Senior Engineering Technician: Demand Side Management needed at Polokwane Local Municipality

Requirements:

• National (N/T/S) Diploma in Electrical Engineering (Heavy Current) or relevant equivalent NQF Level 6 qualification.
• ECSA registration as a Professional Engineering Technician will be added advantage.
• 5 years’ experience in metering and electricity tariff designs. Driver’s License Code B.

Duties:

• Ensure metering circuits are installed, commissioned and maintained Download metering data for analysis. Instruct subordinates of program and tariff changes to be implemented.
• Ensure inspections of metering circuits are performed according to the schedule. Generate, analyse, and report on the electricity balance to decrease distribution losses. 
• Identify reasons for deviations and advise on possible corrective measures by using data-mining and other techniques. Presenting the actual losses and segmentation of customers in a format that is easily usable for reporting.
• In collaboration with the Engineering Technician: Renewable Energy, design, draft, obtain approvals, and implement projects for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
• Investigate and recommend energy saving models by implementing streetlight retrofits, roof PV, solar farm, solar water geysers etc. installations for municipal buildings to reduce losses. Compile and timely submit NERSA compliant Cost of Supply study for approval. Design and continuously revise electricity tariffs that meet NERSAguidelines to ensure competitiveness and sustainability