Master Installation Electrician

  • Full Time
  • Permanent
  • Cape Town
  • Applications have closed

SFG Engineering

Job responsibilities:

Assist with Planning and Monitoring

  • Plans electrical secondary system additions or modifications.
  • Leads, guides, and/or trains other electricians in applicable procedures and techniques.
  • Interpreting blueprints and drawing rough sketches when required.
  • Reads, employs, and updates electrical panel schedules.
  • Drawing up preventative maintenance measures and explaining these to clients and other electricians.
  • Obtaining required permits, equipment, tools, and materials for projects.
  • Updating project records and preparing relevant documents and reports for clients.
  • Liaising with clients, vendors, and other electricians.
  • Mentoring and coaching for IE and Artisans on MIE level installations.
  • Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Issuing of Certificate of Compliance

  • Issuing of COC’s for single phase electrical installations including hazardous areas, as well as three phase installations along with test reports.
  • Provide protection for the following: Shock Current, Over Current, Fault Current, over voltage, Under Voltage, Excessive Temperatures, Electric Arcs.
  • Complying with health and safety regulations according to The Occupational Health and safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993) (OHS Act)

Performing Electrical Installations

  • Installs and monitors performance of installed electrical equipment for hazards, adjustments, or replacement.
  • Repairs, installs, replaces, and tests electrical circuits, equipment, and appliances using appropriate tools and testing instruments.
  • Ensures proper care in the use and maintenance of equipment and supplies; promotes continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices.
  • Installing, repairing, and servicing electrical systems.
  • May perform work of lower-level electricians.
  • Sourcing or fabricating replacement electrical components.
  • Testing and troubleshooting systems.

Performing an administrative function

  • Adheres to company policies
  • Monitors and follow up on requisitions until items are delivered
  • Ensure that the site instruction book is maintained
  • Administers day works, site instructions and variation orders
  • Maintains formal correspondence with clients and sub-contractors, i.e. E-mails.

 

Performing Quality Control onsite

  • Ensures that tasks are completed correctly and to specifications on the first attempt
  • Inspects all aspects of current work, tools and equipment for quality defects
  • Enforces the company quality policy by conducting audits to ensure that the project is executed to the highest quality standards.
  • Ensure that all artisans’ tools are calibrated and arrange for calibration with fleet department.

 

Assist with Managing Health & Safety on Site

  • Assist with ensuring good housekeeping on sites
  • Ensures that personal protective equipment is utilized and utilized correctly at all times
  • Conduct toolbox talks and communicate risk assessments and method statements to employees
  • Ensures compliance with safe working practices at all times in order to not to endanger the client, sub-contractors, public, staff and visitors.
  • Ensures safety documents are kept up-to-date in project files
  • Ensure all employees complies with company health & safety policies and procedures to ensure zero harm
  • Providing assistance during emergencies.

 

Specific Requirements/Additional information

  • Excellent computer skills and proficient in excel, word, outlook, access.
  • Relationship Building Skills
  • Excellent Interpersonal Skills
  • Strong Communication Skills in English (Verbal, Non-verbal & Written)
  • Strong Administration Skills
  • Influencing Skills
  • Observation Skills
  • Negotiating Skills
  • Conflict Management Skills
  • Time Management
  • Organizing and planning
  • A demonstrated commitment to high professional ethical standards in a diverse workplace.
  • Excellent people management, open to direction and collaborative work style and commitment to get the job done.
  • Team Orientation
  • The ability to work accurately, with attention to detail.
  • Proactive & solution focused.
  • A high attention to detail.
  • Supportive and takes ownership
  • Critical thinking and evaluation skills
  • Innovative and forward thinking
  • Tact and diplomacy.
  • Energetic and Proactive