Senior Technologist x1, Small Hydros ( Zimbani Offices, Mthatha)
Listing reference: eskom_000713
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 28 October 2025
Position summary
Industry: Electricity, Energy & Water Supply
Job category: Industrial Engineering
Location: Mthatha
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: No
Introduction
Position/Task Grade: P15
Area of specialization: To develop and support relevant technology strategies, processes, standard, specifications and designs
Department: Maintenance
Business Unit: Peaking Generation
Location: Small Hydro’s Zimbani Offices,Eastern Cape
Reference Number: AOOCT2025(3)/ Gx Peak
Job description
o Skills and Competencies Required:
o Behavioral:
· Integrity
· Trustworthy
· Customer focused
· Ethical
· Professional
o Leadership:
· Team player
· Motivating Teams
· Coaching
· Mentoring
· Developing
o Knowledge:
· Design codes and standards
· Engineering theory
· Engineering design
· Relevant Eskom Statutory processes, procedures,policies,guidelines, associated safety practices and legislation
· Risk analysis principles
· Technology role mapping
·
o Skills:
· Technical problem solving
· Analytical
· Good internal and external communication
· Negotiation
· Presentation
· Technical report writing
o Key Responsibilities:
· Provide technical consulting and investigating services
· Provide and integrate engineering solutions, designs
· Develop and approve discipline specific philosophies, technical standards, procedures, work practises and specifications
· Manage and conduct product, equipment, material, service and change impact evaluations
· Provide input into discipline specific technology vision strategy and direction setting
· Conduct discipline specific technology research
· Participate in national and international technical forums
· Provide professional technical leadership
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Minimum requirements
Qualification(s):
· B Tech/National Higher Diploma/ Advanced Diploma in Engineering at NQF7 with 360 credits
· Professional Registration Body: Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) as professional technologist
Related Minimum Experience:
· 4 years related experience in engineering planning and design, design integration and engineering management in relevant technologies for power stations/substations, electrical network.
· Engineering planning and design, overhead line engineering design, substation design, distributed generation integration, secondary plant engineering design, protection, telecommunication, measurement metering, civil design and control.