Eskom Engineer System Operator (Transmission)

Minimum Requirements

Qualification(s):

• BSc/B Eng. in Electrical Engineering at NQF 8 (480 credits)

Minimum Experience:

• Two years of technical experience in power generation, transmission, or distribution environments.
• Professional Registration Body: Engineering Council of South Africa, as Candidate Engineer.

Skills and Competencies

Behavioural:

• Professionalism, Integrity, and Honesty.
• Leadership
• Team player

Skill:

• Planning
• Analysis
• Calculation
• Computing
• Problem-solving
• Presentation

Knowledge:

• General power system knowledge
• Transmission network understanding
• Primary and secondary plant operation and control during normal and abnormal conditions
• Power system simulation software
• Quality of supply, interruptions, voltage depressions, harmonic and inter-harmonic distortions, unbalanced, flicker, voltage regulator, frequency control
• Eskom organisational structure and customer requirements
• Power system fault calculations

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct specialised investigations and analyses.
• Help ensure the asset bases integrity.
• Offer discipline-specific technical help.
• Provide standardised outputs.
• Provide design reviews.