Electrical Maintenance Engineer (Power Plant) at WTS Energy

WTS Energy provides recruitment and manpower services for the global oil and gas and energy industries. We supply engineers and consultants to our clients' projects and operations, and perform employment outsourcing services such as workforce management in oil and gas regions around the world. WTS Energy operates globally with offices in 14 countries and is operational in over 50 countries.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Electrical Maintenance Engineer (Power Plant)

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: Operations

Job Summary

• To be responsible for all Electrical systems in the Power Plant; provide the necessary routine maintenance, and ensure 100% availability of the plant systems.

Main Responsibilities

• Oversee the Electrical team in resolving issues highlighted as part of the analysis from the planning and efficiency team
• Ensure high availability of all Electrical equipment and systems in the power plant
• Minimize the cost of maintenance of the plant and optimize equipment lifecycle cost
• Supervision of maintenance measures in the Electrical maintenance unit and ensured the quality of Maintenance
• Respond to any electrical equipment malfunction or breakdown
• Ensure proper record of faults and repairs on plant electrical systems
• Ensure availability of spares and other infrastructure for maintenance
• Minimize response time to the Operations unit for handling routine day-to-day problems
• Optimize Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) and Mean Time to Repair (MTTR)
• Plan resource requirements for electrical maintenance–manpower, materials, and contracts

Educational Qualifications and Other Requirements

• You have a Degree or HND in Electrical/ Electronics Engineering
• You have a minimum of 3 years experience in Power Industry
• You are a member of COREN; and have a postgraduate degree or other certifications. 
• You have experience in a Power Plant with a minimum 20MW capacity or experience in any other oil and gas process or production facility. 
• You have experience in 132KV HV systems (this will be an added advantage) 
• Technical knowledge of all electrical systems 
• Understanding of the working of equipment and history of equipment. 
• Knowledge of standard operating procedures concerning the maintenance of Electrical system. 
• Good knowledge of troubleshooting and maintenance of switchgears, motors, UPS/DC systems. 
• Technical troubleshooting and ability to identify the root cause of problems to avoid recurrence. 
• Knowledge of safety requirements and environmental aspects of power generation. 
• Knowledge of modern maintenance management practices and spare inventory management. 
• Knowledge of statutory guidelines related to electrical equipment Knowledge of Engineering. 
• Experience in Low, medium, and high-voltage electrical systems. 
• Skilled in maintenance planning, scheduling, and technical reporting. 
• Ability to carry out preventive and proactive interventions of plant electrical systems using OEM design schematics with minimal supervision.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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