Solar PV Installation Electrician

Got your trade test and a steady hand on a DB board? This residential electrical contractor in Newcastle needs you on the tools. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

Location: Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Complete job cards, material lists and test reports at the end of each job
• Supervise and teach an electrical assistant or apprentice on site
• Terminate armoured cable and fit glands on three-phase motor supplies
• Fault-find tripping circuits with a multimeter, insulation tester and loop tester
• Quote small jobs for clients and explain the fault in plain language
• Read electrical layouts and mark out point positions before chasing walls
• Lock out and tag out circuits before any work on live equipment

• Solid working knowledge of SANS 10142-1 and the Electrical Installation Regulations
• Valid Code 08 driver's licence
• Clean criminal record, since you will work inside client homes
• Electrical trade test certificate (Section 13 or 26D) through a QCTO-accredited centre
• 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
• PLC and motor control experience from a factory setting

• Company bakkie for call-outs and travel between sites
• Overtime paid at time-and-a-half on weekends
• Company-issued test instruments, calibrated every year

• 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.
• If you have issued CoCs before, say how many and for what type of property.