Electrician at British High Commission

Ref No: 10/17 ABJ
Location: Abuja
Grade: A1 (L)
Type of Position: Permanent
Job Category: Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Operations and Corporate Services)
Job Subcategory: Estates
Start Date: 1st November, 2017

Main Purpose of Job

• Hands-on Electrician to carry out effective day to day maintenance work, routine maintenance, preventive maintenance, breakdown maintenance, new installation and construction works.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Assist TWG team to attend to work requests on regular basis as it affects the mission’s operations.
• Follow FCO health & safety standards in regular works, also ensuring compliance with all TWG work practices and policies.
• Assist TWG team to complete planned preventive maintenance (PPM) works and meet the deadline as per our Calendar schedule.
• Attend to all Ad hoc tasks delegated by Building Services Manager (BSM) and provide updates on the same.
• Carry out daily routine inspection and maintenance of all electrical panels and Distribution boards.
• Routine and corrective maintenance of all small power outlets.
• Carry out routine Inspection and maintenance of Generators, ATS, and LV Stabilisers etc.
• Carry out routine Inspection and maintenance of building elevators (lift) and fire system.
• Carry out routine Inspection and maintenance of all fan coil units and room thermostats.
• Conduct weekly test on fire alarm system.
• Responsible for all Energy Isolation and De-Isolation during maintenance.
• Read and interpret blueprints or Electrical diagrams
• Install and maintain wiring, control, and lighting systems.
• Install, maintain or repair electrical wiring or equipment.
• Routine inspection and maintenance of electrical components, such as transformers and circuit breakers.
• Identify electrical problems with a variety of testing devices.
• Follow the building regulations based on British standard.
• Execute plans of electrical wiring for well functioning lighting, intercom and other electrical system.
• Install safety and distribution component such as switches, sensors, resistors, circuit breakers, relays and other electronics components
• Prepare and assemble conduit both galvanize and PVC and connect wiring through them.
• Perform effective troubleshooting to identify hazards or malfunctions and repair or substitute damaged units.
• Connect wiring in electrical circuits and networks ensuring compatibility of components.

Essential Qualifications and Experience

• Electrical Labour Trade Test 1, 2, & 3 (Ministry of Labour & Productivity Certificate of Competence).
• Minimum of 3 years experience providing Electrical maintenance and installation services in Multi-complex Office buildings.
• Possess 2 and 4 wheel vehicle driving license.
• Computer literate - Word, Outlook (email) and Excel.
• Trained Watford 1500kVa Stabiliser maintenance personnel.
• Experience maintaining MCC panels.
• Experience maintaining DDC Panels

Required Competencies: 

• Seeing the Big Picture, Collaborating and Partnering, Managing a Quality Service, Delivering at Pace

Starting monthly salary
N263,239