Senior Engineer Prof Engineering - SCADA

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd; Pietermaritzburg; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd in KwaZulu-Natal Mkondeni seeks a Senior Professional Engineer (P16) to provide specialised operating and maintenance (O&M) engineering services to operating units, to optimise asset performance in the short to medium term.

The role focuses on developing discipline-specific philosophies, standards and procedures, conducting investigations, and representing Eskom in technical forums to drive engineering excellence and reliability.

Qualifications

• B Sc / B Eng degree in electrical or electronic engineering at NQF 8 with 480 credits.
• Academic qualifications indicating engineering discipline relevant to O&M roles.
• Professional engineering accreditation or status is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide planned and unplanned O&M engineering support to operating units.
• Develop discipline-specific philosophies, standards, procedures and specifications.
• Lead technical investigations and risk assessments.
• Represent Eskom in national and international technical forums.

Education

B Sc Electrical Engineering

B Eng

Electronic Engineering

Job description

Listing status: Under Review

Apply by: 1 July 2026

Position summary

Industry: Electricity, Energy & Water Supply

Job category: Electrical Engineering

Contract: Permanent

Remuneration: Market Related

EE position: No

Introduction

Eskom is looking for a professional engineering candidate to provide specialised operating and maintenance (O&M) engineering services to operating units (OUs) to optimise asset performance in the short to medium-term.Position : Snr Prof engineerGrade : P16Department:NO&S - SCADALocation : KwaZulu Natal - Mkondeni

• Provide planned and unplanned O&M engineering support.
• Provide a technical consulting and investigation service.
• Develop discipline-specific philosophies, technical standards, procedures, work practices and specifications.
• Develop discipline-specific vision, strategy and direction setting.
• Provide input into and conduct research.
• Represent Eskom in national and international technical forums.
• Manage and conduct product, equipment, material, service and change impact evaluations.
• Provide planned and unplanned O&M engineering support.
• Provide a technical consulting and investigation service.
• Develop discipline-specific philosophies, technical standards, procedures, work practices and specifications.
• Develop discipline-specific vision, strategy and direction setting.
• Provide input into and conduct research.
• Represent Eskom in national and international technical forums.
• Manage and conduct product, equipment, material, service and change impact evaluations.

Provide professional discipline specific technical leadership

Qualification(s):

• B Sc in Electrical Engineering / B. Eng / Electronic engineering at NQF 8 with 480 credits

Related Minimum Experience

• 4 year Engineering operations and maintenance