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SOUTH AFRICAN NUCLEAR ENERGY CORPORATION (NECSA)
 


​ARTISAN RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING (ARPL) (PRETORIA)
Reference Number NE-824
 
Description
The Artisan Recognition of Prior Learning (ARPL) is a structured process that acknowledges and validates the skills, knowledge, and competencies individuals have acquired through formal or informal work experience. The primary goal of ARPL is to recognise existing skills and experience by validating the practical skills people have acquired through work experience, informal learning, or non-formal training.
The ARPL program will provide access to artisan trade testing by allowing competent candidates to enter an official trade test without completing the full accredited training programme and open a pathway for experienced workers to become qualified artisans.
Employed and unemployed South Africans are invited to seize the opportunity to gain skills, knowledge, and experience in the following trades:
Electrical Engineering
  • Electrician
  • Instrumentation
Mechanical Engineering
  • Fitter and Turner
  • Mechanical Fitter
Fabrication Engineering
  • Welder
 
REQUIREMENTS:
  • Employed and Unemployed South African citizens.
  • Must be above 19 years old.
  • Proof of highest qualification.
  • Have a minimum of 3 years of working experience in the trade applied for.
  • Provide a service letter on a company letterhead, with company registration number, start and end/current employment date with verifiable
    contact numbers.
  • The service letter must provide a breakdown of tasks performed.
  • Self-employed people must attach an affidavit with a breakdown of tasks performed.
  • Proof of residential address
 
INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:
You must demonstrate good interpersonal skills, professionalism and integrity, have the ability to work under pressure and meet set course deadlines.
Successful candidates must also be ambitious, diligent and willing to learn.
 
 
How to Apply:
Please apply online at https://necsa.mcidirecthire.com/External/Current Opportunities before the closing date on Friday, 19 December 2025.

NO HAND-DELIVERED APPLICATIONS WILL BE ALLOWED.
Please note the following:
• Only South African citizens will be considered for these opportunities.
• Admission into the program does not guarantee employment at Necsa.
• Accommodation will be provided.
• Toolboxes will be provided
• Stipends will not be provided
• People with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
 
NB!
1) Applicants who have already participated in any NSF/SETA P\programme will not be considered and if it is found that this was the case after appointment, the contract will be terminated with immediate effect.
2) The programme will be implemented through other accredited skills development providers in partnership with the Necsa Learning Academy.
 
General Information
For more information about the advert, please contact us on: Email: InforNLA@necsa.co.za. Tel: 012 305 3328/ 3304
 
If you have not heard from us within 30 days after, please consider your application unsuccessful
 
Work Level Student/Graduate
Job Type Contract
Salary Market Related
Duration 2 - 3 Years
EE Position No
Location Pretoria
 
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PLANT CONTROL AND INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEER - HAY LEVEL 14/C3 (INTERNAL/EXTERNAL ADVERT) (NORTH WEST)
Reference Number ENGINEER08
 
Description
Job Profile: 
Serve as the primary interface between Operations, Maintenance, Facilities, and Engineering to ensure that critical and high priority assets are designed, operated, installed, and maintained in a way that meets all applicable codes and standards to ensure maximum reliability, equipment availability, and minimal life cycle cost.
 
Key Performance Areas:                     
  • Provide Control and Instrumentation engineering support to achieve production goals and objectives.
  • Maintain advanced process control strategies to optimize plant operations, improve process safety, and enhance product quality.
  • Collaborate with operations, instrumentation, maintenance and process engineering teams to identify opportunities for process and system optimization.
  • Collaborates with other engineers to develop accurate, efficient equipment and instrumentation in accordance with safety and usability standards and client expectations.
  • Oversees the implementation of new measuring devices and control systems, ensuring devices are correctly installed and properly tested.
  • Optimise and oversee the efficiency, reliability, and safety of the plant's operational processes.
  • Implement, and maintain advanced process control strategies for various process units to improve operational efficiency.
  • Ensure process control systems are compliant with industry standards and company guidelines.
  • Analyse plant data to determine control performance, identify issues, and recommend solutions.
  • Drafts and presents formal technical documents, reports, and testing results to manager for approval.
  • Drafts technical manuals for instrumentation.
  • Manage and coordinate process improvement activities to achieve production, safety and efficiency goals.
  • Prepare and submit regulatory reports as required.
  • Identify and analyse equipment or machinery failures and takes corrective actions.
  • Design and implement equipment modifications to help improve safety and reliability.
  • Outage Scope Verification and Aging Analysis.
  • Manage and execute assigned projects in accordance with policies and performance targets.
  • Participate and lead multidisciplinary teams in support of site initiatives.
  • Manage implementation of assigned projects to successfully meet scope, schedule and cost.
  • Deliver engineering solutions to operations that improve yield, cost and productivity.
  • Incorporate the approved design processes and safety, licensing and SHEQ-INS requirements into products/output to ensure compliance with the design control plan and applicable regulations and stakeholder requirements.
  • Contribute to Design Reviews and update design accordingly.
  • Contribute to Hazard and Operability Studies and update design accordingly.
  • Undertake problem solving and optimisation across Necsa and subsidiaries relating to chemical/process engineering aspects in process plants, (e.g. product purity, equipment malfunctioning, etc.) on an ad-hoc basis/ as requested with limited specialized guidance
  • Perform and document economic and technical feasibility studies for process improvements.
  • Conduct research and analysis to ensure recommendation of optimal and effective solutions to control and instrumentation engineering problems.
  •  Coordinates work performed by outside contractors, vendors, and engineering consultants.
  • Provides training related to devices to employees and/or customers.
  • Develop Work methods & techniques.
  • Develop Policies & Procedures.
  • Introduce innovative approaches, systems and processes within the Engineering Framework.
 
Requirements
JOB REQUIREMENTS
KEY KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
  • Sound knowledge of the systems acquisition process, from plant design to commissioning.
  • Knowledge of process engineering calculations (mass and energy balances, sizing of process equipment, pressure drop calculations, etc.) and specifications.
  • Knowledge of chemical unit operations and nuclear processes.
  • Ability to perform control and instrumentation engineering design and PLC programming.
  • General knowledge of all other engineering disciplines.
  • Ability to apply recommended Engineering Standards for specific applications.
  • Ability to perform work of medium to complex nature accurately and promptly, without supervision.
  • Computer literacy and ability to learn to use new advanced engineering software as required.
  • Self-training to attain new skills and knowledge when required.
  • Be physically and mentally fit to work in nuclear and processing facilities (e.g. be registered as radiation and chemical workers when required).
 
COMPETENCIES
  • Analytical Thinking & Attention to Detail
  • Problem Solving
  • Creativity / Innovation
  • Time & Self-Management
  • Drive (Results Orientation)
  • Relationship Building
  • Customer Service Orientation
  • Effective communication
  • Efficient and concise writing skills
  • Ability to identify scope of work and deliver focused output to address the scope and solve the essence of problems
  • Ability to solve problems
  • Safety Orientations
  • Technical / Professional Competence
  • Knowledge Sharing
  • Teamwork
 
Qualifications and Experience:
Education:
  • Bachelor’s degree (B.Eng/ BSc.Eng) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
OR
  • Bachelor’s degree (B.Eng/ BSc.Eng) in Electrical Engineering.
OR
  • Bachelor’s degree (B.Eng/ BSc.Eng) in Electronic Engineering.
 
Minimum Experience:
  • 1 year’s experience in a control and instrumentation engineering environment or completed a related GIT program.
 
 
 
Closing date: 15 December 2025.
 
CONTACT PERSON
Ms. Ofhani Tshila
Tel: 012 305 6937
 
Important: Necsa Group is committed to Employment Equity when recruiting. Therefore, priority will be given to African Females, African Males, and people with disabilities, in support of achieving our Employment Equity targets. 
 
GENERAL:
Should you not hear from us within 30 days of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.
 
Work Level Skilled
Job Type Permanent
Salary Market Related
EE Position Yes
Location North West
 
PLEASE APPLY HERE