Electrical Technician at RBIDZ Special Economic Zone

Description

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Planning, organising, leading, and controlling activities to ensure functional objectives are met or exceeded withing the unit.
• Adhering to effective communication within department.
• Embracing the values of RBIDZ to ensure effective and productive performance.
• Adhering to relevant policies and procedures.

Perform essential functions related to projects by: 

• Assuring the inherent safety and integrity of project design, analyses, investigations, due-diligence, and technical deliverables through the application of sound engineering and technical principles, data and information management, standards, reviews systems and controls.
• Ensuring that engineering and design work complies with regulatory, licenses and permits, industry standard and customer engineering and technical requirements. Ensure appropriate codes and standards are specified for the intended application and in compliance with relevant supply authority.
• Being responsible for the project management of the design of all phases of a project or study and execution programming of the project/study.
• Confirming that engineering and design risks are identified, analysed, evaluated, resolved and communicated.
• Ensuring that design changes, technical decisions, deviations and concessions are managed according to project-defined processes and approvals and their impact assessed prior to implementation.
• Ensuring that the engineering and design deliverables are defined, planned, monitored and controlled throughout all pertinent project life-cycle stages.
• Ensuring that technical problems and issues are resolved within agreed timeframes, including technical site queries, non-conformances and preventative actions.
• Manage finance, risk & compliance
• Ensure quality control to ensure deliverables by contractors
• Assist in selecting and evaluating suppliers where necessary
• Report on contracts and performance when required
• Negotiate with contractors where necessary
• Verify invoices
• Ensure quality service from Service providers and
• Prepare monthly performance and progress report

Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Grade 12 / Matric / National Technical Certificate Level 4 (Mandatory)
• National Diploma in Electrical Engineering - Heavy Current (Mandatory)
• Degree/ B-Tech in Electrical Engineering- Heavy Current (advantageous)
• 3 years operational experience in Electrical Engineering - Light to Heavy Industrial Developments (Mandatory)
• Pass a proficiency test set by the department to prove sufficient knowledge of electrical engineering fundamentals (Mandatory)
• Eligible for registration as a Professional Engineering Technician (ECSA) within a period of six months from date of appointment
• Valid driver’s license

KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge of relevant legislation e.g. Engineering, Safety, OHS.
• Knowledge of establishment of all aspects of Low Voltage, Medium Voltage and High Voltage electrical engineering infrastructure from design, implementation, project management to commissioning, including crafting of terms of references for maintenance contracts and managing them.
• Various forms of contracts

SKILLS/ COMPETENCIES

• Asset-creation skills
• Analytical skills
• Design skills
• Planning and Organising skills
• Construction Management skills
• Project Management skills (full project life cycle)
• Reporting skills
• Financial Management skills
• Decision-making skills
• Building relationships and partnerships
• Interpersonal skills
• Communication skills
• Diagnostic skills
• Conflict handling skills
• Business Acumen