Specialist Power Performance

About this role

Vodacom is looking for a Specialist Power Performance based in Bryanston. The job focuses on keeping telecom site power systems reliable, compliant and cost-effective, now and as tenant needs grow.

What you’ll do

• Review power needs for co-location, network expansion and site upgrades, and recommend suitable power solutions.
• Act as the technical authority on power system performance, writing up your engineering decisions with clear reasons.
• Analyse RMS and operational data to find recurring failures, inefficiencies and chances to improve uptime.
• Build site-specific plans that lift battery performance, generator use and overall service quality, and support operations teams in carrying them out.
• Go through site surveys, audits and technical reports to judge system condition and risk, then prioritise fixes or upgrades.
• Develop upgrade options for rectifiers, batteries, generators, hybrid systems and renewable integration, and prepare the technical inputs for designs and specifications.

What you need

• Grade 12 (Matric).
• A National Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in telecommunications.
• Experience with telecom site power systems, including rectifiers, batteries, generators and power distribution.
• Experience in technical analysis, performance optimisation and power system troubleshooting.
• Experience reading technical surveys, audits and engineering documents.
• Experience preparing technical scopes, recommendations and implementation requirements.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with close attention to detail.
• Clear written and verbal communication, and good judgement when making decisions.

Is this job for you?

This role suits an experienced power or electrical engineer who already works in telecoms. You should enjoy digging into performance data and turning it into practical fixes. You also need to be comfortable explaining technical findings to operations teams and other stakeholders.

Tips before you apply

• Have your qualification certificates and a clear record of your telecom work history ready to upload.
• On your CV, name specific sites, power equipment and tools you have worked with, and state the years of experience you have on each.
• Show one or two examples where your analysis led to a measurable improvement in uptime, battery life or cost, with the steps you took.

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