Senior Electrician

SUMMARY:
Senior Electrician
We are recruiting a Senior Electrician for our client, a specialist metering and utilities services provider operating nationally across South Africa. This Cape Town-based, hands-on role is ideal for an experienced electrician who will take ownership of prepaid electricity metering operations across multiple sites. The successful candidate will act as the technical authority, managing complex installations, ensuring compliance, resolving faults, and establishing technical standards and processes.

POSITION INFO:
Minimum Requirements:

• Qualified Electrician (Trade Tested).
• Essential: Wireman’s License.
• Minimum of 5 years’ electrical experience.
• Strong practical experience with prepaid electricity metering systems.
• Proven exposure to single-phase and three-phase meters, CT-connected metering, meter upgrades, and conversions.
• Demonstrated experience in advanced fault finding and troubleshooting.
• Advanced understanding of prepaid electricity metering systems and technologies.
• Ability to interpret wiring diagrams, metering schematics, and electrical layouts.
• Strong fault diagnosis and root-cause analysis skills.
• Comfortable using mobile applications, handheld devices, or online portals for reporting and documentation.

• Take full ownership of prepaid meter installations, upgrades, replacements, and commissioning activities.
• Install, configure, and commission single-phase, three-phase, and CT-connected prepaid meters.
• Convert existing credit meters to prepaid meters where required.
• Perform detailed testing, including polarity checks, phase rotation, load testing, vending verification, and token acceptance tests.
• Ensure correct wiring, sealing, phase balancing, and effective tamper prevention on all installations.
• Diagnose and resolve complex metering faults, wiring defects, tampering incidents, and communication failures.
• Attend escalated call-outs and high-risk or sensitive sites as required.
• Oversee smart meter installations, including communication setup such as GPRS or PLC where applicable.
• Rectify unsafe, non-compliant, or legacy installations in line with regulatory standards.
• Ensure all work complies with SANS standards, municipal requirements, and utility regulations.
• Enforce health and safety standards across all sites.
• Develop, implement, and maintain internal technical standards, procedures, and installation checklists.
• Establish and continuously improve installation, commissioning, and maintenance processes.
• Complete and maintain accurate technical documentation, including job cards, test results, meter numbers, seals, photographs, and customer sign-offs.
• Maintain technical records for auditing, reporting, and dispute resolution purposes.
• Act as technical lead for junior electricians, installers, and subcontractors.
• Train, mentor, and support team members on installation quality, safety practices, and fault-finding techniques.
• Review and sign off work completed by junior staff or subcontractors.
• Interface professionally with body corporates, landlords, property managers, and developers.
• Explain prepaid metering operation, limitations, and basic troubleshooting to clients when required.
• Manage technical stock, including meters, CTs, seals, and installation materials.
• Ensure tools and equipment are maintained, calibrated, and secured.
• Report technical variances, stock discrepancies, damages, or losses to management.
• Provide technical input and support to operations, sales, and management teams as needed.