Solar PV Installation Electrician

This is hands-on electrical work in Cape Town CBD: new installs, repairs and CoCs that pass the first time. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

This post is in Cape Town CBD (Western Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Run conduit, trunking and cable tray on new builds and renovations
• Terminate armoured cable and fit glands on three-phase motor supplies
• Complete job cards, material lists and test reports at the end of each job
• Test installations and issue Certificates of Compliance where your registration allows
• Lock out and tag out circuits before any work on live equipment
• Fault-find tripping circuits with a multimeter, insulation tester and loop tester

• Registered with the Department of Employment and Labour as an Installation Electrician or holding a Wireman's licence
• At least 3 years working as a qualified electrician after your trade test
• Solid working knowledge of SANS 10142-1 and the Electrical Installation Regulations
• Your own basic hand tools and a calibrated multimeter
• Electrical trade test certificate (Section 13 or 26D) through a QCTO-accredited centre

• Standby allowance when you are on the after-hours roster
• Provident fund and group risk cover after probation
• Overtime paid at time-and-a-half on weekends
• Company-issued test instruments, calibrated every year

• If you have issued CoCs before, say how many and for what type of property.
• Many applicants forget to attach the trade test certificate itself. Recruiters often skip CVs that only mention it.