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Job title : Technician-Utility Metering and Energy Management
Job Location : North West, Potchefstroom
Deadline : August 04, 2024
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Job description
Energy Metering and control to ensure Energy Efficiency
- Ensure all facilities are metered to enable them to operate energy efficiently.
- Partake in all projects to enable the energy designs are effective and efficient, include the required meters in the projects as well.
- Expand on metering points and energy efficiency in all buildings.
- Verify data is available for the control systems to functional as required.
- Monitor all data from the energy meters are collected and stored in the NWU databases
Energy data and integrity
- Verify data availability and integrity to allow for optimal use and reporting.
- Data verification and evaluation on RCS reports for accurate meter readings on all three campuses.
- Verification of usage against supplier accounts.
- Weekly meetings and reports to monitor and ensure uptime for all metering and communications units on the three campuses.
Monitoring and verification of energy usage
- Monthly verification reports for accounts R100k and identified anomalies within 7 working days of receiving accounts.
- Reporting about utility consumption and energy usage.
- Reporting enabling cost recoveries issued monthly as required.
- Manage NWU Municipality electrical and water meters.
- Flag redundant municipality points and manage the process of closing the accounts.
Utility Accounts, Verifications and Budgets
- Support Utility Accounts Admin. Assist with account budget process.
- Ensure recon and verification process is running smoothly Compare accounts vs metering data for verification purposes monthly.
- Compile verification reports on time with all payment sheets.
- Liaise with stakeholders about chargeback enquiries, account queries and payments with the help of the Utility Administrator.
- Assist with monthly feedback to relevant stakeholders about variances in utility consumption with the help of the Utility Administrator.
- Budget for Energy consumption in usage and financial implication.
- Reduce multiple municipal accounts where utilities can be supplied internally.
KEY FUNCTIONAL/ TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:
- Extensive knowledge in Energy consumption and metering
- Computer skill to use Energy measuring, reporting and control systems
- Computer Literacy: SQL databases, Energy measurement systems, MS suites to enable reporting on usage
- Ability to compile, budgets, measure actual expenditure and report
KEY BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:
- Enthusiastic team player with positive social & interpersonal skills.
- Communicate with internal and external stake holders
- Able to operate with minimum supervision
- Control-orientated person
Minimum requirements
- A post-matric qualification in Electricity/System Integration.
- A minimum of 5 years’ experience in project management (Construction or Electrical).
- A minimum of 5 years’ technical experience related to the field of energy (electrical and water) consumption.
- A minimum of 5 years’ experience in System Data Integration (data processing, verification, storage and maintenance).
- A minimum of 5 years’ experience of reporting on energy consumption via energy measuring systems.
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