Senior Manager Engineering - Gx at Eskom Communications

Qualification(s):  

• B Degree in Engineering at NQF7 with 360 credits or a
• B Tech in Engineering at NQF7 with 360 credits or an
• Advance Diploma in Engineering at an 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.
•  Professional Registration Body:
• Registered with Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA)

Skills and Competencies Required

Behavioural:

• Integrity
• Safety consciousness
• Professionalism
• Courageous

Leadership:

• Entrepreneurial mind-set
• Represent Eskom
• Build effective relationships and stakeholder management
• Deliver on expectations
• Managing talent, coaching, and mentoring
• Build effective teams
• Result orientation
• Learning orientation
• Strong drive to grow, result and delivery focused
• Work as part of a team

Knowledge:

• Extensive knowledge in operational management of power generating technologies.
• Evaluate and assess cutting edge technology development for beneficial implementation.
• Power plant system, processes, and technology.
• Extensive knowledge of successful plant design and project management.
• Design management, processes, codes, and standards.
• Supplier market.
• Change management principles.
• Relevant processes, procedures, policies, guidelines, and legislation.
• Engineering theory, design, and risk assessment.
• Life cycle planning.

Skill:

• Strategic business acumen
• Technical problem solving
• Analytical
• Cost analysis, economic evaluation
• Presentation
• Technical report writing
• Negotiating
• Strong communication
• Influence and persuasion
• Conflict resolution

Key Responsibilities

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

Minimum requirements
Qualification(s):  

• B Degree in Engineering at NQF7 with 360 credits or a
• B Tech in Engineering at NQF7 with 360 credits or an
• Advance Diploma in Engineering at an 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.

Professional Registration Body:

• Registered with Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA)