Electrician (Permanent Position) X5 at Ngwathe Local Municipality

REMUNERATION:

• R 344 445.02 Per Annum (Post Level Seven (7) plus benefits as prescribed by collective agreements of local Authorities)

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Grade 12/ Senior Certificate.
• Recognised Manpower Trade test in electrical.
• Qualification in electrical engineering or an equivalent NQF electrical engineering qualification.
• Statutory/regulated certification specific to vocation (if applicable).
• Computer Literate (MSWord & Excel).
• Code EB (08) driver's license (PDP added advantage).
• Knowledge and understanding of pre-paid electrical metering system.
• Knowledge and understanding of financial calculations, statistics, etc.
• Knowledge and understanding of identifying faults (physically).
• Knowledge and understanding of reading bulk meters (physically and electronically).

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

The successful candidate will be responsible to:

Investigate and check electrical consumption to ensure correct usage and correct faulty accounts based on outcome of investigations, including but not limited to:

• Bulk Meters.
• Commercial Electricity.
• Household Electricity.

Responsible for the supervision and monitoring of the pre-payment metering system:

• Maintain services in the absence of the general workers.
• Investigate and identify possible illegal usage of electricity.
• Program bulk meters.
• Program prepaid meters.

Revenue Collection:

• Read bulk meters on a monthly basis (by the first of each month) and prepare accounts for Financial Services.
• Performing financial calculation based on the information received.

Performs electrical engineering duties that require exercise of judgment and application of standard engineering principles and practices:

• Works from instructions, drawings, proposals and specifications.
• Prepares specifications and documents in accordance with requirements.
• Investigates technical problems and establish procedures and corrective actions to avoid recurrences.
• Identify and resolve software and potential hardware problems