Engineer Prof Engineering – Protection Settings x 3 & Fault Investigations x2

Listing reference: eskom_001782
Listing status: Under Review
Apply by: 5 December 2025
Position summary
Industry: Electricity, Energy & Water Supply
Job category: Electrical Engineering
Location: Germiston
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: No
Introduction
Protections Settings- to provide accurate and well-coordinated protection settings to minimize the effect of primary faults on the power system network and enhance quality and continuity of supply to customers. Fault Investigation - to perform protection fault investigation, provide engineering reviews, solutions and technical assurance for the power system Department: Operations Performance Business Unit: System Operator Location: Simmerpan, Germiston Task Grade: P13 2 x Positions – Fault Investigations 3 x Positions – Protection Settings
Job description

Key Responsibilities

  • Timeous provision and quality control of protection relay settings for various equipment on the Transmission and sub-Transmission network
  • Presentation at Technical Meetings
  • Technical support to National Control, Transmission grids and other stakeholders on the protection related matters
  • Training and development 

Skills and Competencies Required

 Behavioural: 

  • Professionalism
  • Integrity
  • Honesty

Leadership: 

  • Team player 

Skill:

  • Planning
  • Analysis
  • Calculating
  • Computing
  • Problem Solving
  • Presenting

  Knowledge: 

  • General power system knowledge
  • Understanding of the Transmission network
  • Primary and Secondary Plant operating and control during normal and abnormal conditions
  • Knowledge of Transmission network protection
  • Proprietary software for power system simulation
  • Quality of supply, supply interruptions, voltage depressions, harmonic and inter-harmonic distortions, unbalance, flicker, voltage regulator, frequency control.
  • Eskom organisational structures and customer requirements
  • Information systems
  • Power system fault calculations

Minimum requirements

Qualification(s:          

  • BSc Eng. or B Eng. in Electrical /Electronics Engineering at NQF 8 with 480 credits

Experience:

  • 2   Years’ Technical experience in Power Generation, Transmission, or Distribution
  • Professional Registration Body: ECSA as Candidate Engineer

Disclaimer:

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