PWEE709-2026 FUNCTIONAL HEAD: ILLEGAL ELECTRICITY CONNECTIONS

DEPARTMENT: ENERGY AND ELECTRICITY BUSINESS UNIT

Division: Energy Business

Section: Bulk Supply Services: Tariffs and Revenue Protection

Location: Hatfield Pretoria

Reference number

PWEE709-2026

Position

FUNCTIONAL HEAD: ILLEGAL ELECTRICITY CONNECTIONS

To be advertised

Internal

External

This position seeks to attract

African female

African male

Coloured female

Coloured male

Indian female

Indian male

White female

White female

Person with disability

All categories

Job level

T15

Scale

R652 932,00 – R906 864,00 per annum

Estimated

remuneration package

R862 995,00 – R1 186 203,00 per annum

Job purpose

To ensure the implementation and conducting of sound revenue protection practices, electricity tariff designs, bulk purchases and payments, reconciliation of energy purchased and sold through metering at intake and consumption points, and energy balancing to determine energy losses and the development of operational activities to curb energy losses

Appointment 

requirements

An appropriate career-related tertiary qualification (BTech, BSc or BEng) in Electrical Engineering (Heavy Current)

Professional registration with the Engineering Council of South Africa will be an added advantage

At least five years’ relevant experience in a municipal electricity operations environment

Supervisory experience will be an added advantage

A valid Code B driving licence

Computer literacy

Must undergo a criminal record check and such a person shall allow their fingerprints to be taken by the Tshwane Metro Police Department at own cost

Personal attributes

and/or competencies

Analytical and logical thinking skills; communication and interpersonal skills; leadership skills and competencies; ability to empower subordinates

Primary functions

Manage electricity revenue protection personnel and related activities across all regions

Manage the City’s activities of removing illegal connections at all connection points 

Conduct energy balancing between City bulk electricity purchases and sales to determine energy losses and implement illegal connection removal strategies at both formal and informal settlements

Determine and implement energy loss strategies and activities to reduce energy losses

Audit all installed prepaid and conventional electricity meters to check for illegal connections

Audit all medium- and high-voltage metering infrastructure to determine and enforce correct programming factors to curb energy losses and illegal connections

Manage mass illegal electricity connection removals across all regions

Develop and implement tariffs for tampering with electricity and load tampering

accounts

Assist Group Legal and Secretariat Services and Group Financial Services with

gathering relevant information regarding disputes and litigations

Update the SAP system regarding tampered accounts, corrected accounts and non-billed accounts

Audit low- and non-purchasing prepaid accounts and remove illegal connections as part of curbing losses

Liaise with metering, vending, new connections and inspectorate sections to install meters where customers are not billed or underbilled

Enforce adherence and compliance with occupational health and safety requirements at the workplace

Analyse and implement corrective actions of metering reports from Group Financial Services and take corrective actions to curb energy losses

Compile weekly, monthly and annual reports on energy losses, energy balancing and expenditure, and sales reconciliation

Manage and report energy losses related to projects

Develop and train revenue protection practitioners in accordance with national standards

Conduct physical inspections of installations, do a full three-year reading analysis, calculate any adjustments required and update SAP

Oversee general revenue protection operations to manage and aim to minimise technical and non-technical energy losses

SAP

S70005731

New/natural attrition

WPC approved

Enquiries

F Netshituni (012 358 3365) or M Maumela (012 358 8278)