Senior Manager Technical Plant-Kusile at Eskom Communications

Introduction

• Position: Senior Manager Technical Plant Kusile Position/Task Grade: EEE-BAND Department: Management Business Unit: Kusile Power Station Reporting to the General Manager Kusile Power Station the Senior Manager Technical Plant will be responsible to manage the technical operations function at the Power Station which ensures that the production plan is met in a sustainable manner and in full compliance with the plant legislation and other statutory requirements.

Job description
Skills and Competencies Required

Behavioural:

• Honesty,
• Professionalism
• Integrity
• Trustworthiness 

Leadership:

• Have ability to lead a diverse team
• Mentoring and coaching to team members

Knowledge: 

• Knowledge of plant fundamentals policies
• Design codes and standards
• Government certificate of competency (GCC) and or plant applicable legislation
• Contract management
• Root cause analysis
• Technical report writing
• FGD Plant Exposure 

Skill: 

• Communication and negotiation skill
• Technical problem-solving skill
• Lifecycle planning
• Analytical skill
• Engineering design skill
• Cost analysis/economic evaluation skill

Key Responsibilities

• Perform operations management.
• Direct plant and conventional safety programme.
• Direct plant operations in the design base.
• Direct Plant life cycle management in plant engineering, operating and maintaining the plant.
• Manage plant contracts in line with Power Station policies and commercial procedures.
• Human resource management and training.
• Direct plant finances.
• Leadership development of key station managers.

Minimum requirements
Qualification(s):   

• B Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Chemical, Control & Instrumentation, / Industrial or Systems Engineering at NQF 7 with 360 credits or
• B. Tech in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Chemical, Control & Instrumentation, / Industrial or Systems Engineering at NQF 7 with 360 credits or
• National Higher Diploma in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Chemical, Control & Instrumentation/ Industrial or Systems Engineering at NQF 7 with 360 credits.

Experience:

• 10 years Power Station experience in a management capacity, plant operations and engineering.

Apply by: 13 February 2026