Senior Manager Engineering-Product Development and Engineering Solutions

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd in Sunninghill seeks a Senior Manager Engineering-Product Development and Engineering Solutions to provide strategic direction for technology selection, design, implementation, operation, and maintenance of Eskom’s generating fleet. You will lead high-impact projects and drive improvements for plant health and availability.

The role requires extensive experience in power generation engineering, strong leadership and stakeholder management, and the ability to deliver across

Qualifications

• B Degree/BTech/Advanced Diploma in engineering with 360 credits.
• 10 years’ extensive experience in plant design, maintenance and operations in power generation.
• Experience in product development and ability to propose new solutions is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and business assurance.
• Provide strategic technical direction and leadership.
• Provide assurance on high risk and impact items.
• Provide technical leadership.
• Provide human resources leadership.
• Perform general functional management.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Project management

Engineering leadership

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Technical problem-solving

Communication

Team building

Education

B Degree in Mechanical/Chemical/Electrical/Civil/Industrial Engineering

B Tech in Mechanical/Chemical/Electrical/Civil/Industrial Engineering

Advanced Diploma in Mechanical/Chemical/Electrical/Civil/Industrial Engineering

Job description

Senior Manager Engineering-Product Development and Engineering Solutions

Listing status: Under Review

Apply by: 26 January 2026

Position summary

Industry: Electricity, Energy & Water Supply

Job category: Product Management

Location: Sunninghill

Contract: Permanent

Remuneration: Market Related

EE position: Yes

Introduction

Position/Task Grade: EEE.Department: Engineering,Business Unit: Engineering.Area of specialization: Reporting to the General Manager Engineering the Senior Manager Engineering Product Development and Solutions will be responsible to provide strategic direction and assurance for appropriate technology selection, design, implementation, operation, maintenance, production risk management of the plant and optimise short- and long-term plant health and availability of Eskom’s existing generating fleet.

Skills and Competencies Required

• Integrity
• Safety consciousness
• Professionalism
• Courageous
• Build effective relationships and stakeholder management.
• Deliver on expectations.
• Managing talent, coaching, and mentoring
• Build effective teams.
• Results orientation
• Learning orientation
• Strong drive to grow, results and delivery focused.
• Work as part of a team
• Extensive knowledge in operational management of power generating technologies.
• Evaluate and assess cutting edge technology developments for beneficial implementation.
• Power plant systems, processes, and technology
• Extensive knowledge of successful plant design, project management
• Design management, processes, codes, and standards
• Change management principles.
• Relevant processes, procedures, policies, guidelines, and legislation.
• Engineering theory, design, risk assessment
• Strategic business acumen
• Technical problem-solving
• Analytical
• Cost analysis, economic evaluation
• Presentation
• Technical report writing.
• Negotiating
• Strong communication
• Influence and persuasion

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and business assurance.
• Provide strategic technical direction and leadership.
• Provide strategic assurance on high risk and impact items.
• Provide technical leadership.
• Provide human resources leadership.
• Perform general functional management.

Qualification(s)

• B Degree in Mechanical/Chemical/Electrical/Civil/ Industrial Engineering at a NQF level 7 with 360 credits or
• B Tech in Mechanical/Chemical/Electrical/Civil/ Industrial Engineering at a NQF level 7 with 360 credits or an
• Advanced Diploma in Mechanical/Chemical/Electrical/Civil/ Industrial Engineering at a NQF level 7 with 360 credits

Related Experience

• 10 Years’ extensive experience in plant design, maintenance, and operating practices engineering management in power generation technologies, technical and technology leadership experience.
• Experience in Product Development and ability of coming up with new solutions on current problems will be an added advantage.

Professional Registration

• Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA)

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