Senior Technology Analyst at Sasol

Short Description / Purpose of Job

• The new Senior Technology Analyst position aims to boost R&T’s capability to identify and analyse emerging and adjacent technologies critical to Sasol's decarbonization transformation. The successful incumbent will analyse and evaluate new technologies relating to producing and storing renewable energy and producing and utilising of low-carbon hydrogen.

 
Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities

• Analyse and evaluate small start-ups and large corporate technology offerings to assess their technology maturity, value proposition, and competitiveness relative to alternative technologies.
• Conduct technology landscape studies that screen emerging and adjacent technologies relevant to Sasol's transformation ambition. Determine technology suitability for desired applications through high-level techno-economic comparisons and consider all significant implications (CAPEX, OPEX, life cycle cost, plant integration, and risk profile).
• Track global technology developments to inform threats and opportunities for Sasol. Stay up to date with emerging technologies and market trends.
• Align scope, priorities, and business drivers with clients and execute technology analysis with reliable information. 

Formal Education

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• Min Experience
• 8 years of relevant experience in research and development, pre-feasibility studies, or technology selection.
• Certification & Professional Membership
• ECSA registration is a wish, but not essential.

Competencies

• Execution Capability: The underlying ability to execute a project or day-to-day work.
• Effective Communications: Transferring messages, instructions, ideas, or concepts through a fit-for-purpose medium such as memos, reports, or presentations.
• Problem-Solving: The skill of defining a problem, searching for information, and testing a series of solutions until the problem is solved. It involves critical thinking, analysis, and persistence.
• Self-Mastery: Takes accountability for driving own growth through developing self-awareness, reflecting, seeking feedback and self-correcting.