
John Ritter
Electrical Site Engineer
Electrical installations delivered right on site
Electrical site engineer with eleven years delivering electrical installations on construction and infrastructure projects around Cape Town. Runs the electrical works on site — supervising installation, checking against drawings and standards, coordinating with other trades, and making sure the electrical scope is delivered safely, on time and to spec. Led the electrical works on a commercial development that passed inspection first time with no major defects. Reads electrical drawings and specs, supervises electricians and subcontractors, manages testing, inspection and commissioning, and enforces electrical and site safety. Strong on both the technical electrical knowledge and the site coordination the role demands. Calm and methodical when site problems hit. Looking for an electrical-site-engineer or site-engineering role with a contractor delivering quality electrical work.
Cape Town Construction & Engineering - Cape Town, South Africa
Electrical Site Engineer April 2013 to Present 13 years & 3 months
Led the electrical works on a commercial development that passed inspection first time, no major defects.
Read all the electrical drawings and specs and check the installations for compliance and quality.
Supervise the electricians and the subcontractors and coordinate closely with all the other site trades.
Manage all the testing, the inspection and the commissioning of every one of the electrical systems.
Enforce all the electrical and the site safety and resolve every site problem very methodically.
Western Cape Electrical - Cape Town, South Africa
Electrical Engineer / Site Technician August 2010 to March 2013 2 years & 8 months
Checked the work against the drawings and helped with the commissioning.
Learned the installation standards, testing and site coordination on the job.
Gained the certification and then progressed into an electrical-site-engineer role.
Western Cape Electrical - Cape Town, South Africa
Electrician June 2007 to July 2010 3 years & 2 months
Learned the wiring regulations, installation and safe working on the job.
Built the hands-on trade that good site engineering is built on.
Then earned the move into an electrical site-technician role from there.
University of Cape Town
BEng in Electrical Engineering (September 2006 to June 2010)
Engineering Council / Industry Training
Electrical Installation & Site Safety Certification (January 2013 to June 2013)
Passed inspection first time
Calm with site problems
Commercial Development Electrical Fit-Out
Electrical Site Engineer (January 2019 to August 2020)
Substation & Distribution Upgrade
Electrical Site Engineer (January 2020 to September 2020)
Electrical Installation & Site Safety
Engineering Council / Industry Training (June 2013 to Present)
Testing, Inspection & Commissioning
ECSA (April 2019 to Present)
- Electrical Installation
- Drawing Interpretation
- Site Supervision
- Testing & Inspection
- Commissioning
- Electrical Standards
- Trade Coordination
- Quality Control
- Electrical Safety
- Subcontractor Management