Eskom vacancies 2026: register on the careers portal and apply

On 18 September 2026 the portal showed 77 external vacancies plus six bursary adverts for the 2027 intake. The programmes most people search for are all open this month. Closing dates below are as published on eskomcareers.ci.hr; a few close within days, so check the portal before you plan around a date.

The other roughly 40 posts are permanent and contract roles: senior artisans and technicians (Drakensberg, Kriel, Kendal), engineering assistants at substations, security, occupational health, IT and applications support, finance, legal, procurement, and executive posts including General Manager Legal Separation. These close between 18 September and 1 October 2026.

The step-by-step above is the whole process. These are the problems that generate most support queries:

• Wrong site. Eskom's previous recruitment site at secapps.eskom.co.za now redirects to a page that says "This site is currently down for maintenance", and the eskom.co.za careers page still shows a banner saying the recruitment website is temporarily unavailable. Both are out of date. The live portal is eskomcareers.ci.hr, and it is the link the Careers page itself points to.
• Password rejected. You need all four: a number, a lowercase letter, an uppercase letter and a special character, and at least 8 characters.
• "The ID number you have supplied already exists." You have an account. Click Forgot password and reset it with the email or mobile number you used.
• CV will not upload. Only PDF, DOC, DOCX and TXT are accepted, up to 10 MB. Scanned certificates bundled into the CV push it over the limit; keep the CV short and attach certificates at application stage.
• Nothing under Jobs. The list loads after the page; if it stays empty, refresh, or you may be logged into the recruiter side by mistake.
• No feedback. Eskom only contacts shortlisted candidates. Silence for 28 days after the closing date means the application was unsuccessful.

If none of that helps, the portal's Help and FAQ page has a support form (up to five attachments of 20 MB each) and a support number, 010 140 3099. Some adverts also list Candidate.support@ci.hr. None of these channels accept applications.

Eskom's own wording, from its recruitment scam statement: "Under no circumstances will Eskom require any payment from applicants during its recruitment process." Vacancies "are on its recruitment website which can be accessed by visiting www.eskom.co.za and job seekers should avoid using any other links found on the internet." The careers page carries a Job Scam Alert banner dated February 2025 repeating the same message.

The scam Eskom described works like this: a fake advert for a power station (Medupi in the 2023 case) circulates online, applicants are invited to an interview far from home, then told to bring money for transport and accommodation or to deposit money for PPE or a medical. Red flags:

• Adverts on WhatsApp, Facebook or Telegram with shortened links or any domain other than eskom.co.za, ntcsa.co.za or eskomcareers.ci.hr
• Any request to pay for registration, training, PPE, medicals, accommodation or transport
• Offer letters or interview invitations from Gmail, Yahoo or Outlook addresses
• Requests for banking details before a formal interview at an Eskom site
• Claims of thousands of learnerships or a single advert covering every province

If it is not on eskomcareers.ci.hr, it is not an Eskom vacancy.

The 2027 intake is split into six adverts, all closing 22 September 2026: engineering degree, engineering diploma and non-technical degree, each with a version for Grade 12 applicants (current matrics or 2025 matriculants starting university in 2027) and a version for students already in first or second year.

• Engineering degree fields: industrial, electrical (heavy and light current), electrical and computer, electronic, mechanical, mechatronics, civil, data, chemical, electromechanical, metallurgy, software, renewable energy, and measurement, control and instrumentation. BEng Tech applications are not considered on this advert.
• Engineering diploma fields: electrical (heavy and light current), mechanical, civil, data, chemical, measurement control and instrumentation, plus BEng Tech in industrial or electrical engineering. Advanced diploma applications are not considered.
• Non-technical degree fields: a wide list from actuarial science, data science, computer science and IT through accounting, economics, law, HR, psychology, supply chain, quantity surveying, project and safety management, to nursing and radiology.
• Grade 12 route marks: English Level 4, and Maths and Physical Science at Level 5 (degree) or Level 4 (diploma), with conditional acceptance from a public institution. Grade 11 year-end results are accepted now; the final decision depends on 2026 matric results.
• Current student route: full academic record, no carried-over subjects, 60% aggregate at university or 50% at a university of technology. Final decisions depend on 2026 year-end results.

Applicants may be asked to sit a psychometric assessment. The adverts do not state what the bursary covers or the work-back terms; previous Eskom bursary contracts included a year-for-year service obligation, so read the contract before signing. The 2026 intake, which closed in November 2025, produced the 200 bursaries Eskom announced in February 2026.

Engineer-in-Training (EIT) is Eskom's structured graduate programme for BEng and BSc Eng graduates, run at task grade L07 with rotations across Eskom's divisions and mentorship toward ECSA registration as a Professional Engineer or Professional Engineering Technologist. Three EIT adverts are open this month: eight posts in Group Capital (closing 23 September), ten at Matimba (20 September) and one stream at Medupi (24 September). The Group Capital advert lists the pay as "Eskom Stipend" and requires no experience.

Graduate-in-Training (GIT) is the equivalent for non-engineering graduates. The Group Capital advert alone has 42 posts across built environment, commerce, law, HR, communication, safety, environmental and information disciplines, and the power stations (Lethabo, Medupi, Camden) advertise smaller GIT batches in finance, procurement, environmental management, HR and communication.

Eskom runs three entry-level technical pipelines, all advertised per power station on the portal:

• Learner Artisan (apprenticeship): a trade-test route in mechanical, electrical or control and instrumentation. Open now at Lethabo (six posts, closing 2 October) and Matimba (twelve posts, closing 21 September).
• Learner Plant Operator: a fixed-term learning programme in boiler, turbine and chemistry operations at coal stations. Open now at Lethabo (23 posts, 2 October), Kusile (operating and chemistry, 25 September) and Matimba (seven posts, 20 September). Medical fitness, including vision, is tested after shortlisting.
• Learner Technician: for S4, S5 or National Diploma students who have completed theoretical subjects and need in-service training; the current electrical advert covers ten sites and closes 29 September.

The entry marks are the same for artisan and operator programmes: Grade 12, N3 or NCV Level 4 with Maths 50%, Physical Science 50% and English 40%, or an N4 to N6 with trade subjects. Training runs through the Eskom Academy of Learning in Midrand and on site. See the Eskom learnerships guide for the full history of adverts.

Eskom is being split into a holding company with four subsidiaries. NTCSA (National Transmission Company South Africa) has been legally separate since 1 July 2024 and holds its own transmission, trading and market operator licences. In December 2025 the Minister of Electricity and Energy approved the next stage: NEDCSA for distribution, a generation company and Eskom Green for renewables, targeted for completion by 2030. NEDCSA is registered but not yet operational, mainly because of municipal debt, and an independent transmission system operator is being designed outside Eskom Holdings.

What it means for applicants: nothing changes on the portal. NTCSA links to eskomcareers.ci.hr from its own careers page, and adverts state the division (Generation, Group Capital, Distribution, Transmission) in the introduction. Read that line so you know which entity issues your contract.

• Applying anywhere except the portal (emailed or WhatsApp CVs are not processed; the support desk says so explicitly)
• Missing the closing date; most adverts run for two weeks and vanish at midnight
• Not meeting the stated minimum marks (Maths 50%, Physical Science 50%, English 40% for learner programmes; Level 5 for the engineering degree bursary)
• Applying for a Grade 12 bursary advert as a current student, or vice versa; the 2027 intake has separate adverts for each
• An incomplete profile after the CV parser skipped a section
• Not quoting the reference number where the advert asks for it
• Failing the psychometric assessment or pre-employment medical after shortlisting

• Careers portal support: 010 140 3099 or the Help and FAQ form on the portal
• Crime Line (toll-free): 0800 11 27 22, or SMS 32211
• Customer services: 086 00 37566 (086 00 ESKOM)
• Head office: Megawatt Park, Maxwell Drive, Sunninghill, Sandton
• Eskom Academy of Learning: Dale Road, Halfway House, Midrand