ELIGIBILITY

Suitably Qualified

Candidates

CLOSING DATE

08.08.2025

REFERENCE NUMBER

NRG 82/25*

SALARY

R588 221 - R635 305 p.a.

DEPARTMENT

Electricity Generation and

Distribution

DIRECTORATE

ENERGY Principal Technician - Protection Field Services

Requirements

• National Diploma in Electrical Engineering.
• Registered with ECSA as a Professional Engineering Technician

(Pr Techni Eng).

• 8 years or more relevant experience post qualification, in

protection and control systems including the commissioning of

high voltage primary plant and equipment.

• Must have a clear understanding of the IEC 61850 standard as

well as substantial experience of protection testing under that

standard.

• Appointment as a Responsible Person in terms of NRS 040

Switching Regulations.

• Computer literacy (MS Office).
• Driver's license: Code B/EB.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS MAY INCLUDE:

• Required to work in all weather conditions.
• Required to work outside normal working hours during

emergencies and overtime and will be required to do standby

duties.

• Will be required to participate in the Essential Users Vehicle

Scheme.

Key Performance Areas

• Conducts commissioning tests on 11kV, 66kV and 132kV

protective relaying schemes in accordance with national and

international standards and standard testing procedures.

• Performing primary injection tests to ensure the correct current

transformer ratios, indication metering scales and secondary

wiring circuits including current and voltage transducers.

• Performing secondary current and voltage injection tests to

ensure the correct operation and settings of over current and

earth fault relays as well as feeder current differential,

transformer differential and restricted earth fault, distance

protection, bus-zone and inter-tripping protection relays and

associated control systems.

• Designs and implements standard test procedures and test

sheets for existing and new protection relays, including written

testing instructions and expected test results.