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Principal Technician at City of Cape Town

  • Job Type Full Time
  • Qualification National Certificate
  • Experience 8 years
  • Location Western Cape
  • City Cape Town
  • Job Field Engineering / Technical&nbsp

Principal Technician at City of Cape Town

Principal Technician

Requirements

  • National Diploma in Electrical Engineering.
  • ECSA – registered Professional Engineering Technician.
  • Minimum of 8 years post qualification and directly applicable and acceptable experience in an electricity distribution system environment with exposure to wide range of technologies.
  • Supervisory Skills.
  • Good project management skills.
  • Sound knowledge of safety legislation and practice.
  • Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
  • Problem solving skills.
  • A high degree of computer literacy.
  • Driver’s licence Code B.

Key Performance Areas

  • Investigating sites; liaising with and facilitating all communication with customers and their representatives (e.g. architects, developers and consultants);
  • Advising SCP on appropriate design solutions as far as the MV network is concerned.
  • Liaising with Distribution on an ongoing basis to ensure that the
  • project receives the required attention and to stay abreast on progress.
  • Planning material, labour, and transport requirements.
  • Liaising with and facilitating all communication with consulting engineers, developers, SIP and PLD (SCP).
  • Ensuring the compliance of proposed embedded generation installations with applicable standards.
  • Evaluating distribution network performance.
  • Meeting with operational staff on a regular basis to gain information about network reinforcement requirements and discuss proposed interventions.
  • Performs project coordination and contract management functions on capital projects

CLOSING DATE: 04.07.2025

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to City of Cape Town on careers.capetown.gov.za to apply

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