Senior Tech Official Customer Network Centre at Eskom Communications

Introduction

• Position/Task Grade: T09 Area of specialization: To ensure the continuity of supply to reticulation and urban customers by executing planning, operating, maintaining, repairing, and building work according to policies, directives, standards, procedures, dead and live work practices, guidelines, and service agreements on the electrical network up to and including 33 kV kilovolts (kV). Department: Maintenance and Operating Business Unit: Cape Costal Cluster, Eastern Cape Location Cala CNC

Job description

Skills and Competencies Required:

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

Behavioral

• Integrity
• Customer centricity
• Professionalism
• Results orientation

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

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

Minimum requirements

Qualification(s):

• Artisan (dry trade): Trade certificate
• NQF4
• 120 credits

Related Minimum Experience:

• Distribution network operating & maintenance.
• Completed practical training.

Apply by: 15 October 2025