Chief Engineer Prof Asset Integration
Listing reference: eskom_006728
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 11 September 2026
Position summary
Industry: Electricity, Energy & Water Supply
Job category: Energy and Power Engineering
Location: Germiston
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: Yes
Introduction
Area of specialization: To ensure asset integrated into the power system meet the South African grid code and the distribution requirements for reliability and security.
Position/Task Grade: P18
Department: Grid Code Management
Business Unit: System Operator
Location: Simmerpan, Germiston
Job description
Key Responsibilities:
- Asset integration in line with grid and distribution codes requirements.
- Develop and approve discipline specific philosophies, technical standards, procedure, work practices and specifications.
- Strategic and technical leadership
- Plan and control discipline specific research into new technologies
- Participate in national and international forums
Skills and Competencies Required:
Behavioral:
- Integrity
- Honesty
- Trustworthiness
- Strong drive to learn
- Results and delivery focused
- Professionalism
- Safety focused
Leadership:
- Entrepreneurial mind-set
- Ability to build effective relationships and delivery on expectations
- Coaching and mentoring
- Live the Eskom vision and values
- Grow people
- Ignite passion
- Promote teamwork
- Encourage the right behaviour
- Promote open and transparent communication
Knowledge:
- Eskom and System Operations business
- Appropriate legislation
- Company policies and procedures
- Risk analysis principles
- Sound knowledge and understanding of electrical plants systems, network designs and operation
Skill:
- Strategic
- Electrical system analytical
- Superior analytical and problem solving
- Financial and general management
- Leadership
- Communication
- Negotiation and networking
- Utility management
- Relationship management
- Interpersonal
- Project management
- Business strategy formulation
- Risk management
- Performance management
- Contract management
Minimum requirements
Qualification(s):
BSc Eng. or B Eng Degree. in Electrical Engineering at NQF 8 with 480 credits
Experience:
7 Years’ experience in power systems environment with emphasis on plant knowledge
Professional Registration Body:
The Engineering Council of South Africa - ECSA as a Professional Engineer
Disclaimer:
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