protection, Power Electronics, Measurements, and related plant in accordance with the PTM mandate. Department: Generation Engineering Business Unit: PTM Location: Duvha Power Station, Mpumalanga
Job description

  • Key Responsibilities
  • Deficiency Management
  • Technical Investigations
  • Training and Development
  • Consulting Service
  • System Engineering (Trending, Monitoring, Etc…)
  • Plant Optimization
  • Project Engineering
  • New Developments In Technology
  • Skills and Competencies Required:
 
  • Leadership:
  • Lead by example.
  • Encourage employees to develop their skills.
  • Mentoring and coaching. 
 
  • Behavioral:
  • Conduct the work according to the Eskom ethics.
  • Always be professional in the behavior to colleagues, clients, and suppliers.
 
  • Knowledge:
  • Knowledge and understanding of the basic engineering process and procedural requirement for the generational plant.
  • Knowledge and understanding of applied philosophies, practices and commissioning.
  • Knowledge on the principals of fault calculations and discrimination.
  • Knowledge of maintenance practices related to all equipment that PTM is mandated to maintain.
  • Knowledge on the use of the different equipment supplier software supplier.
 
  • Skill:
  • Lecturing and Presentation.
  • Negotiation skills.
  • Fault analysis and decision making.
  • Basic hand tool and wiring skills. 
  • Be PC literate. 
 
  • Attributes:
  • For safety reasons candidate should be able to clearly identify different colours use to indicate plant status.
  • Must have the physical ability to handle monitoring and testing equipment. 
  • Must have the physical endurance when required to work in the plant.
  • Must be able to advise key stakeholders on the outcomes of fault analysis.  

Minimum requirements

Qualification(s):

  • BTech Engineering OR National Higher Diploma Engineering

Related Minimum Experience:

  • Five (5) years’ experience

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