C&I Technician

PV C&I Technician: ENGIE Kathu Operations (Internal/External) JOB DETAILS

Position Title: PV C&I Technician

Reports to: Lead Technician – C&I

Department: Maintenance

Hay Level: HL 17

Location: Kathu - Northern Cape

ENGIE is a major player in the energy transition, whose purpose is to accelerate the transition towards a carbon‑neutral economy. With 98,000 employees in 30 countries, the Group covers the entire energy value chain, from production to infrastructures and sales. ENGIE combines complementary activities: renewable electricity and green gas production, flexibility assets (notably batteries), gas and electricity transmission and distribution networks, local energy infrastructures and the supply of energy to individuals, local authorities, and businesses.

Every year, ENGIE works to drive forward the energy transition and achieve its net‑zero carbon goal by 2045. The Group has been present in Africa for over 50 years.

ENGIE provides expertise in four (4) Global Business Units:

• Renewables & Flex Power – Delivering greener and smarter electrons through renewable energy and flexible power solutions.
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• Local Energy Infrastructures – Support customers in achieving significant decarbonisation goals.
• Networks – Expanding and adapting:border support the transition to green molecules.
• Supply & Energy Management – Leveraging ENGIE’s global energy assets to deliver secure, sustainable energy to customers.

About ENGIE in South Africa:

• 15 years + presence in South Africa
• First and largest Independent Power Producer (IPP) with more than 1,6 GW in operation
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• Over 300 + professionals
• Developed, built and operate the first H2 plant in Africa at Mogalakwena mine
• Founding member of the Hydrogen valley initiative with Anglo American and the Department of Science and Technology
• Operational and Safety excellence across all sites
• Growth Market for ENGIE

In South Africa, ENGIE has a growing involvement and portfolio of operational assets:

• Avon & Dedisa Peaking Power (1005 MW OCGT)
• Xina Solar One (100 MW CSP)
• Kathu Solar Park (100 MW CSP)
• Aurora Wind (95 MW Onshore Wind)
• Golden Valley (117 MW Onshore Wind)
• Excelsior (32 MW Onshore Wind)
• Konkoonsies 2 (75 MW Solar PV)
• Aggeneys (40 MW Solar PV)
• MBP (75 MW Solar PV)
• Grootspruit (75 MW Solar PV) – in construction
• Graspan (75 MW Solar PV) – in construction
• OYA Hybrid ( ی 333 MW Solar/ Wind/ BESS) – in construction

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Kathu Operations is a 100 MW greenfield Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project with parabolic trough technology and equipped with a molten salt storage system that allows 4.5 hours of thermal energy storage and thus limits the intermittent nature of solar energy.

• To apply specialist C&I expertise to support the efficient operation and performance of the PV facility.
• To ensure all plant C&I equipment is operated and maintained according to OEM manuals, warranties, and regulatory requirements.
• To support real‑time plant monitoring and control through SCADA, enabling early fault detection and performance optimisation.
• To ensure all maintenance activities (preventive, corrective, predictive) are planned and recorded within the CMMS system (Maximo/SAP).
• To provide accurate C&I performance data to the Performance Engineer for daily, monthly, quarterly, and insurance reporting.
• To support the DCS/SCADA Engineer in maintaining C&I reliability and ensuring timely completion of work notifications.

• Enforce HSE and Quality policies and procedures and ensure that all HSE measures and precautions are strictly considered and taken care of during the execution of maintenance activities.
• Collaborate with other maintenance disciplines, including C&I, to support continuous plant operation including the CSP Plant.
• Execute all C&I maintenance activities in compliance with HSE protocols, PTW requirements, LMRAs, and safe operating standards for MV/LV and control equipment.
• Ensure availability and calibration of specialised C&I test instruments (multimeters, loop calibrators, insulation testers, IR cameras, network testers).
• Perform scheduled and corrective maintenance on field instrumentation,…