Solar PV Installation Electrician

You'll wire, fault-find and certify installations for the solar and backup power installer in Middelburg (MP). It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

Home base is a solar and backup power installer on the Middelburg (MP) side of Mpumalanga.

• Terminate armoured cable and fit glands on three-phase motor supplies
• Install and wire distribution boards, isolators and earth leakage units to SANS 10142-1
• Lock out and tag out circuits before any work on live equipment
• Replace faulty light fittings, plugs, geyser elements and thermostats
• Quote small jobs for clients and explain the fault in plain language

• Registered with the Department of Employment and Labour as an Installation Electrician or holding a Wireman's licence
• Electrical trade test certificate (Section 13 or 26D) through a QCTO-accredited centre
• Solid working knowledge of SANS 10142-1 and the Electrical Installation Regulations
• Clean criminal record, since you will work inside client homes
• Your own basic hand tools and a calibrated multimeter
• Comfortable working at heights on ladders and in roof spaces

• N3 electrical trade theory on top of your trade test
• Solar PV installation training and experience with hybrid inverters
• Master Installation Electrician registration for three-phase CoCs

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

• Many applicants forget to attach the trade test certificate itself. Recruiters often skip CVs that only mention it.
• List two or three recent jobs with sizes, like a 60-point house rewire or a 10 kVA inverter install. It shows your level quickly.