District Engineer (Coastal): Electricity Distribution at Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality

Grade : TASK GRADE 16: R 846 279.13
Total Package: Total Package: R 1 351 577.00 per annum subject to certain conditions

Requirements

• National Diploma in Electrical Engineering and Registered with ECSA OR
• N6 in Electrical Engineering and passed an Electrical Trade test and registered as an Installation Electrician (Wireman’s licence)
• Computer literate
• Valid code B/EB drivers’ licence
• Five (5) years’ experience in an electrical distribution environment including two (2) years in a management post

Key Performance Areas

• Manages the planning of all electrical network operations and planned electrical outages and major electrical power failure
• Ensures that all electrical substation infrastructure, high voltage protection and metering conforms and complies with wiring legislation, regulations and wiring standards
• Manages and has oversight of all investigations into all incidents and accidents that relates to the electrical network
• Manages the implementation of all safety requirements in terms of the OHS act
• Manages all distribution and operational sections
• Manages the financial operational budgets and ensure proper controls are in place for expenditure

Core Competence

Managing work   

• Ensures that high priority work is accomplished within required timelines

Planning and organizing  

• Projects and forecasts short-, medium- and long-term needs for the operations falling under his/her control

Accountability and ethical conduct 

• Acts decisively against corrupt and dishonest conduct