Installation Electrician

4 months ago


Claremont, South Africa Job Crystal Full time

We are currently looking for an **Installation Electrician** to assist our team with providing services to our customers in Cape Town and the surrounding areas.

This is a wonderful opportunity to join a dynamic, expanding company that has a strong commitment to offering first-rate service.

**Specific duties include, but is not limited to**:

- Assist with metering installations, faults and replacements
- Investigate, report and resolve metering irregularities
- Metering hierarchy verification and creating and updating SLD
- Contacting, meeting and resolving issues and projects with local supply authority
- Compiling proposal and costing for electrical projects and systems
- Energy management - investigation, reporting, solutions and proposals
- Support other operational staff.
- Installing of electricity logger
- Monitor system alerts and respond to any issue.
- Assist with UPS, backup power and solar installations
- Transformer and substation monthly inspection and reporting.
- Attend and assist with emergency electrical and generator breakdowns
- Managing subcontractors which includes obtaining quotes, checking and comparing quotes, quality control, work is scheduled and completed in a timeously fashion
- Project management
- Assist and provide technical electrical support to all entities including Retirement villages, Internet service department, camera surveillance and Managing agent department.
- Researching and staying up to date with new technology and practises
- Working on online prepaid vending system - training will be provided
- Assisting with BMS and general queries and problems

**Requirements**:
**Qualifications**:

- N6 Electrical Engineering qualification
- Installation Electrician Certification is advantageous

**Experience and Knowledge**:

- Proven experience as an installation electrician
- Good at adhering to strict safety guidelines and cognizant of safety risks

**Skills and Attributes**
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
- Proven organisational and administration skills
- Able to perform under pressure
- Able to work well within a team and individually
- Deadline driven
- Availability to travel regularly to different sites

**Specific Requirements**
- Wireman’s licence is essential
- Metering knowledge
- Generator wiring (AVR,Controllers,starters,alternators)
- Fault finding
- Infrared testing
- Solid and positive references
- Clear health record
- Clear credit record
- No criminal record
- Vaccinated against covid-19 or prepared to be vaccinated prior to commencing job

**Salary**: R480,000.00 - R520,000.00 per year

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Claremont, Western Cape: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- Certificate (preferred)