Senior Electrical Engineer – EACOP Project

About the role

Q-Sourcing, a manpower management firm, is recruiting a Senior Electrical Engineer on behalf of its client for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project, which includes the Marine Storage and Export Terminal (MST) in Tanga. The post reports to the Head of Maintenance and Inspection and involves frequent travel to the EACOP site. The engineer acts as the electrical authority for MV and HV systems, supports the back-office electrical engineer, tutors site technicians and manages service contracts such as UPS, lighting, HVAC and vendor maintenance.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure the performance and availability of electrical facilities, diagnose issues, write reports with corrective actions and prepare maintenance activity reports
• Prepare and review PTW dossiers with external power providers, and draft operation and shutdown procedures
• Take part in investigations of production incidents and shutdowns, and in the validation of site modification requests and commissioning of new equipment
• Manage planned and unplanned maintenance of electrical equipment including VFD motors, HV power distribution, heat tracing, PV farms, BESS, UPS, diesel generators, MV/HV/LV systems, control panels, MCC, switchgears, PLCs and building wiring
• Train and supervise electrician technicians, evaluate personnel and organise on-the-job training
• Supervise contractors' work, audit them when required and help optimise the maintenance plan and spare parts management
• Comply with H3SE policies, promote HSEQ and keep the workplace safe and clean

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or similar
• 10 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, with at least 3 years as a site electrical authority
• Experience in electrical power generation, distribution, control and management systems, including transformers, HV/LV switchboards, HV/LV motors, ECS and PMS
• Certified MV and HV engineer
• Reliability, autonomy, analytical and organisational capacity, and good knowledge of HSE

Required skills

• Good knowledge of CMIMS (computerized maintenance and inspection management system)
• Proficiency in oral and written English

The position is open to locals and expats; applications are made through the Q-Sourcing careers page by 14 November 2026.