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Jean Engelbrecht

Jean Engelbrecht

Lower Hutt,South Africa

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Network Controller

City of Cape Town
  • Responsible for planned & unplanned outages on electricity network, service delivery orientated, operating, controlling and monitoring LV, MV, HV networks, commissioning of MV & HV Plant & Equipment, negotiating, coordinating and approving outage & project requests, performing specific tasks associated with commissioning electrical apparatus, evaluating risks in terms of safety, network constraints and continuity of supply, ensuring all projects are conducted in a safe and timely manner, managing switching instruction process of applications, liaising with contractors and compiling switching instructions, managing interruptible loads with problem solving, on duty as a Network Controller I am responsible for the monitoring, control and access coordination of the electrical network ensuring a safe and reliable supply to customers, controlling generation plant at Steenbras Hydroelectricity Power Station (180MW), supplying the Cape Town peninsula
  • Training and mentoring personnel, fault level calculations, performing as a strong leader of a cohesive team with strict enforcement of health and safety regulations and guidelines, monitoring job progress and evaluating time of completion

Trainee Network Controller

Wellington Electricity
01.2011 - Current
  • Learned new materials, processes, and programs quickly.
  • Shadowed senior team members to learn all related jobs and tasks.
  • Participated in on-the-job training, working closely with supervisors and coworkers and asking appropriate questions.
  • Attended training courses to build understanding of processes, techniques, and industry.
  • Supported departmental tasks to increase understanding of industry processes.
  • Collaborated with employees from various backgrounds.

Professional Officer

City of Cape Town
08.2022 - 07.2023
  • Discuss skills development of employees, provide advice & support for students, inform learners of SAQA practices, inform learners of training policies, develop/promote interest in students, teach competency based principles, teach learning programs, implementing and developing, ensure curriculum meets, assess learner understanding of subject, monitor learner progress, advising the learner on efficient methods of completing the course, provide remedial support, inculcate discipline, promote effective study and address behavioral deviations, administration functions, educational practices, safety self-adherence, supervising and control of learners to ensure a safe training environment, learner management: supervises and controls the training of learners to ensure a disciplined training environment

Project Manager

DC Electrical Africa Cape
07.2021 - 07.2022
  • Checking tools on site are in working order and clean, ensure staff use clock in/out system correctly, ensure employees adhere to lunch time schedules, inform management of staff that was disciplined and do as per company disciplinary procedures, check safety file weekly, do quality control checks on site, on a regular basis, ensure VO's are regularly done, follow up to ensure instructions are completed and done timeously, attend to general queries from site, liaise with consultant, sub-contractors, main contractors and clients, understand and read project specifications and inform all staff, study new drawings, order all project material, do snagging, AS-Builds and legend updates, de-snag and final handover, attend site meetings

Electrical Technician

PEC Utility Management
11.2020 - 06.2021

Electrician

City of Cape Town
06.2017 - 12.2019
  • Cable Jointing MV-LV, project and maintenance work, looking at budget of projects, pulling lines LV/MV, transformer and DK/MK changing, MV Over Head line team-leader, safe rings, RMU & CB maintenance, learner operator on MV switchgear, setup day to day work for Overhead Line Team, monitor contractors, making sure they work according to standard (3 years+), wiring of switchgear relays & testing experience, job shadowed at protection section learning how to program relays and take data from relays, injection testing exposure, dis/connecting of generators, stand-by and emergency duties, inspection of completed work done by sub-contractors, new construction of substations & mini subs, able to operate on MV switchgear, administration for projects done or in progress, inspections of equipment and grounds at Protected Sub-stations, RMU's and Mini Sub-Stations, attained an understanding of the way-leave process, creating notifications on SAP for any defaults found during inspections, inspecting facilities and surroundings, arranging for defects and / or maintenance requirements to be attended to in accordance with Regulations and OSHACT

Education

Electrical Diploma -

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel -

SAP

Diploma -

College of Cape Town
Cape Town, Cape Town
12.2017

Skills

  • Auditing of buildings and prepaid meters
  • Completing a yearly check on all buildings and meters
  • Do thorough inspections of new buildings added to portfolio
  • Disconnection and reconnection of electricity
  • Installation of new meters as well as replacement of faulty meters
  • Fault finding on meter equipment
  • Obtaining special readings
  • Logging of consumption
  • Keeping technical file updated after inspection and at all times
  • Handling enquiries by clients
  • Completion of all admin related tasks regarding any of the above
  • Following of annual schedule broken up into a weekly schedule and then into days by Portfolio Manager for periodic checks
  • Auditing of all buildings in portfolio on a yearly basis
  • Maintenance of certain buildings/estates if applicable as instructed by Portfolio Manager
  • Ordering and collection of meters/stock control if applicable
  • After hours on call duties (standby)
  • Assist with any duties as required within the portfolio
  • Update of technical files
  • Identifying of broken meters
  • Technical investigation of buildings showing under recoveries including prepaid meters suspected of tampering
  • Execution and completion of job cards in a timely manner
  • Administrative processes
  • Ensure that all company procedures and processes are follow correctly
  • Ensure that all administrative tasks are executed in a timely manner
  • Communications skills
  • Ensure constant feedback to PM regarding any technical issues at buildings and regular updates on job cards to be executed
  • Responsible for planned & unplanned outages on electricity network
  • Service delivery orientated, operating, controlling and monitoring LV, MV, HV networks
  • Commissioning of MV & HV Plant & Equipment
  • Negotiating, coordinating and approving outage & project requests
  • Performing specific tasks associated with commissioning electrical apparatus
  • Evaluating risks in terms of safety, network constraints and continuity of supply
  • Ensuring all projects are conducted in a safe and timely manner
  • Managing switching instruction process of applications
  • Liaising with contractors and compiling switching instructions
  • Managing interruptible loads with problem solving
  • On duty as a Network Controller I am responsible for the monitoring, control and access coordination of the electrical network ensuring a safe and reliable supply to customers
  • Controlling generation plant at Steenbras Hydroelectricity Power Station (180MW), supplying the Cape Town peninsula
  • Training and mentoring personnel
  • Fault Level calculations
  • Performing as a strong leader of a cohesive team with strict enforcement of health and safety regulations and guidelines
  • Monitoring job progress and evaluating time of completion
  • Cable Jointing MV-LV
  • Project and Maintenance work
  • Looking at budget of projects
  • Pulling Lines LV/MV
  • Transformer and DK/MK changing
  • MV Over Head line team-leader
  • Safe rings, RMU & CB Maintenance
  • Learner operator on MV switchgear
  • Setup day to day work for Overhead Line Team
  • Monitor Contractors, making sure they work according to standard (3 years)
  • Wiring of switchgear relays & testing experience
  • Job shadowed at protection section learning how to program relays and take data from relays
  • Injection testing exposure
  • Dis/connecting of generators
  • Stand-by and emergency duties
  • Inspection of completed work done by sub-contractors
  • New construction of Substations & Mini Subs
  • Able to operate on MV switchgear
  • Administration for projects done or in progress
  • Inspections of equipment and grounds at Protected Sub-stations, RMU's and Mini Sub-Stations
  • Attained an understanding of the way-leave process
  • Creating Notifications on SAP for any defaults found during inspections
  • Inspecting facilities and surroundings, arranging for defects and / or maintenance requirements to be attended to in accordance with Regulations and OSHACT
  • Meeting tight operational timeframes for producing accurate Switching Sequences from an Operational Request Form
  • Responding to a diversity of roles to perform during situations involving unplanned outages and major events
  • Implementing the businesses key contingency plans in the event of major plant outage
  • Not all Network equipment is telemetered on SCADA and Network Controllers have to make key operational decisions based on limited information and general information form the field staff, emergency services and members of the public
  • Communicating effectively to ensure all parties are clear of actions required and recording these accurately
  • Organisation of daily tasks in an environment of constantly changing priorities
  • Electrical trade or technical background
  • Network Troubleshooting
  • Data Center Networking
  • Switching Technologies
  • Quality of Service
  • Customer Support

Personal Information

  • Place of Birth: South Africa
  • Date of Birth: 01/31/89
  • Gender: Male
  • Nationality: South African
  • Driving License: A,B
  • Marital Status: Married

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Afrikaans
Professional Working

Timeline

Professional Officer

City of Cape Town
08.2022 - 07.2023

Project Manager

DC Electrical Africa Cape
07.2021 - 07.2022

Electrical Technician

PEC Utility Management
11.2020 - 06.2021

Electrician

City of Cape Town
06.2017 - 12.2019

Trainee Network Controller

Wellington Electricity
01.2011 - Current

Network Controller

City of Cape Town

Electrical Diploma -

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel -

SAP

Diploma -

College of Cape Town

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