Solar PV Installation Electrician – Fixed-Term

You'll wire, fault-find and certify installations for the office park maintenance team in Gqeberha. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

Location: Gqeberha, Eastern Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Hours are mostly Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday in busy months.

• Supervise and teach an electrical assistant or apprentice on site
• Replace faulty light fittings, plugs, geyser elements and thermostats
• Quote small jobs for clients and explain the fault in plain language
• Fault-find tripping circuits with a multimeter, insulation tester and loop tester
• Lock out and tag out circuits before any work on live equipment

• Solid working knowledge of SANS 10142-1 and the Electrical Installation Regulations
• Clean criminal record, since you will work inside client homes
• 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

• Solar PV installation training and experience with hybrid inverters
• Working at Heights certificate still in date

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

• 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.