Physicist Prof Nuclear at Eskom Communications

Introduction

• Position/Task Grade: P12. Area of specialization: To manage and control all nuclear fuel related activities on site such as ensuring reactor safety and fuel cycle economy through an optimised fuel management strategy, providing a neutronic calculational capability, supply support to the reactor operators. Department: Radiation Chemistry Management. Business Unit: Koeberg Nuclear Power Station.

Job description

• Key Responsibilities
• Monitor and trend key core parameters
• Apply neutronic codes.
• Calculate cycle specific parameters.
• Support the Operating department.
• Perform outage specific nuclear fuel activities.
• Skills and Competencies Required:

Leadership

• Team player
• Supervising contractor teams
• Coaching employees
• Customer focused

Behavioral

• Honesty
• Trustworthiness
• Integrity
• Professionalism
• Knowledge
• Academic knowledge as given under minimum qualification requirements
• Basic knowledge risk assessment and principles
• Understand relevant plant system and operations

Skills

• Computer literate
• Report writing
• Decision making
• Attention to detail
• Analytical
• Problem solving
• Communication
• Attributes
• None

Minimum requirements

Qualification(s):

• BSc Honours Degree/ Postgraduate Diploma in Physics/ Mathematics/ Applied Radiation Sciences and Technology/ Engineering Sciences at NQF8 with 480 credits
• Related Minimum Experience
• 2 years completed prescribed training
• Professional Registration:
• South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP) as a Certificated Natural Scientist

Closing Date: November 3, 2025