Solar PV Installation Electrician

Got your trade test and a steady hand on a DB board? This office park maintenance team in Pretoria West needs you on the tools. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

The work is in Pretoria West, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Hours are mostly Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday in busy months.

• Terminate armoured cable and fit glands on three-phase motor supplies
• Read electrical layouts and mark out point positions before chasing walls
• Quote small jobs for clients and explain the fault in plain language
• Replace faulty light fittings, plugs, geyser elements and thermostats
• Test installations and issue Certificates of Compliance where your registration allows
• Install inverters, battery banks and changeover switches for backup power clients

• Solid working knowledge of SANS 10142-1 and the Electrical Installation Regulations
• Comfortable working at heights on ladders and in roof spaces
• Your own basic hand tools and a calibrated multimeter
• 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

• Company-issued test instruments, calibrated every year
• 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

• 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.
• Put your registration category (IE, MIE or single-phase tester) and registration number right under your name on the CV.