Engineer Prof Engineering (Ancillary Services) X3

Job description

• Perform specialised studies and analysis
• Provide product specific technical support
• Deliver standardised outputs
• Provide support technical, economic and commercial processes related to ancillary services and associated market function
• Performance monitoring of ancillary services
• Support technical, operational and performance reporting activities.
• Testing and certification of ancillary services providers
• Provide support in the design of Demand Side Management and Demand Response products

Skills and Competencies Required

Behavioural

• Integrity
• Professionalism
• Willingness to learn
• Self-motivated

Leadership

• Team player and collaboration

Skills

• Planning
• Problem solving
• Presenting
• Report writing
• Data analysis
• Automation and/or programming
• Research

Knowledge

• General power system knowledge
• Knowledge of ancillary services, power system operations, commercial and regulatory environments
• General understanding of the System Operator business
• Understanding of the Transmission network
• An understanding of Demand Side Management (DSM) and Demand Response (DR) resources application in power system management. Proprietary software for power system simulation
• Quality of supply, voltage control, and frequency control.
• Eskom/NTCSA organisational structures and customer requirements
• Information systems

Minimum requirements

Qualification(s):

• BSc Eng. or B Eng. in Electrical/ at NQF 8 with 480 Credits

• 2 Yrs. Technical Experience in Power Generation, Transmission or Distribution

Professional Registration Body

• Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) registered as Candidate Enginee