ENGINEER TECHNICIAN

ENERGY AND ELECTRICITY BUSINESS UNIT

Division: Energy Business

Section: Technical Support and Technology Management: Electronic Systems Management 

Location: All regions

Reference number

PWEE676-2026

Position

ENGINEER TECHNICIAN

To be advertised

Internal

External

This position seeks to attract

African female

African male

Coloured female

Coloured male

Indian female

Indian male

White female

White male

Person with disability

All categories

Job level

T12

Scale

R449 040,00 – R623 664,00 per annum

Estimated

remuneration package

R604 511,00 – R826 774,00 per annum

Job purpose

To maintain a SCADA system (supervisory and data acquisition, distribution management and outage management systems) for the optimum network operation state regarding safety, reliability, stability and optimum network performance by identifying problems and negative tendencies on the system and to address these problems

Appointment 

requirements

An appropriate three-year tertiary qualification or degree (national diploma or degree) in Electrical Engineering or Electronic Engineering

Registration with the Engineering Council of South Africa as Engineering Technician or Technologist will be an added advantage

At least three years’ relevant working experience in a local authority energy and electrical network environment, preferably on network control systems (SCADA), field, substation elements, layouts and busbar wiring in substations

Supervisory experience will be an added advantage

A valid Code B driving licence

Computer literacy

Must undergo a criminal record check and such a person shall allow their fingerprints to be taken by the Tshwane Metro Police Department at own cost

Willingness and ability to work shifts, standby and overtime

Applicants must be willing to be placed anywhere in Tshwane from time to time as required and determined by the departmental management. Thus, by applying for any of these positions the applicants irrevocably accept this condition.

Personal attributes

and/or competencies

Ability to concentrate for prolonged periods; ability to work on numerous and vastly different issues at any given time; analytical, rational, structural and creative thinking skills; ability to liaise with management and other role players to enable them to make informed strategic decisions; negotiating and interpersonal skills; quick decision-making skills with limited information; above-average verbal and written communication skills; leadership skills; adaptability to a changing environment and different views

Primary functions                                       

Collect needs from the users of the SCADA and DMS/OMS systems, analyse them, identify uncertainties and clarify them on a daily basis

Provide needs through the Chief Engineer Network Operational System (CENOS)

Decide with the CENOS on how to satisfy needs

Identify problems on the SCADA and DMS/OMS systems, gather information about them, report them and investigate or request investigation by relevant parties

Record failures of equipment from the SCADA systems as well as mean time to repair, mean time to replace, mean time to failure, cause of failure, annual failure frequency, document performance and CENOS

Run queries on the database to the remote terminal units to verify the integrity of software

Backup software in Config Pro

Monitor file systems on the database for proper working

Increase file systems space if needed

Report problems to the CENOS and rectify problems

Conduct first line maintenance on the hardware of the SCADA system (remote terminal units, modems, D20 processor unit card, modems, I/O cards, power supplies, etc) to verify proper functioning

Report any equipment problems to the CENOS

Get run out list and single line diagrams from the CENOS

Check the correctness of data

Populate the remote terminal unit database

Hand over the database to be checked

Conduct emergency maintenance on the hardware of the SCADA system by receiving problems from the Chief Engineer Network Control System, go to the substations to repair faulty equipment and report back on the cause of the problem

Set up communication to the substation (modems, radio or multiplexer)

Test each I/O point (one bits, two bits, controls, analogues, tap position and counters at the substation on the database)

Compile a monthly report of the successes of work actions and identify any problems or shortfalls

SAP

S70006200

New/natural attrition

Natural attrition

Enquiries

J Maswanganye (012 358 5745), M Maumela (012 358 8278) or S Machaba
(012 358 6192)