Hv Inspector at eThekwini Municipality

Special Conditions:

• Hours of work: 40 Hour-5 Day week.
• Protective Clothing as per PPE.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be physically capable of carrying out the duties of the post.
• This post reports to CHIEF TECHNOLOGIST (HV CABLES)

Job Purpose:

• Performs testing, safety and maintenance inspections to identify hazardous conditions, noncompliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act (1993) and compliance with proper operational standards.

Key Responsibility Areas:

• Inspects medium and high voltage equipment, monitors pressure alarms and undertakes tests necessary to determine maintenance requirements on medium and high voltage equipment.
• Creates necessary maintenance request forms and timeously submits relevant paperwork preceding, during and on completion of work tasks.
• Provides dimensioned sketches for the manufacture of specialised equipment.
• Performs maintenance functions by labelling live medium and high voltage equipment and associated plant.
• Undertakes high and medium voltage switching operations on occasions (including isolating, testing, earthing and issuing of work permits).
• Performs estimation functions by examining construction drawings and assessing site conditions.
• Performs safety functions by attending sites to instruct and ensure compliance by others with eThekwini Electricity requirements and Statutory Regulations in respect of work close to medium and high voltage equipment.

Competencies:

• Managing Work
• Quality Orientation
• Work Place Safety
• Discipline Specific Skills
• Interpersonal Relationships
• Communication
• Action Orientation
• Resilience
• Impact and Influence

Essential Requirements:

• Must be a qualified Electrician who has served an apprenticeship recognized by the Department of Labour or be a qualified Electrician with a Trade Test Certificate recognized by the Department of Employment and Labour.
• Must be in possession of a NTC2 or NCV3 certificate in Electrical Engineering registered with the Department of Education.
• 3 Years relevant experience in the electricity transmission and distribution industry.

Preferred Requirements:

• Diploma (NQF Level 6) in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 4 years relevant experience in the Electricity Transmission and Distribution industry.

Closing Date

• 2025/09/19