Chief Engineer Prof Engineering (Non-Destructive Testing)
Listing reference: eskom_003776
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 23 March 2026
Position summary
Industry: Electricity, Energy & Water Supply
Job category: Engineering, Technical, Production and Manufacturing
Location: Gauteng
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: Yes
Introduction
Area of specialization: To develop and support suitable technology strategies, processes, standards, specifications, and designs.
Position/Task Grade: P18
Department: Materials and Plant Integrity (MPI)
Business Unit: GX Engineering
Location: Eskom Research and Innovation Centre (ERIC), Gauteng Province
Job description
Key Responsibilities
• Provide technical consulting and investigation services.
• Produce and integrate complex engineering solutions/designs.
• Develop and approve discipline specific philosophies, technical standards, procedures, work practices and specifications.
• Develop discipline specific technology vision, strategy, and direction.
• Plan and change discipline specific research into new technologies.
• Represent Eskom in national and international technical forums.
• Produce and integrate complex engineering solutions/designs.
• Develop and approve discipline specific philosophies, technical standards, procedures, work practices and specifications.
• Develop discipline specific technology vision, strategy, and direction.
• Plan and change discipline specific research into new technologies.
• Represent Eskom in national and international technical forums.
Skills and Competencies Required:
Leadership
• Entrepreneurial mind-set
• Ability to build effective relationships and delivery on expectations.
• Coaching and mentoring
Behavioral
• Strong drive to learn.
• Be results and delivery focused.
• Be able to work as part of a team.
• Integrity
• Safety consciousness
• Professionalism
• Be results and delivery focused.
• Be able to work as part of a team.
• Integrity
• Safety consciousness
• Professionalism
Knowledge
• Technology strategy formulation
• Technology forecasting
• Management of technology projects
• Risk analysis principles
• Project management principles
• All electrical plant systems, network design and operation
• Design base, operational technology solutions (OTS) and maintenance base
• Business management processes
• Sound knowledge and understanding of all electrical plant systems, network design and operation.
• Electrical system analytical
• Technology strategy formulation
• Technology forecasting
• Management of technology projects
• Risk analysis principles
• Project management principles
• All electrical plant systems, network design and operation
• Design base, operational technology solutions (OTS) and maintenance base
• Business management processes
• Sound knowledge and understanding of all electrical plant systems, network design and operation.
• Electrical system analytical
Skill
• Strategic thinking
• Negotiation
• Financial management
• Communication and presentation
• Leadership
• Superior analytical and problem solving
• Strategic thinking
• Negotiation
• Financial management
• Communication and presentation
• Leadership
• Superior analytical and problem solving
Attributes
• None
• None
Minimum requirements
Qualification(s): BSc Eng/B Eng Degree in Engineering at NQF8 with 480 credits
• Qualification in NDT Level 3 will be advantageous.
• Qualification in NDT Level 3 will be advantageous.
Related Minimum Experience: Extensive experience in the evaluation, development and qualification of advanced NDT Technologies, engineering design, design integration, engineering management in power generation
technologies for materials handling plant, low pressure services plant, chemical plant, boiler emissions control, milling, draft group, burners, power plant processes, turbine center line, pumps, gas turbines, high pressure equipment,
feed heating and cooling, solar plants, wind energy plant and related chemistry systems, electrical, civil, control and instrumentation.
Professional Registration Body: Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) as professional engineer
Disclaimer
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