Chief Engineer Prof Engineering (Software Engineering), Generation, Megawatt Park at Eskom Communications

Minimum Requirements
Qualification(s):

• BSc Eng/B Eng Computer Engineering Degree at NQF8 with 480 credits
• Or BSc Eng Electrical and Electronic Engineering with BSc Information Technology as endorsement at NQF8 with 480 credits
• Professional Registration Body
• Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) as Professional Engineer

Related Minimum Experience:

• 7 years Extensive experience in software design and development, engineering design, design integration, engineering management in power generation technologies for material handling plant, low pressure services plant, chemical plant, boiler emissions control, milling, draft group, burners, power plant processes, turbine center line pumps, gas turbines, high pressure equipment, feed heating and cooling, solar plants, wind energy plant and related chemistry systems, electrical, civil, control and instrumentation.

Skills and Competencies

Behavioral

• Strong drive to learn.
• Be results and delivery focused.
• Be able to work as part of a team.
• Integrity
• Safety consciousness
• Professionalism

Leadership

• Entrepreneurial mind-set
• Ability to build effective relationships and delivery on expectations.
• Coaching and mentoring

Knowledge

• Technology strategy formulation
• Technology forecasting
• Management of technology projects
• Risk analysis principles
• All electrical plant systems, network design and operation
• Design base, operational technology solutions (OTS) and maintenance base
• Business management processes
• Sound knowledge and understanding of all electrical plant systems, network design and operation.
• Electrical system analytical.

Skill

• Strategic thinking
• Negotiation
• Financial management
• Communication and presentation
• Leadership
• Superior analytic and problem solving

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical design and development software engineering solutions.
• Produce and integrate complex engineering solution /designs.
• Develop and approve discipline specific philosophies, technical standards, procedures, work practices and specifications.
• Develop discipline specific technology vision, strategy, and direction.
• Plan and change discipline special research into new technologies.
• Represent Eskom in national and international technical forums.
• Manage and conduct complex product, equipment, material, services and change impact evaluations.
• Provide professional leadership.