Middle Manager Radiation Protection and Chemistry(Generation) – KNPS

Minimum Requirements

Qualification(s):

• B Degree / B Tech / National Higher Diploma / Advanced Diploma in Chemical Engineering / Physics / Chemistry at NQF7 with 360 credits

Related Minimum Experience:

• 7 years related managerial experience in radiation protection / engineering / chemistry

Skills and Competencies

1)Behavioural

• Integrity
• Safety consciousness
• Professionalism
• Ability to find and fix problems

2)Leadership

• Spearheading of multidisciplinary professional teams
• Coaching and mentoring
• Set and drive business expectations
• Results and delivery oriented
• Collaborate to deliver on results

3)Knowledge

• Manage technology projects
• Risk analysis principles
• Project management principles
• Sound knowledge and understanding of relevant plant systems and operations
• Design, maintenance base, operating technical specifications (OTS), safety analysis report (SAR)
• Business processes management
• Completed prescribed radiation and protection (RP) physicist or nuclear engineer theoretical and practical training
• Qualified senior authorised person
• Root cause analysis training
• Knowledge of National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) requirements for radiation protection in Nuclear Plants.

4)Skill

• Strategic thinking
• Negotiation
• Financial management
• Communication and presentation
• Analytical, lateral and critical thinking
• Report writing
• Leadership
• Problem solving

Key Responsibilities

1)Approve philosophies, technical standards and procedures.

2)Provide professional technical leadership and management of staff as needed.

3)Develop technology vision, strategy and setting direction.

4)Provide complex technical consulting and investigation services.

5)Produce and integrate complex engineering solutions, designs.

6)Plan, control and apply research into new technologies.

7)Manage complex product, equipment, material and services.

8)Represent Eskom in national and international technical forums.