Senior Technologist Fault Investigations
Listing reference: eskom_007183
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 5 October 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 provide accurate and well-coordinated Fault investigations to minimize the effect of primary faults on the power system network and enhance quality and continuity of supply to customers.
Position/Task Grade: P15
Department: Operations Performance
Business Unit: System Operator
Location: Simmerpan, Germiston, Gauteng
Job description
Key Responsibilities
Abnormal incident investigations
Transmission Technical Reporting
Technical support to National Control and NTCSA grids
Training and Development and providing mentorship to junior engineers/technicians
Skills and Competencies Required:
Behavioural
- Strong drive to learn
- Be results and delivery focused
- Be able to work as part of a team
- Integrity
- Safety consciousness
- Professionalism
Leadership
- Team player
- Entrepreneurial mindset
- Ability to build relationships and delivery on expectations
- Couching and mentoring
Skill
- Planning
- Analysing
- Calculating
- Problem solving
- Strategic thinking skills
- Risk analysis principles
- Project management principles
- Electrical System analytical skills
- Communication and presentation skills
- Leadership skills
Knowledge
- Primary and Secondary Plant operating and control during abnormal conditions
- Transmission and sub-Transmission protection philosophies, settings, applications (all generations)
- Transmission Primary and Secondary Plant operating and control during normal and abnormal system conditions.
- Tele-protection functions used for protection signalling
- Proprietary software for power system simulation
- Quality of supply, supply interruptions, voltage depressions, harmonic and inter-harmonic distortions, unbalance, flicker, voltage regulator, frequency control.
- NTCSA organisational structures and customer requirements
- Information systems
- Power system fault calculations
- Sound knowledge and understanding of all electrical plant systems, network design and operation
Minimum requirements
Qualification(s):
- B Degree/ B Tech/ National H Diploma Electrical /Electronic Engineering at NQF 7 with 360 credits
Related Minimum Experience:
- 4 Years’ Technical experience in Power Generation, Transmission or Distribution
Professional Registration Body:
- ECSA as Professional Technologist
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