Engineering

Senior Engineering Manager

Tsebo Solution·Gauteng, south-africa·Full Time·Contract
EngineeringFull TimeContract
-Closes Oct 20, 2026
  • Are you a strategic engineering leader with a passion for operational excellence, asset reliability, energy innovation, and commercial growth?
  • Tsebo Facilities Solutions is looking for an experienced Senior Engineering Manager to lead and grow our Engineering & Energy Solutions portfolio across South Africa. This is a high impact leadership opportunity for a commercially minded engineering professional who can drive technical excellence, build high performing teams, strengthen client partnerships, and support the growth of our engineering and energy services.

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic and operational leadership across Engineering Services and Energy Solutions.
  • Drive engineering standards, governance frameworks, and best practices.
  • Lead engineering service delivery across complex, multi site operations.
  • Oversee critical infrastructure including electrical distribution, HVAC, emergency power systems, data centres, and associated building services.
  • Drive asset lifecycle optimisation, reliability, and operational resilience.
  • Develop and expand engineering and energy solutions that enhance client value.
  • Support business growth through solution design, tender support, contract mobilisation, and technical leadership.
  • Ensure energy projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to agreed performance outcomes.
  • Foster strong relationships with clients, suppliers, strategic partners, and industry stakeholders.
  • Lead, mentor, and develop multidisciplinary engineering teams.
  • Ensure compliance with engineering legislation, governance standards, and client requirements.

Skills and Competencies

  • Strong engineering leadership and people management
  • Commercial and financial acumen
  • Expertise in critical engineering infrastructure and facilities management
  • Energy solutions and sustainability experience
  • Strategic thinking and business growth mindset
  • Stakeholder engagement and client relationship management
  • Strong problem solving and decision making skills
  • Engineering governance, compliance and risk management
  • Project delivery and operational excellence
  • Ability to lead in complex, high pressure environments

Qualifications

  • Degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering
  • Government Certificate of Competency (GCC) - Mandatory
  • Minimum 10 years' senior engineering leadership experience
  • Facilities Management or related engineering industry experience
  • Experience managing large multidisciplinary engineering teams

Deadline:14th October,2026

Key skills

Bachelors

At a glance

Company

Tsebo Solution

Location

Gauteng, south-africa

Employment

Full Time

Experience

Valid until

October 20, 2026

Created

October 14, 2026

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