Technician – Metering & Energy Management – Botswana Power Corporation

Main purpose of the position

To install, test, calibrate and maintain high voltage and bulk supply point-metering equipment in accordance with equipment design and operational standards.

Job Responsibilities

• Installs, tests, calibrates and commissions metering equipment to ensure conformity to set standards and approved designs.
• Prepares metering maintenance schedule for approval.
• Carries out maintenance of metering equipment in accordance with approved maintenance programmes.
• Diagnoses and repairs metering equipment mal operation.
• Attends and provides technical advice on metering fraud investigations.
• Maintains records of all metering fraud incidents, monitors and reports on trends for input on mitigating controls.
• Downloads and reads meters for Large Power Users and at bulk supply points for billing and planning purposes.
• Implements approved metering settings to ensure proper equipment operation.
• Witnesses and approves tests results of commissioning by contractors and recommends for takeover to ensure conformity to set standards.
• Updates and maintains the database of test results, equipment and metering information to facilitate referencing and problem solving.
• Operates in accordance with policies and rules, while performing routine safety checks on own equipment and workspace.

Qualifications

• Recognised Diploma in Electrical Engineering.
• ERB Registration is required.

Experience

• Five (5) years post qualification experience in the power environment, three (3) of which would have been in power metering or similar environment.

Competencies