Breede Valley Local Municipality Senior Electrician: LV Vacancy
Breede Valley Local Municipality
Construction (CETA)
Monthly stipend
Not stated
- Opportunity
- Contract
- Minimum education
- Certificate (NQF 4–5)
- Location
- Worcester, Western Cape
- SETA
- LGSETA
- Posted
- 20 Aug 2026
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Opportunity Overview
Breede Valley Local Municipality is offering a permanent employment opportunity for a Senior Electrician: LV. This role is based in Worcester within the Electrical Distribution Department, specifically serving the Electro-Technical Services, Ops & Mtce, LV & SL, Traffic Lights & Facilities section. There are four positions available for suitable candidates.
The Senior Electrician: LV will be responsible for coordinating and controlling the set-up, work-in-progress, and completion of specialized tasks related to the LV 400 V electrical network infrastructure. This work must always be performed in strict accordance with laid-down electrical standards, regulations, and legislation.
Minimum Requirements
Applicants for this position must meet the following criteria:
- Hold a Trade Test Electrical Artisan qualification.
- Possess at least two years of relevant experience in an electrical environment.
- Have a valid Code C1 + PrDP Driver’s License.
- Hold a valid ORHVS Certificate.
- Possess a valid Certificate of Competence in Operating a Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWP).
- Demonstrate strong supervisory skills.
- Be proficient in at least two of the three official languages of the Western Cape.
Preferred qualifications include an N4 Electrical Engineering Certificate coupled with a Wireman’s License, and a valid Crane Operator Certificate.
Key Responsibilities
The Senior Electrician: LV will undertake a range of duties, including but not limited to:
- Providing guidelines and specific instructions to personnel regarding work site preparation for major/minor works and setting up traffic signage.
- Marking routes for cable laying and positioning of supporting structures, offering guidance on activities like cleaning conductors, binding, strapping, and stripping individual conductors.
- Constructing and installing new, or upgrading existing, electrical network infrastructure, including cables, distribution lines, substations, transformers, and metering installations.
- Performing jointing and termination of low voltage cables, line stringing and tensioning, and working with low voltage switchgear.
- Carrying out maintenance on electrical LV networks and all associated electrical equipment.
- Maintaining electricity networks, electrical protection and metering devices, standby generators, building electrical systems, and pump station electrical/mechanical installations.
- Conducting tests to diagnose and determine the nature of faults, and communicating with immediate superiors on potential supply re-routing during major disruptions.
- Performing specialized tasks such as low voltage cable fault finding, termination, jointing, line stringing, tensioning, and transformer maintenance, ensuring planned, preventative, and emergency maintenance compliance.
- Operating mechanisms like cherry pickers to facilitate hoisting, overhead repairs, and rigging.
- Leading and guiding staff, monitoring attendance, conduct, and output, and addressing deviations.
- Maintaining staff discipline and handling disciplinary and grievance interventions fairly and timeously.
- Referring to work schedules and registers to correct deviations in entries.
- Transporting personnel and materials, and monitoring the off-loading of equipment.
- Adhering to technical standards and safety legislation, including the OHS Act, procedures, policies, and guidelines.
- Monitoring contractors to ensure adherence to Health and Safety regulations as per Municipal By-laws and policies.
SetaJobs role guide
What an electrician actually does
SetaJobs’ guide to the electrical trade in South Africa, written for someone starting an apprenticeship or a first post in it.
For apprenticeships, employers screen on mathematics and physical science results, a trade aptitude test, and a medical that includes colour vision, because you must distinguish conductor colours reliably. For qualified posts the trade certificate is checked first, then registration if the job involves issuing certificates of compliance, then your experience with the specific plant the employer runs.
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How the selection usually runs
- The screening and interview process mirrors a permanent post, and the minimum requirements are applied just as strictly.
- Contract posts are often filled faster than permanent ones, because the funding is tied to a project timeline.
What you leave with
Directly relevant experience at the level you want, and internal standing when a permanent post at that level is eventually advertised.
Where this leads next
Contract renewal or extension
Continued funding for the project or post.
Permanent appointment at the same level
Competing for the post when it is advertised — contract service does not convert automatically.
A higher level elsewhere
The experience the contract gave you, which is what the next advert is asking for.
A typical route, not a guarantee — progression depends on vacancies, funding and your own performance.
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