Website South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa)
The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) is a state-owned company responsible for nuclear energy research, development, and technology in South Africa.
The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) is a state-owned company responsible for nuclear energy research, development, and technology in South Africa. It was founded in 1999 and operates the Pelindaba Nuclear Research Centre. Necsa’s mandate is to use nuclear and related technologies for national and regional socio-economic development, covering a range of applications beyond just electricity generation.
Key Performance Areas
System Engineering & Technical Support to improve plant availability
- Provide system engineering and technical expertise to Reactor Operations for the allocated mechanical engineering system related SSC’s
- Assist in designs (i.e. Concept, Basic, etc.) development emanating from engineering changes, upgrades and modifications of mechanical engineering system related SSC’s;
- Provide engineering input to the detail design phases of projects related to mechanical engineering system related SSC’s
- Participate in design reviews, and update design accordingly of mechanical engineering system related SSC’s to ensure that all Reactor Operations SSC’s are designed functionally safe and efficient.
- Development of engineering documents related to engineering change management process (i.e. Facility Change Proposal (FCP), Technical specifications, test procedures, Installation & Commission Plans etc.), project management & other business processes
- Application of internationally acceptable standards during the design process of new installations /upgrades of existing SSCs;
- Ensure adherence to Configuration Management (CM) process by conducting CM audits to identify gaps in order to establish and maintain a design baseline for mechanical engineering system related SSC’s for the facility
- Participate in installation, testing and commissioning of new installations/ upgrades of existing mechanical engineering system related SSC’s;
- Working collaboratively and provide support to design engineers, operations & production, purchasers, reactor support and other internal staff
- Liaising with clients, suppliers, contractors and relevant authorities including Nuclear regulators and Authorities;
- Participate in mechanical engineering system related SSC’s plant incident/failure investigations
- Assist in analysing data and presenting findings in written reports
- Provide input in SSC’s Plant Life cycle management
Personnel & Project Management
- Ensure development towards registration as Professional Engineer (Pr Eng.) with ECSA.
- Assist with new project identification and definition
- Provide input to project feasibility studies for the proposed engineering changes, upgrades and modifications of mechanical engineering system related SSC’s
- Preparation and review of project related licensing documentation
- Participate in Reactor Operations, including Ageing Management Programme projects either as project leader, project member or in a support role.
Minimum Qualifications and Experience:
Academic
- Bachelor’s degree (B.Eng/ BSc.Eng) in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited University.
- Registered as Candidate Engineer with ECSA
Minimum experience required
- 1-3 years’ experience in an engineering environment, preferable in nuclear environment or similar (i.e. Power Plant, Oil & Gas etc.)
