JOB TITLE: Electrical Construction Operator (ELCONOP 3)

MANAGER: Works Manager

LOCATION: Johannesburg

QUALIFICATIONS

• Relevant work experience in construction management in lieu of formal qualification
• Qualified as a ELCONOP 2
• Construction Management Level 1
• Business etiquette Level 2
• Solar fundamentals - Intermediate
• AC fundamentals – Intermediate
• Quality control Level 2
• Hira & Legal Liability - Intermediate
• Practical training - Cable glanding
• Practical training - Conductor terminations
• Practical training - Basic string testing
• Practical training - Fault finding and repair
• Practical training - Solar PV Installer Level 2
• Grade 10 schooling

PREFFERRED SKILLS

• Effective communication skills
• Analytical ability and attention to detail
• Understanding of solar installations and solar construction methods
• Assistant Construction Manager (C.R. 8.2 Appointment)
• Construction Supervisor (C.R. 8.7 Appointment)
• Experience with Carports and Ground Mount solutions

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• 24 Months traceable work experience as a ELCONOP 2

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Performing the duties of a ELCONOP 2 (If Required)

• Ensure compliance to the responsibilities of all appointments
• Terminating DC conductors onto equipment and string tests
• Drawing wiring into wireways
• Overseeing one or more Solar Assistant(s) and/or ELCONOP 1 where required to perform the duties of a ELCONOP 2

Health and Safety

• Daily – ensure tool box talks by team leaders are done and signed by staff
• Ad-hoc - Provide HSE topics to for tool box talks
• Daily – ensure compliance to safety file including heat stress, fall arrest, waste management & housekeeping
• Report all incidents/accidents and near misses to the SHEQ Officer and construction management team before the end of the shift
• Ensure you have at least 1 x First Aider, 1 x Fire Fighter and SHE-rep on site
• Represent the business as a 18.1 representative

Performance Management

• Perform the duties as a ELCONOP1, ELCONOP2 as and when required
• Daily Plan of the day, set out work to be done with team and manage work efficiency of site teams
• Daily site access - ensure containers, stores, laydowns and roof access is opened and secured every day.
• Daily site inspection - walk the site & inspect for safety hazards before work can commence
• Weekly – attend construction meetings as required
• Monthly asset register - submit last Friday of the month by COB
• Daily - manage compliance to technical specifications
• Daily – set daily targets for Team Leaders (as per project schedule)
• Daily - submit a 1 day look ahead to the site management team
• Weekly - submit a 1 week look ahead to the site management team
• Ensure Site Daily Plan of the day, ensure team understand tasks and resource requirements for work to be done
• Clerk executes their duties per the job description

Quality Assurance and Control

• Manage quality – complete milestone checklists and present to construction management team during the project and at the end of the project.

Project Reporting

• Weekly by COB on a Friday –
• Send photos to the site management team per roof showing progress
• Send a completed progress report to the site management team
• Send a completed stock take report to the site management team
• Send a quality report to the site management team
• Weekly by 10am on a Monday – send the timesheets to the project administrator