Solar PV Installation Electrician

You'll wire, fault-find and certify installations for the solar and backup power installer in Coega. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

You'll be based at a solar and backup power installer in Coega. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. You'll start with a short induction before working on your own.

• Complete job cards, material lists and test reports at the end of each job
• Terminate armoured cable and fit glands on three-phase motor supplies
• Run conduit, trunking and cable tray on new builds and renovations
• Replace faulty light fittings, plugs, geyser elements and thermostats
• Install inverters, battery banks and changeover switches for backup power clients
• Quote small jobs for clients and explain the fault in plain language
• Lock out and tag out circuits before any work on live equipment

• Clean criminal record, since you will work inside client homes
• Comfortable working at heights on ladders and in roof spaces
• At least 3 years working as a qualified electrician after your trade test
• Registered with the Department of Employment and Labour as an Installation Electrician or holding a Wireman's licence
• Your own basic hand tools and a calibrated multimeter
• Solid working knowledge of SANS 10142-1 and the Electrical Installation Regulations

• Solar PV installation training and experience with hybrid inverters
• Master Installation Electrician registration for three-phase CoCs
• Working at Heights certificate still in date

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

• If you have issued CoCs before, say how many and for what type of property.
• Put your registration category (IE, MIE or single-phase tester) and registration number right under your name on the CV.