Senior Electrical Engineer at Nigeria LNG Limited

Nigeria LNG Limited was incorporated as a limited liability company on May 17, 1989, to harness Nigeria's vast natural gas resources and produce Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs) for export. The company has a wholly-owned subsidiary, Bonny Gas Transport (BGT) Limited, which provides shipping services for NLNG and Nigeria LNG Ship Manning Limited which provides personnel for all of NLNG’s Vessels.Our LNG is delivered to ports in cities around the world.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Electrical Engineer

Ref No: PP/2013/003
Location : Bonny

The Job:
The appointee will be required to manage all aspects of Electrical protection system and entire fleet of distribution Transformers as the site protection and Transformer specialist necessary for safe operation of the electrical system.

The Duties:
The duties will include, but are not limited to the following:

• Manage all aspects of the electrical protection system and protection scheme database, run electrical load flow and short circuit studies necessary for the safe and reliable operation of the electrical power generation, transmission and distribution system.
• Interpret Project documents related to complex protection schemes and develop procedures to implement protection changes whenever required in order to assure continued delivery of LNG production targets without systems failures arising from wrong protection settings.
• Develop working level procedures and work instructions for testing and verification of protection Relay settings by the Special Measurement Analysis Reporting Team (SMART) to support all aspects of maintenance activities in line with industry best practices.
• Responsible for development of technical solutions as the site electrical protection specialist whenever required to investigate reoccurring problems, design flaws and deep rooted problems for improved reliability and availability of the electrical network leading to sustained LNG production.
• Lead the implementation of electrical integrity and obsolescence management programs all for electrical equipment, power systems and associated control and protection installations for improved reliability leading to sustained LNG Production
• Responsible for managing all aspects of Transformer condition monitoring and reliability issues as the dedicated subject matter expert on transformers being a key component of the power system.
• Manage the developmental needs of the electrical staff and lead in applying best in class industry standards in electrical protection management as the subject matter expert in order to improve competency and skill of the electrical team supporting LNG’s policy of providing the very best in class training and progression opportunities to own staff.

The Person:
The right candidate should:

• Possess a B. Eng degree (minimum of Second Class Upper) in Electrical Engineering plus any other relevant professional qualifications or certifications.
• Possess a minimum of 10 years post-NYSC experience; out of which minimum of 6 years must have been spent in power generation, transmission and distribution system with specific expertise in HV networks, relay protection and control and experience in electrical Protection design and commissioning, and minimum of 3 years must have been spent as a senior electrical engineer and a Senior Authorized Electrical Person with authority to switch high Voltage levels in a reputable organization, preferably an Oil & Gas company .

Application Closing Date
24th September, 2013

Method of Application
Interested and qualificed candidates should
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