Senior Installation Electrician Engineer

Key responsibilities

- Plan, prepare for, manage, and execute activities pertaining
to Installations and Preventative Maintenance on the solar
plant assuring all HSE procedures are followed, activities
include but are not limited to:
a. Substation maintenance as per annual maintenance
schedule
b. E-House maintenance as per annual maintenance
schedule
c. General Junction Box (GJB) maintenance as per annual
maintenance schedule
d. Array Junction Box (AJB) maintenance as per annual
maintenance schedule
e. Reverse Osmoses (RO) plant (Water filter system)
maintenance as per maintenance schedule
f. Infrared Red scans of panels, AJBs, GJBs, transformers
and inverters
g. Inspections as scheduled on substation, E-House, GJBs,
AJBs and RO plant
h. Inspect, test, diagnose and maintain CCTV system
- Plan, prepare for, manage, and execute activities and
execute pertaining to Corrective
- Maintenance on the solar plant assuring all HSE procedures
are followed, activities include but are not limited to:
a. Respond to all alarms triggered on the solar plant
b. Resolve all trips on the solar plant as soon as possible
- c. Attend to all breakdowns, do fault finding/root cause
analysis and resolve, fix or replace faulty equipment with
minimal energy loss
d. Diagnose and replace PV panels

e. Diagnose, test, repair and/or replace cables, cable inter-
connections, PV junction/string boxes, connectors, and

fuses in PV systems
f. Diagnose, test, repair and/or replace transformers
g. Diagnose, test repair and/or replace HV yard equipment

h. Diagnose, repair and/or replace switchgear and control
gear in PV systems
- Maintain solar/diesel Hybrid system, including batteries
- Apply root cause analysis techniques on all major and
reoccurring faults
- Investigate technical failures and prepare a formal technical
report
- Generate Work Order (WO) requests for onsite intervention
in CMMS/ERP system
- Enforce HSE compliance with contractors
- Work with Power Engineer on Plant optimization (reliability
and future CAPEX projects)
- Perform standby duties
- Train/mentor interns
- Interact with Eskom Control as required
- Prepare Requests for Quotes as needed
- Record keeping and management of spare part movements
- Report significant events to Plant Manager and Power
Engineer
- Any other duties, as assigned by the Plant Manager, in line
with the role
Personal
- Very hardworking
- Reliable
- Dynamic professional with great values and integrity
- Team player that believes in constant and ongoing
communication
- Very detailed in his approach

Knowledge Competencies

- Able to troubleshoot and analyze data including following
various types of process charts, schematics, and single line
diagrams
- Have a good understanding and percept the on of an
integrated system and how to apply effective fault-finding
techniques in such a system.
- Very good written and oral communication skills
- Well-organized and responsive in all communications
including clear, concise e-mails, adept at writing technical
reports and policies

- Good team player; able to balance team and individual
responsibilities
- Able to communicate effectively, orally and in writing
- Able to manage stress and high-pressure situation
- Able to handle multiple projects, prioritize work and work
effectively under limited supervision

Experience
- 15 plus years of experience as an Electrician
- 5 years of Alternative energy/renewable energy experience
- Managing electrical installation teams
- 5 years of experience on Mining Sites/projects
Qualifications
Minimum of an N3 (or NQF equivalent) with electrical subjects;
N6 or ND) or NQF equivalent) is preferred
- Red Seal qualification preferred
- Minimum 2 years’ utility experience in power plant or
industry experience is desired
- Working knowledge of PV plants is an advantage
- Experience in switching LV, MV and HV systems
- Experience with lock-out tag-out procedures
- Working knowledge of power system protection
- Able to read and interpret single line diagrams and
schematics
- Demonstrated experience in the maintenance of LV and 22kV
cable, DC cable systems including fault location and
diagnostics is an advantage
- Cable jointing qualifications and experience is an advantage
- SCADA: able to analyse data, investigate and report on
trends
- SCADA systems: knowledge of/experience in T3000 SCADA
and Ellipse experience would be advantageous
- General ERP/CMMS experience
- Excellent MS Office experience
- Code B driver’s license required with no previous judgements
- Simotion and Sinamics experience is an added advantage
- PLC troubleshooting and maintenance is an added advantage