Chief Physicist Prof Nuclear
Electricity, Energy, Utilities
Minimum Requirements
- BSc Honours Degree/Postgraduate Diploma in Physics/Mathematics/Applied Radiation Sciences and Technology/Engineering Sciences at NQF8 with 480 credits
- 7 years’ experience in reactor physics or radiation protection physicist related experience at a nuclear power plant.
- South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP)
- Eskom is committed to providing a smoke-free environment for its employees and visitors at the workplace.
- Sound knowledge and understanding off relevant plant systems, operations, required associated fuel management and radiation protection control and practices
Responsibilities
- 1. Establish and implement fuel management strategy and provide nuclear assurance.
- 2. Provide high level technical advice.
- 3. Provide technical leadership on major analysis initiatives.
- 4. Perform independent oversight activities.
- 5. Validate and integrate analysis for nuclear applications.
- Trustworthiness
- Professionalism
- Motivating teams
- Risk assessment principles
- Sound knowledge and understanding off relevant plant systems, operations, required associated fuel management and radiation protection control and practices
- Completed all aspects of prescribed physicist theoretical and practical training
- Route cause analysis training
- Competent in all aspects of fuel and radiation protection related engineering/ physics
- Manage the solution of highly technical reactor fuel related problems
- Manage the cross-functional teams on fuel related projects
- Independent oversight and identify gaps to excellence, convince leadership to address these gaps.
- Communication
- Computer literate
- Report writing
- Problem-solving
- Position: Chief Physicist Prof Nuclear (Generation) Koeberg NPS. Position/Task Grade: P17. Area of specialization: To manage and control all nuclear fuel and radiation protection related activities at the Koeberg Nuclear power station. Department: Radiation Protection & Chemistry Management. Business Unit: Koeberg Power Station. Location: Western Cape.
