Senior Manager Engineering-Strategy Delivery Unit

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 1,500,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd in South Africa seeks a Senior Manager Engineering within the Strategy Delivery Unit to provide strategic direction and assurance for technology selection, design and implementation, operation, maintenance, and risk management of the generating fleet. The role focuses on optimizing plant health and availability across the existing fleet.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in power engineering, strategic leadership, project management, and stakeholder engagement

Qualifications

• 10+ years in plant design, maintenance and operating practices.
• Experience in gas to power plants will be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and business assurance.
• Manage technology development, enhancement.
• 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.

Skills

Operational management

Engineering design

Strategic leadership

Technical problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Change management

Risk management

Team leadership

Education

B Degree in Engineering

B Tech in Engineering

Advanced Diploma in Engineering

Job description

Senior Manager Engineering-Strategy Delivery Unit

Listing status: Under Review

Apply by: 16 March 2026

Position summary

Industry: Electricity, Energy & Water Supply

Job category: Energy and Power Engineering

Location: Sunninghill

Contract: Permanent

Remuneration: Market Related

EE position: No

Introduction

Position: Senior Manager EngineeringPosition/Task Grade: EEE-BANDDepartment: Business DevelopmentBusiness Unit: Strategy Delivery UnitReporting to the General Manager Business Development, the Senior Manager Engineering will be responsible for providing. 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
• Manage 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 access 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 management
• 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.
• Manage technology development, enhancement.
• 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 Engineering at NQF7 with 360 credits or
• B Tech in Engineering at NQF7 with 360 credits or
• Advanced Diploma in Engineering at NQF7 with 360 credits

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 gas to power plants will be an advantage.

Professional Registration Body

• Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA)

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