Chief Electrician, D2, Nvc062/25gs

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**Chief Electrician, D2**

**Seriti, New Vaal Colliery, Free State**

**Internal & External**

**Ref no**:NVC062/25GS**

**Closing date**:03 July 2025**

**The role**:
The role is responsible for providing assistance to Section Engineers in electrical governance and compliance with all electrical reticulations and equipment at the operation.

**Responsibilities will include but not limited to**:

- Establish and maintain safe work practices and a safe working environment by ensuring that legal requirements and group working standards and policies related to Electrical Engineering are developed, communicated and implemented on the operations and projects
- Ensure that the operation’s electrical Code of Practice (COP) is developed and updated, and comply with Seriti requirements.
- Develop, manage and maintain an electrical drawing database for the operation.
- Check, communicate and ensure electrical legal compliance.
- Perform oversight inspections and audits on electrical equipment to ensure compliance and ensure proper maintenance are completed.
- Communicate and rollout Seriti standards and specifications, as well as operation’s procedures to the relevant electrical sections.
- Enforce mandatory electrical standards and procedures and check compliance.
- Ensure that isolation and lockout procedures are in place and up-to-date, and complied to.
- Establish and execute a standardized process for addressing compliance issues at operations by making available all the required documentation for the section engineers to be able to make informed decisions
- Confirm all reticulation modifications and/or changes for discrimination and load flow results.
- Custodian of the protection setting and approve any changes made to relay trip settings.
- Conduct compliance audits in line with legislation, standards and best practices when required and identify possible equipment failures and identify root causes
- Provide technical advice and input to the operations and new projects with regards to Electrical Engineering
- Keep abreast of new technologies and developments in Electrical Engineering
- Effective project management of Electrical Engineering projects and Asset Optimisation initiatives ensuring best practice research and knowledge sharing
- Financial Budgeting & Management
- Actively participate in the Seriti Electrical User Group and Energy Management and Efficiency forums

**Requirements**:

- Electrical Engineering Degree **or** National Diploma **or** Electrical National N4 certificate
- Recognized Electrical Trade Test certificate
- Minimum 5 years’ experience as Engineering Foreman/General Engineering Supervisor (2.9.2. appointee)
- Extensive technical experience in Low Voltage, Medium Voltage and High Voltage equipment and infrastructure
- In depth electrical experience and concepts
- Safety & Risk Management courses
- Knowledge of relevant legislation including the Mine Health and Safety Act
- Abreast of the latest technological developments, standards, designs and specifications in Electrical Engineering
- Basic understanding of other Engineering disciplines, i.e. mechanical, and civil engineering
- Knowledge of electrical equipment and systems used in the mining industry
- Understanding of prevention techniques relating to flame proofing
- Experience dealing with third parties (e.g. contractors, consultants, etc.).
- Knowledge and understanding on the use of electrical software’s such as ETAP, Visio
- Computer Literacy: MS Office and SAP
- Valid driver’s license
- In possession or able to obtain a valid Certificate of Fitness

**Advantageous**:

- Experience in Opencast Coal Mining Operations
- Working knowledge of Seriti engineering policies, procedures, standards and guidelines
- Member of the South African Collieries Engineering Association
- Management Development, Coaching & Mentoring, C-MIRM, Leadership Development and Asset Management programmes/courses

**Please note**:

- Appointments will be made in line with Employment Equity targets
- All applicants are thanked for their interest
- Applications which have not been responded to within 30 days of closing date should be regarded as unsuccessful