Solar PV Installation Electrician

Got your trade test and a steady hand on a DB board? This solar and backup power installer in White River needs you on the tools. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

You'll be based at a solar and backup power installer in White River. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Test installations and issue Certificates of Compliance where your registration allows
• Fault-find tripping circuits with a multimeter, insulation tester and loop tester
• Install and wire distribution boards, isolators and earth leakage units to SANS 10142-1
• Quote small jobs for clients and explain the fault in plain language
• Terminate armoured cable and fit glands on three-phase motor supplies
• Lock out and tag out circuits before any work on live equipment
• Read electrical layouts and mark out point positions before chasing walls

• Valid Code 08 driver's licence
• Your own basic hand tools and a calibrated multimeter
• Solid working knowledge of SANS 10142-1 and the Electrical Installation Regulations
• At least 3 years working as a qualified electrician after your trade test
• Clean criminal record, since you will work inside client homes

• Master Installation Electrician registration for three-phase CoCs
• PLC and motor control experience from a factory setting

• Standby allowance when you are on the after-hours roster
• 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

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