PWEE770-2026 CHIEF ENGINEER: ENERGY RESOURCE, DEMAND AND BALANCING (CONVENTIONAL/RENEWABLE)

DEPARTMENT: ENERGY AND ELECTRICITY BUSINESS UNIT

Division: Energy Business

Section: Bulk Supply Services

Subsection: Tariffs and Revenue Protection

Location: Hatfield

Reference number

PWEE770-2026

Position

CHIEF ENGINEER: ENERGY RESOURCE, DEMAND AND BALANCING (CONVENTIONAL/RENEWABLE)

To be advertised

Internal

External

This position seeks to attract (external)

African female

African male

Coloured female

Coloured male

Indian female

Indian male

White female

White male

Person with disability

All categories

Job level

T16

Scale

R766 044,00 – R1 063 932,00 per annum

Estimated

remuneration package

R1 006 965,00 – R1 386 121,00 per annum

Job purpose

To manage the demand for electricity through demand side management principles to enable continuous supply of electricity to Tshwane

Appointment 

requirements

An appropriate three-year career-related tertiary qualification (national diploma or degree), BEng or BTech in Electrical Engineering or any other electrical engineering-related study field

Registration with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) will be an added advantage

At least seven years’ relevant experience in a municipal electricity environment

Managerial experience will be added advantage

A valid Code B driving licence

Computer literacy 

Willingness and ability to work shifts, standby and overtime

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

Personal attributes

and/or competencies

Analytical thinking skills; adaptability; communication skills; interpersonal abilities; leadership skills; skilled in radio and telephone communication; mental ability to handle stress; problem-solving and decision-making skills; thorough geographical knowledge of the electrical network; ability to relate to and communicate with all social levels

Primary functions                                       

Manage electricity revenue protection, credit control, demand side management, metering personnel and related activities as and when needed across all regions

Manage the City’s bulk electricity purchases and infeed points metering

Conduct energy balancing between City bulk electricity purchases and sales to determine energy losses

Determine and implement energy loss strategies and activities to curb energy losses

Audit all installed electricity prepaid and conventional meters to check illegal connections

Audit all medium- and high-voltage metering infrastructure to determine and enforce

correct programming factors to curb energy losses and illegal connections

Manage mass illegal electricity connection removals across all regions

Develop and implement tariffs for tampering with electricity and load tampering

accounts

Assist Group Legal and Secretariat Services and Group Financial Services with

gathering relevant information regarding disputes and litigations

Update the SAP system regarding tampered accounts, corrected accounts and non-billed accounts

Audit and remove low- and non-purchasing prepaid accounts as part of curbing losses

Liaise with metering and vending sections to install meters where customers are not

billed or underbilled

Enforce adherence and compliance with occupational health and safety requirements

at the workplace

Analyse and implement corrective actions of metering reports from Group Financial

Services and take corrective actions to curb energy losses

Compile weekly, monthly and annual reports on energy losses, energy balancing and

expenditure, and sales reconciliation

Manage and report energy losses related to projects

Develop and train revenue protection practitioners in accordance with national

standards

Conduct physical inspections of installations, do a full three-year reading analysis,

calculate any adjustments required and update SAP

Oversee general revenue protection operations to manage and aim to minimise

technical and non-technical energy losses

SAP

S70005729

New/natural attrition

Natural attrition

Enquiries

S Machaba (012 358 6192), P Sivhada (012 358 4135) or
M Maumela (012 358 8278)