Senior Electrical Engineer

About the role

The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project is a midstream development across Uganda and Tanzania, including a Marine Storage and Export Terminal (MST) in Tanga. The Senior Electrical Engineer supports the Back Office Electrical Engineer on site electrical activities, acts as the electrical authority for MV and HV systems, tutors site technicians and manages service contracts such as UPS, lighting, HVAC and vendor maintenance. The post is based in Tanga with frequent travel to the EACOP site, on a 6-month contract with an 8 weeks on / 2 weeks off rotation.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure the performance and availability of electrical facilities, compile data, diagnose problems and prepare reports with corrective actions
• Prepare periodic maintenance reports, review external power provider interface PTW dossiers and write operation and shutdown procedures
• Take part in investigating production incidents and shutdowns, and in optimizing equipment availability and costs
• Carry out planned and unplanned maintenance of electrical equipment, including pumps with VFD motors, HV power distribution, heat tracing, pipelines, PV farms, BESS, UPS, diesel generators, control panels, switchgear, PLCs and building wiring
• Assist in commissioning, pre-commissioning and simops, and validate site modification requests
• Train and supervise electrician technicians, organize on-the-job training and evaluate team members
• Supervise maintenance contractors, audit them when required and help manage electrical spare parts
• Comply with H3SE policies, promote HSEQ and keep the workplace safe and clean

Required profile

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

Required skills

• Good knowledge of CMIMS (computerized maintenance and inspection management system)
• MV and HV electrical systems