Requirements

• National Diploma in Electrical Engineering.
• 3 to 5 years relevant experience in an electricity distribution system or public lighting environment, with exposure to a wide range of technologies.
• Good project management skills.
• Sound knowledge of safety legislation and practice.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Problem solving skills.
• A high degree of computer literacy.
• Driver’s license: Code B.
• Special conditions may include:
• Required to work in all weather conditions.
• Required to work outside normal working hours as demanded by the exigencies of the service.
• Required to use own transport for which an appropriate transport allowance will be payable.

Key Performance Areas

• KPA weighting will be adjusted to meet the requirements of the division (SIP, PI, PLD or SCP) where the successful candidate is placed.
• Planning, designing and implementing network extensions and public lighting infrastructure in response to customer power supply and lighting applications (SCP, SIP, PI, and PLD).
• Facilitating the establishment of residential and electrification projects (SCP, SIP, PLD).
• Facilitating the regulation of new or upgraded embedded generation installations (SCP, SIP).
• Assists in planning, designing and implementing the short to medium term development of the electricity distribution system (SIP, PI, PLD, SCP).
• Utilising specialised as well as mainstream computer software, e.g. to perform power system analysis studies, lighting designs and project management functions (SIP, PI, PLD, SCP).