Senior Engineer (Protection & Control) at Egbin Power Plc

Location: Ijede, Ikorodu, Lagos, Nigeria

Job Summary

• Responsible for the maintenance and calibration of various types of relays, motor protection coordination.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide engineering and operational support for the implementation and integration of control systems to ensure adequate and reliable operation
• Provide engineering support for production and maintenance activities to ensure maximum production.
• Provides electrical and controls support, to operations as needed; including troubleshooting, preventative maintenance (PM), changeover, modifications and repair of line equipment
• Investigate production problems, diagnose faults and partner with maintenance to plan and organize equipment repairs to reduce downtime and outages.
• Troubleshoots and accomplishes minor program changes in Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC’s).
• Work with team to develop the daily and weekly strategy based on priorities and the utilization of downtime studies and gap analysis for continuous improvement activities.
• To maintain and update electrical schematics, engineering drawings for production, and technical documentation for new and existent equipment.
• Follows current work instruction and ensures adherence to the Quality Control Plan and related Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
• Performs Statistical Process Control Charting and takes appropriate corrective action.
• Maintenance and calibration of various types of relays, motor protection coordination
• Provides onsite coordination and commissioning of protective relay equipment
• Read and interpret Electrical circuit diagrams and resolve faults
• Ensure compliance with safety requirements
• Support in planning resource requirements for electrical maintenance of electrical equipment.

Education and Work Experience

• Eight (8) to Twelve (12) years’ relevant experience
• Bachelor's Degree or its equivalent in Electrical / Electronic Engineering or any relevant field
• A Postgraduate Degree and relevant professional qualification will be an added advantage.

Skills and Competencies:

•  Knowledge of relay testing, calibration, and coordination of motor protection
• Technical knowledge and understanding of electric transmission system operation, maintenance, performance and power equipment
• Knowledge of standard operating procedures with respect to maintenance of main plant, transformers etc.
• Technical trouble shooting and ability to identify root cause of problems to avoid recurrence
• Knowledge of safety standards and the ability to apply Electrical codes and standards as it applies to the job
• Knowledge of applicable standards such as CSA, ANSI, IEC and IEEE standards
• Knowledge of power generation process and commercial and tariff aspects
• Knowledge of modern maintenance management practices and spares inventory management
• Excellent knowledge of modern digital protective relays in utility applications and experience calculating relay settings.
• Ability to read and interpret Electrical circuit diagrams and ability to resolve faults.