Chief Engineer: Energy Resource, Demand and Balancing (Conventional/Renewabl)

Appointment requirements

• An appropriate three-year career-related tertiary qualification (national diploma or degree), BEng or BTech in Electrical Engineering or any other electrical engineering-related study field
• Registration with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) will be an added advantage
• At least seven years’ relevant experience in a municipal electricity environment
• Managerial experience will be added advantage
• A valid Code B driving licence
• Computer literacy 
• Willingness and ability to work shifts, standby and overtime
• Must undergo a criminal record check and such a person shall allow their fingerprints to be taken by the Tshwane Metro Police Department at own cost

Personal attributes and/or competencies

• Analytical thinking skills; adaptability; communication skills; interpersonal abilities; leadership skills; skilled in radio and telephone communication; mental ability to handle stress; problem-solving and decision-making skills; thorough geographical knowledge of the electrical network; ability to relate to and communicate with all social levels

Primary functions                                       

• Manage electricity revenue protection, credit control, demand side management, metering personnel and related activities as and when needed across all regions
• Manage the City’s bulk electricity purchases and infeed points metering
• Conduct energy balancing between City bulk electricity purchases and sales to determine energy losses
• Determine and implement energy loss strategies and activities to curb energy losses
• Audit all installed electricity prepaid and conventional meters to check illegal connections
• Audit all medium- and high-voltage metering infrastructure to determine and enforce  correct programming factors to curb energy losses and illegal connections
• Manage mass illegal electricity connection removals across all regions
• Develop and implement tariffs for tampering with electricity and load tampering accounts
• Assist Group Legal and Secretariat Services and Group Financial Services with gathering relevant information regarding disputes and litigations
• Update the SAP system regarding tampered accounts, corrected accounts and non-billed accounts
• Audit and remove low- and non-purchasing prepaid accounts as part of curbing losses
• Liaise with metering and vending sections to install meters where customers are not billed or underbilled
• Enforce adherence and compliance with occupational health and safety requirements at the workplace
• Analyse and implement corrective actions of metering reports from Group Financial
• Services and take corrective actions to curb energy losses
• Compile weekly, monthly and annual reports on energy losses, energy balancing and expenditure, and sales reconciliation
• Manage and report energy losses related to projects
• Develop and train revenue protection practitioners in accordance with national standards
• Conduct physical inspections of installations, do a full three-year reading analysis,calculate any adjustments required and update SAP
• Oversee general revenue protection operations to manage and aim to minimize technical and non-technical energy losses