Senior Engineer – Protection

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd seeks a Senior Engineer – Protection based in Gauteng. The role focuses on providing accurate protection relay settings to minimise fault impact and ensure continuity of supply across transmission networks.

The incumbent will develop templates, policies and guidelines, provide technical support to National Control and other stakeholders, and participate in training and development within the Grid Modernization program.

Qualifications

• BSc. Eng./B Eng. Electrical (NQF 8) with 480 credits.
• 4 years of related experience in protection engineering.
• Professional Registration with ECSA as a Professional Engineer.
• Knowledge of transmission protection philosophies and relay settings.

Responsibilities

• Timeous provision and quality control of protection relay settings for transmission and sub-transmission networks.
• Development of templates, policies, philosophies and guidelines.
• Technical support to National Control, Transmission grids and other stakeholders on protection matters.
• Training and development.

Skills

Team Player

Mentoring & Coaching

Protection Systems

Education

BSc. Eng./B Eng. Electrical (NQF 8)

Tools

Power system simulation software

Job description

Industry: Electricity, Energy & Water Supply

Job category: Engineering, Technical, Production and Manufacturing

Location: Gauteng

Contract: Permanent

Remuneration: Market Related

EE position: No

Introduction

Position: Senior Engineer – ProtectionPosition/Task Grade: P16Area of specialization: To provide accurate and well-co-ordinated protection settings to minimise the effect of primary faults on the power system network and enhance quality and continuity of supply to customers.Department: Grid ModernizationBusiness Unit: Asset ManagementLocation: Testing Facilities – Simmerpan/ MWP Gauteng

Key Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities
1.Timeous provision and quality control of protection relay settings for various equipment on the
2.Transmission and sub-Transmission networks.
3.Development of templates, policies, philosophies and guidelines.
4.Technical support to National Control, Transmission grids and other stakeholders on protection related
matters.5.Training and development.

Skills and Competencies Required

Leadership

• Team Player
• Developing, coaching and mentoring teams

Knowledge

• Transmission and sub-Transmission protection philosophies, settings, applications (all generations)
• Primary and Secondary Plant operating and control during abnormal conditions
• 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
• Eskom organisational structures and customer requirements
• Information systems
• Fault Calculations

Qualification(s)

• BSc. Eng./B Eng. Electrical at NQF 8 with 480 Credits

Related Minimum Experience

• 4 years’ related experience in technical experience

Professional Registration

• Professional Registration Body: Registration with ECSA as Professional Engineer

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