Qualifications and requirements

• BSc (Hons) Electrical / Electronics Engineering
• Eng will be an added advantage
• Minimum 8 years’ experience in rollout of electricity smart metering solutions including the support infrastructure and integration with municipal financial systems and smart metering control centre
• Knowledge of the electricity distribution industry
• ICT and systems engineering knowledge
• Knowledge in Project Management Systems, processes and techniques
• Knowledge of electrical South African engineering standards, good practices, policy and regulations.
• BSc (Hons) Electrical/Electronics/Information Engineering
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in electricity smart meter rollout within municipal distribution environment
• Knowledge of the electricity distribution industry
• ICT and systems engineering knowledge
• Knowledge in Project Management (PMI)
• Knowledge of electrical South African engineering standards, good practices, policy and regulations.

Job Requirements (Technical)

• Experience working with Municipalities and understanding of municipal energy system environment (Electricity infrastructure, systems and processes).
• Experience in managing large engineering projects
• Have an understanding of back-office development, setup, operations, communications and control protocols technologies.
• Have strong computer skills, using appropriate electrical modelling software applications, mastery of all applications of the MS Office Suite package.

Responsibilities

The roles and responsibilities of the utility engineer will include:

• Coordination and management of electrical and engineering project related activities and day to day operations of the PMU.
• Responsible for the overall coordination and delivery of all aspects of the Project.
• Development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and reporting templates in compliance with the NT requirements
• Review of technical/engineering plans for the implementation of the project
• Review OHS plans and safety reports by service providers during project implementation
• Provide technical expertise to internal teams and NT
• Review plans and strategies for future infrastructure support and requirements
• Responsible for review of all substantive technical, performance and financial reports from service providers