Solar PV Installation Electrician

You'll wire, fault-find and certify installations for the solar and backup power installer in Durban Central. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

This post is Durban Central-based, with most of your time spent at a solar and backup power installer. Hours are mostly Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday in busy months.

• Install and wire distribution boards, isolators and earth leakage units to SANS 10142-1
• Test installations and issue Certificates of Compliance where your registration allows
• Supervise and teach an electrical assistant or apprentice on site
• 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

• Clean criminal record, since you will work inside client homes
• Valid Code 08 driver's licence
• 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

• Working at Heights certificate still in date
• Master Installation Electrician registration for three-phase CoCs

• Company-issued test instruments, calibrated every year
• Overtime paid at time-and-a-half on weekends
• Company bakkie for call-outs and travel between sites
• Provident fund and group risk cover after probation

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