Engineer Prof Engineering (Ancillary Services) X3
Listing reference: eskom_007704
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 11 November 2026
Position summary
Industry: Electricity, Energy & Water Supply
Job category: Energy and Power Engineering
Location: Germiston
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: No
Introduction
Area of specialization: To provide engineering reviews, solutions, and technical assurance for the power system.
Position/Task Grade: P13
Department: Integrated Power System Reliability Services
Business Unit: System Operator
Location: Simmerpan, Germiston
Job description
Key Responsibilities
- Perform specialised studies and analysis
- Provide product specific technical support
- Deliver standardised outputs
- Provide support technical, economic and commercial processes related to ancillary services and associated market function
- Performance monitoring of ancillary services
- Support technical, operational and performance reporting activities.
- Testing and certification of ancillary services providers
- Provide support in the design of Demand Side Management and Demand Response products
Skills and Competencies Required
Behavioural
- Integrity
- Professionalism
- Willingness to learn
- Self-motivated
Leadership
- Team player and collaboration
Skills
- Planning
- Problem solving
- Presenting
- Report writing
- Data analysis
- Automation and/or programming
- Research
Knowledge
- General power system knowledge
- Knowledge of ancillary services, power system operations, commercial and regulatory environments
- General understanding of the System Operator business
- Understanding of the Transmission network
- An understanding of Demand Side Management (DSM) and Demand Response (DR) resources application in power system management. Proprietary software for power system simulation
- Quality of supply, voltage control, and frequency control.
- Eskom/NTCSA organisational structures and customer requirements
- Information systems
Minimum requirements
Qualification(s):
- BSc Eng. or B Eng. in Electrical/ at NQF 8 with 480 Credits
Experience:
- 2 Yrs. Technical Experience in Power Generation, Transmission or Distribution
Professional Registration Body:
- Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) registered as Candidate Enginee
