Energy Planning Engineer
Listing reference: eskom_002595
Listing status: Under Review
Apply by: 28 January 2026
Position summary
Industry: Electricity, Energy & Water Supply
Job category: Other: Engineering, Technical, Production and Manufacturing
Location: Germiston
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: No
Introduction
Area of specialization: To provide professional energy and electricity resource planning studies in the energy sector.
Task Grade: P13
Department: Energy Planning
Business Unit: Energy Market Services
Location: Simmerpan, Germiston, Gauteng
Job description
Key Responsibilities:
1. Data collection, collation, validation, management and project planning
2. Performance of technical studies related to medium and long term adequate generation capacity planning
3. Delivering standardisation outputs
4. Consulting on discipline-related issues.
2. Performance of technical studies related to medium and long term adequate generation capacity planning
3. Delivering standardisation outputs
4. Consulting on discipline-related issues.
1) Behavioural:
• Strong drive to learn
• Results and delivery focused
• Integrity
• Safety consciousness
• Professionalism
• Results and delivery focused
• Integrity
• Safety consciousness
• Professionalism
2) Leadership:
• Strong communication skills
• Entrepreneurial mind-set
• Ability to build effective relationships and delivery on expectations
• Coaching and mentoring Work independently without guidance and as a member of a team in a cross-functional environment.
• Entrepreneurial mind-set
• Ability to build effective relationships and delivery on expectations
• Coaching and mentoring Work independently without guidance and as a member of a team in a cross-functional environment.
3) Knowledge:
• Power plant system and technology knowledge
• Design codes and standards
• Engineering theory knowledge
• Knowledge of relevant processes, procedures, policies, guidelines and legislation
4) Skills:
• Design codes and standards
• Engineering theory knowledge
• Knowledge of relevant processes, procedures, policies, guidelines and legislation
4) Skills:
• Extensive experience in successful plant configuration and project management technical problem-solving skills
• Engineering design skills
• Technical problem-solving skills
• Analytical skills
• Cost analysis/economic evaluation skills
• Communication skills
• Presentation skills
• Technical report writing
• Safety consciousness
• Engineering design skills
• Technical problem-solving skills
• Analytical skills
• Cost analysis/economic evaluation skills
• Communication skills
• Presentation skills
• Technical report writing
• Safety consciousness
5) Attributes
• Hearing
• Visual acuity
• Colour vision
• Eye/hand/feet co-ordination
• Physical strength
• Mobility/agility
• Visual acuity
• Colour vision
• Eye/hand/feet co-ordination
• Physical strength
• Mobility/agility
6) Assessment
• Interview
• Use scenario sketching
• Psychometric assessment
• Use scenario sketching
• Psychometric assessment
Minimum requirements
Qualification(s):
BSc Eng. /B Eng. Mechanical/ Electrical/ Electronics/ Industrial Engineering at NQF 8 with 480 Credits.
Experience:
2 years’ technical experience in Power Generation, Distribution or Transmission. Experience in power system planning, sustainability and forecasting will be an added advantage.
DISCLAIMER:
“If you have not been contacted within 28 days after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.”
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