Electrical Specialist – National LV Operations (Gauteng) at Teraco

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

• Responsible for ensuring the reliability, performance, safety, and compliance of all low-voltage electrical systems across Teraco’s national data-centre estate. The role provides technical leadership, analytical insight, and hands-on operational support to maintenance teams, site operations, and service providers, with a strong focus on risk reduction, data-driven decision-making, and continuous improvement.
• The position bridges engineering, operations, maintenance, and training, supporting the evolution from time-based preventative maintenance toward condition-based and insight-led electrical asset management, while maintaining strict compliance with SANS standards, OEM requirements, and Teraco engineering principles.

MAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB
Oversight of Maintenance

• Support the maintenance team in optimising national LV maintenance schedules to improve reliability, efficiency, and operational consistency.
• Analyse maintenance data with the maintenance team to identify systemic risks, recurring failures, efficiency improvement opportunities, and required corrective actions, ensuring follow-through and implementation.
• Participate in all major LV electrical maintenance activities to ensure appropriate scope and quality of work and coordinate with the GMR2.1 during MV maintenance interventions.
• Work with the Teraco maintenance department to advance the shift from preventative maintenance toward condition-based maintenance, leveraging data, monitoring, and system insights.
• Provide technical guidance to the Teraco maintenance department to ensure all electrical systems are maintained and tested in compliance with Teraco standards, international best practice, and OEM specifications

Load & Risk Management

Review load trends across all LV networks to identify early-warning indicators of:

• Overloaded LV supply networks
• Capacity constraints on UPS systems, STS units, and rectifiers
• Areas of concern, including abnormal losses or inefficiencies
• Support live-system load balancing, including UPS phase balancing, EC load verification, data validation, metering strategy alignment, and investigation of elevated neutral currents.
• Collaborate with site management and BMS teams to drive energy-efficiency improvements and optimise power quality across LV systems.
• Conduct detailed power quality analyses, including power factor, harmonic distortion, voltage dips/swells, and load imbalance evaluations.

Training, Mentorship & Knowledge Transfer

• Provide targeted training to site technicians on LV best practices (balancing, trip testing, fault finding, PF management), and work with the L&D Manager to design and deliver programmes that enhance electrical competency across the organisation.
• Develop operational guidelines, engineering notes, and technical references to support consistent and safe LV operations.
• Create, review, and refine LV electrical system simulation scenarios, ensuring all teams regularly complete emergency-response exercises and remain proficient in required response protocols.

LV Infrastructure Performance & Compliance

• Serve as the LV subject-matter expert in root-cause analyses relating to LV incidents, equipment trips, power quality disturbances, or component degradation; ensure corrective actions are tracked and national lessons learned are incorporated into scenario-based training.
• Ensure all LV assets comply with SANS standards and internal engineering requirements, providing guidance to maintain compliance across all sites.
• Perform regular LV equipment inspections to proactively identify and mitigate emerging issues.
• Review the availability and validity of CoCs in collaboration with the operations document controller, design team, and site management to ensure documentation accuracy and compliance.

Provide Technical Support to Operations

• Close the skills gap between service providers and Teraco Operations by critically evaluating service-provider recommendations, validating proposed repairs, and supporting technicians with complex fault investigations.
• Deliver specialist LV engineering support to all regional operations teams, ensuring consistent technical guidance across the national estate.
• Act as an expert user of Teraco’s Building Management Systems (including EBO and PME) to ensure maximum operational insight and value.
• Trend and analyse key operational parameters, including energy use, breaker operations, power factor, Total Harmonic Distortion, efficiency metrics, load imbalance, UPS losses, and alarm patterns.
• Collaborate with BMS teams and site management to develop meaningful dashboards and reporting tools that highlight performance trends and identify improvement opportunities for each facility.

Requirements
SKILLS REQUIREMENT

Technical Skills

Strong knowledge of:

• UPS systems
• Generators
• LV/MV switchgear and protection systems
• Power distribution and load management
• BMS/EPMS monitoring
• Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings and single-line diagrams.
• Competency in using electrical testing equipment (infrared cameras, power quality meters, insulation testers, etc.).

Behavioural Skills

• Strong attention to detail and safety-focused mindset.
• Ability to work under pressure in a high-availability environment.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and in cross-functional teams.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

Academic qualification of any of the below:

• N5 or T3 in Electrical Engineering 
• National Diploma or Degree in Electrical Engineering (Light Current or Heavy Current)
• Trade Test Electrician (Red Seal) or equivalent certification
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in electrical maintenance in mission-critical environments (data centre, industrial plant, or power systems)

Advantageous

• Experience in data centre environments.
• Experience on LV Schneider Masterpact Circuit Breakers and Micrologics
• Training in Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
• Familiarity with Uptime Institute standards, ISO 27001, ISO 9001, ISO 45001.
• Project management exposure.
• Registered with ECSA or able to register
• Holding Government Certificate of Competency