Chief Engineer Prof Engineering X1 (Peaking) Generation at Eskom Communications

Minimum Requirements
Qualification(s):

• BSc Eng / B Eng Degree in Mechanical

Experience:

• 7 years’ post qualification experience in engineering design, design integration, and engineering management in power generation technologies preferably for hydro turbine and pumped storage plant, turbine center line, pumps, and tribology.

Professional Registration:

• ECSA Professional Engineer

Skills and Competencies
Behavioural:

•  Strong drive to learn
•  Be results and delivery focused
•  Be able to work as part of a team
•  Integrity
•  Safety consciousness
•  Professional

Leadership:

•  Strong communication skills
•  Entrepreneurial mind-set
•  Ability to build effective relationships and delivery on expectations
•  Coaching and mentoring

Knowledge:

•  Technology Strategy Formulation
•  Technology Forecasting
•  Technology Road mapping
•  Management of Technology projects
•  Risk analysis principles
•  Project management principles
•  Sound knowledge and understanding of all mechanical plant systems, network design and operation with special focus on hydro and pumped storage technologies
•  Basic Electrical system analytical skills
•  Understanding of Design Base, OTS, and maintenance base
•  Knowledge of Business Processes Management
•  Superior analytical and problem-solving ability
•  Understand welding processes and equipment, design and construction, materials behaviour during welding, fabrication, and quality requirements.
•  Appropriate knowledge, skills and abilities in the specification and oversight of welding operations that meet requirements of applicable standards.

Skills

•  Strategic thinking skills
•  Negotiation skills
•  Risk analysis principles
•  Project management principles
•  Sound knowledge and understanding of all mechanical plant systems and operation with special focus on hydro and pumped storage technologies
•  Mechanical system analytical skills
•  Financial management skills
•  Communication and presentation skills
•  Leadership skills

Attributes

•  Depth perception
•  Communication skills

Key Responsibilities

• Interpret and approve design drawings, specifications, preparation of welding procedures and related work instructions, oversight of related manufacturing and fabrication activities, quality control activities to meet the requirements of applicable standards.
• Provide technical consulting and investigation service for customers (OU Support)
• Produce and integrate complex engineering solutions/designs for asset creation on behalf of customers at various stages of the project lifecycle
• Develop and approve discipline specific philosophies, technical standards, procedures, work practices and specifications
• Develop discipline specific technology vision, strategy and direction
• Plans and controls discipline specific research into new technologies
• Represent Eskom in national and international technical forums
• Manages and conducts complex product, equipment, material, service and change impact evaluations
• Provide professional technical leadership over senior engineers and engineers within their discipline