SENIOR ELECTRICIAN X2

Breede Valley Municipality; De Doorns; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Breede Valley Municipality in De Doorns seeks an experienced supervisor for HV/MV electrical networks. You will coordinate setup, oversee work in progress and ensure timely completion of specialist tasks.

Responsibilities include fault diagnosis, high/medium voltage work, supervising staff and contractors, enforcing safety standards and maintaining records of road works and vehicle usage.

Qualifications

• Experience with HV/MV electrical networks and associated equipment.
• Ability to supervise staff and contractors on site.
• Strong knowledge of safety regulations and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate set-up, work in progress and completion of specialist HV/MV tasks.
• Conduct tests and fault finding on HV/MV and LV systems.
• Lead and guide personnel, supervise contractors and EPWP workers.
• Ensure planned, preventive and emergency maintenance complies with standards.
• Maintain vehicles and document kilometres and activities.

Skills

Electrical systems

HV/MV

Staff supervision

Safety compliance

Maintenance planning

Job description

Job Purpose: Co-ordinates and controls the set-up, work in progress and completion of specialized tasks activities associated with HV/MV electrical network contributing to the accomplishment of departmental objectives.

Duties

• Providing guidelines and specific instructions to personnel with respect to the preparation of work site for major/ minor works and/ or setting up of traffic signage.
• Perform activities and sequences associated with maintaining the functionality HV/MV (Primary Function) and LV (Secondary Function) electrical reticulation systems.
• Construct and install new or upgrade existing electrical networks including cables, transmission lines, substations, transformers, distribution and metering panels and service connections.
• Conducting tests to diagnose and determine the nature of the fault and communicating with the immediate superior on the possibility of re-routing supply during major disruption/ repair work.
• Performs specialized tasks such as high voltage cable fault finding, termination and jointing, line stringing and tensioning, high voltage switchgear and transformer maintenance.
• Ensure proper and efficient planned, preventative and emergency maintenance in accordance with the specifications and in compliance with the relevant safety legislation.
• Marking routes for the running in and laying of cables and positioning of supporting structures (poles) and providing guidance to personnel on specific activities (e.g., cleaning of conductors, binding and strapping, stripping of individual conductors.).
• Jointing and termination of medium voltage cable, line stringing and tensioning, medium voltage switchgear.
• Engaging controls to operate mechanisms (cherry picker / mounted cranes) to facilitate specific sequences (hoisting, overhead repairs, etc).
• Monitoring attendance/conduct and output and addressing deviations from agreed performance indicators through meetings/counselling and/or other approved methods designed to improve and motivate personnel.
• Leading and guiding staff.
• Maintaining staff discipline and dealing with disciplinary and grievance interventions timeously, fairly and in terms of established policies and procedures.
• Supervise contractors and temporary employees (EPWP) whilst executing duties.
• Referring to work schedules and registers to correct deviations in entries raised during processing.
• Ensure a well-maintained designated vehicle and the accurate capturing of kilometres in accordance with the laid down Procedures, Policies and guidelines.
• Adheres to technical standards and safety legislation by complying with procedures, policies instructions and guidelines.
• Carry our safety inspections as required by immediate superior.