Principal Technical Official at Eskom Communications

Job description

Skills and Competency Required: 

Behavioural

• Integrity
• Customer centricity
• Professionalism
• Results orientation

Leadership

• Coaching
• Mentoring
• Developing teams
• Working in a team towards a common goal
• Lead and empower a team

Knowledge

• Eskom standards, procedures, directives and guidelines
• Power plant specific transformers, auxiliary, switchgear theoretical knowledge at the required level
• Quality management international organisation for standardisation (ISO) 9001 and 14001
• Emergency response and safety
• Basic health, safety, environment
• Tools and specialised equipment.
• Low and high voltage systems up to 132kV
• High voltage (HV), medium voltage (MV) and low voltage (LV) line construction
• Operating Regulations for High Voltage Systems (ORHVS) outcome 6 authorisation
• Meter worker certification
• Single phase tester
• Crane operating
• Mobile elevating platform operating
• Auger drill operating
• Rock drill operating

Skill

• ORHVS outcome 5
• Public driver`s permit (PDP)
• Valid driver’s licence (EC)
• Safety management
• Basic workshop
• Communication
• Sound interpersonal relations

Key Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance.
• Repair faults.
• Build assets on the network.
• Ensure health and safety.
• Provide training.
• Provide customer service.

Minimum requirements

Qualifications: 

• Senior Artisan Trade Certificate (Dry Trade) at NQF4 with 120 credits

Related Minimum Experience

• 2 years Distribution network operating and maintenance

Apply by: 16 January 2026