Electrical Protection Specialist

Purpose

The Electrical Protection Specialist will maintain, develop, and provide a specialized service in respect of medium and low voltage electrical systems, specific protection relay settings, fault calculations and load flow studies.

Minimum requirements

• B Tech or National Diploma (N6 or S4) in Electrical engineering.
• ECSA registration (advantageous).
• Accreted advanced Protection Courses.
• Advanced abilities in the use of ETAP.
• Valid Driver’s License.
• 5 years post qualifying experience (in electrical protection) within a medium voltage environment.
• Sound knowledge of testing of Relays, breakers, and transformers.
• Performing of plant audits.

Main duties

• Conducting annual reliability audits, tests (secondary and primary injections) on medium voltage equipment, protection, and metering relays.
• Recommending cost-effective upgrades and replacement of protection and metering relays.
• Planning, controlling, and supporting Contractors toward ensuring task execution.
• Ensuring all electrical equipment on the network is functional, protected, and reliable.
• Providing after-hours / standby maintenance support.
• Researching, developing and improving existing methods, technology, and equipment.
• Implementing change where required.
• Investigating and reporting on MV protection trips, quality of electrical supply or metering queries.
• Providing quality technical protection-related support service to plants and projects.
• Maintaining and improving safety, health and environmental standards and practices.
• Perform fair and reasonable tasks related to the job and working environment, at the discretion of the Engineer.
• Compiling reports on the status and condition of assets.
• Completing related administration, do SAP notifications and maintain database.
• Maintaining technical specifications, diagrams, operating procedures, training manuals, etc.
• Order equipment, report needs and operate within set financial parameters.