CHIEF ADVISOR PROF PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Listing reference: eskom_006055
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 6 August 2026
Position summary
Industry: Electricity, Energy & Water Supply
Job category: Engineering, Technical, Production and Manufacturing
Location: Sunninghill
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: No
Introduction
Position/Task Grade: P17 Area of specialization: To formulate, diagnose, and interpret governance and methodology, to provide an independent overview and strategic direction on projects, programmers, and portfolios related to capital investment according to Eskom and international best practices and standards, to build and advance the project management capability in Eskom/Division to deliver projects successfully Department: INVESTIGATIONS AND SECURITY Business Unit: GENERAL MANAGER OFFICE Location: ESKOM MEGAWATT PARK Reference Number: 50959474AW Closing Date: 04 August 2026
Job description

       Leadership

·        Achievement orientated

·        Business acumen

·        Change leadership

·        Coaching and mentoring

·        Build and develop teams

·        Develop organizational talent

·        Teamwork/collaboration

·        Strategic thinking

·        Working with authority

·        Dealing with complexity

·        Providing direction through change

       Behavioral

·        Creativity

·        Resilience and flexibility

·        Professionalism

·        Trustworthiness

·        Integrity

       Knowledge

·        Reporting

·        Statistics and numeracy

·        Simulation techniques

·        Risk management

·        Cost management

·        Planning and scheduling

·        Earned value management (EVM)

·        Project management

·        Portfolio management

·        Programmed management

·        Benefits management

·        Contracts management

·        Construction management

·        Commissioning management

·        Accredited software

·        Integrated project controls (IPC)

·        Quantity surveying

       Skill

·        Analysis

·        Judgement

·        Problem-solving

·        Client focus

·        Facilitation

·        Presentation at multiple organizational levels

·        Negotiation

·        Persuasiveness

·        Planning and organizing

·        Decision making

·        Influencing

·        Communication and engagement

      Key Responsibilitie

·       Explore, diagnose, recommend and improve policies, standards and best practices.

·       Formulate and position the strategic framework for project management capabilities.

·    Identify, interpret, review and recommend the formulation and implementation of project management capabilities, governance and methodology.

·  Conceptualize, formulate strategic direction and report on matters related to project management capabilities for capital investment projects.

·       Evaluate, advise and report on data integrity within the designated systems for the project management capabilities.

·       Mentor and coach on project management capabilities

 “If you have not been contacted within 28 days after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.”

 

Minimum requirements

       Qualification(s): 

·       BSc/B Eng Degree in Engineering/Honours Degree in Quantity Surveying/Built Environment at NQF8 with 480 credit

       Professional Registration Body:

·       Registered with the South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions

(SACPCMP) as a Professional Construction Manager (PrCM) or a Professional Construction Project Manager

(PrCPM) or the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) as Professional Engineer or the South African

Council for Quantity Surveying Professions (SACQSP) as a Professional Quantity Surveyor (PrQS).

       Related Minimum Experience:

·       7 Years of Project management/portfolio management/

programmed management/project controls/contracts management/quantitative risk/commissioning management/construction management

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