Engineering Assistant (National Transmission Company South Africa) East Rand CLN needed at Eskom Communications

Minimum Requirements

Qualification(s):

• Trade Certificate Electrical (Light/Heavy Current)/ Mechanical at NQF 4 with 120 Credits

Experience:

• 3 years Operations & Maintenance experience 

Skills and Competencies

Behavioural

• Professionalism, Trustworthiness, Interpersonal relations
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions
• Ability to work under extreme weather conditions

Leadership

• Coaching and mentoring
• Team Player
• Motivational

Knowledge

• Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
• Lines and Servitude
• Working knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions of line work
• Considerable knowledge of the principles of electrical theory
• Transmission network knowledge
• Reasonable computer literacy on Microsoft packages (Word and Excel)
• ORHVS Authorisation to take handover of the line
• Level 3 Line Construction Competency Authorization
• Basic knowledge of OHSACT
• Basic Line Construction
• Vegetation Management
• Eskom’s Business, procedures, directives, Conditions of Service and Financial Procedures
• Transmission network
• Occupational Health and Safety Act and dangerous substances
• Knowledge of software applications (TXSIS, AFIS, Phoenix, SAP PM)

Skills

• Basic Rigging skills
• ORHVS, ORHVS Authorisation
• Skill in operation of the listed tools and equipment
• Ability to work at heights
• First Aid skills
• Communication skills, Negotiation Skills
• Driver’s License Code 8 and Advance 4 X 4 driving skills, 4 X 4 /Driving Skills

Key Responsibilities

• Perform line inspection, servitude maintenance and hardware defect repairs
• Perform line fault investigations
• Participate in restoration operations during power line emergencies
• Compliance to Zero Harm principles
• Maintain tools and equipment