Master Electrician

Master Electrician / Master Installation Electrician

Location

KwaZulu-Natal (Durban Pietermaritzburg Richards Bay and surrounding industrial regions)

Reporting To

Operations Manager

Position Summary

The Master Electrician is responsible for the design installation commissioning testing certification inspection and maintenance of electrical installations in accordance with South African legislation and SANS 10142-1. The incumbent must hold a valid Trade Test Certificate (Red Seal) and a Master Installation Electrician (Master Wiremans) registration issued through the Department of Employment and Labour. This role provides technical ensures legal compliance signs Certificates of Compliance (CoCs) where applicable manages high-risk commercial and industrial electrical projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Install inspect and maintain electrical systems
• Diagnose complex electrical faults
• Read and interpret electrical drawings
• Conduct testing and commissioning
• Perform preventative maintenance
• Issue and manage Certificates of Compliance (where authorised)
• Ensure SANS 10142 compliance

Compliance

• Ensure Occupational Health and Safety Act compliance
• Perform risk assessments
• Maintain inspection records prepare technical reports participate in safety audits
• Project Management
• Plan electrical installations
• Advanced fault finding

Qualifications and Experience:

• National Senior Certificate (Grade 12)
• N3N6 Electrical Engineering (advantageous)
• Qualified Electrician (Red Seal Trade Test)
• Registered Master Installation Electrician (Master Wiremans Licence)
• 815 years post-trade experience
• Industrial commercial and heavy electrical maintenance
• High-voltage and low-voltage systems
• Plant shutdowns and commissioning
• Electrical fault finding

Should you not be contacted within two weeks please take it as unsuccessful.