Standard Microgrid Initiative Limited Recruiting: Basic Electricians (Sub Contractor)


Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

Requires a minimum of 2 years professional experience, ideally in a residential (housing developments) or grid distribution setting. Minimum craft certificate relevant to the position. Read and interpret basic electrical specifications and drawings to determine wiring layout. Cut, strip, bend, assemble and install electrical conductor enclosures and fittings. Test circuits to ensure integrity and safety. Good communication skills. Friendly, tolerant and able to deal with Standard Microgrid customers professionally in a rural setting. Should be sober minded.
Ability to multitask, prioritize and manage deliverable dates.

Duties:

  • Install, alter, repair and maintain electrical systems designed to light and power low load electrical appliances for rural community homes.
  • Read and interpret electrical, specifications and applicable codes to determine wiring layout.
  • Cut, thread, bend, assemble and install conduits and other types of electrical conductor enclosures and fittings.
  • Splice, join and connect the wire to form circuits
  • Test circuits to ensure integrity and safety
  • The preferred candidate should have experience in residential installations.

Employment and Advancement

  • They must be willing to go where the work exists. Also have a membership in an Engineering Union is mandatory.

Skills and Abilities

To be successful in this deployment exercise, the electricians must have:

  • good communication and reading skills,
  • mechanical ability, strength and manual dexterity,
  • the ability to distinguish colours to work with colour-coded wiring
  • the ability to plan and organize,
  • the ability to work at heights,
  • the ability to get along well with co-workers,
  • the willingness to keep up with new developments in the field,
  • the ability to create new ways of completing tasks,
  • the ability to do very precise work,
  • problem-solving, and
  • those who install or maintain equipment in existing homes must be neat, friendly and able to deal with customers professionally.
  • Compensation and benefits
  • Competitive contract based remuneration

Application requirements

Interested candidates are requested to forward their updated CVs with cover letter to [email protected] stating their current and expected remuneration, daytime telephone contacts and addresses of three referees. Please state the job title you are applying for in the email subject line.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

To apply for this job email your details to [email protected]