Solar PV Installation Electrician

Got your trade test and a steady hand on a DB board? This facilities management company in Rustenburg needs you on the tools. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

This post is Rustenburg-based, with most of your time spent at a facilities management company. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Read electrical layouts and mark out point positions before chasing walls
• Fault-find tripping circuits with a multimeter, insulation tester and loop tester
• Replace faulty light fittings, plugs, geyser elements and thermostats
• Install inverters, battery banks and changeover switches for backup power clients
• 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
• Quote small jobs for clients and explain the fault in plain language

• Solid working knowledge of SANS 10142-1 and the Electrical Installation Regulations
• Valid Code 08 driver's licence
• Electrical trade test certificate (Section 13 or 26D) through a QCTO-accredited centre
• Registered with the Department of Employment and Labour as an Installation Electrician or holding a Wireman's licence
• Your own basic hand tools and a calibrated multimeter
• Comfortable working at heights on ladders and in roof spaces

• PLC and motor control experience from a factory setting
• Working at Heights certificate still in date

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

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