Chief Electrician at Primus Nigeria Limited

Primus integrated is founded by engineers with significant years of experience in the industry. This exposure brings valuable skills to our services and as a specialist recruitment company operating exclusively within the Energy sector.

We are currently receiving applications from highly competent Offshore construction professionals for our client an EPCI contractor providing optimum technical solutions in the offshore Energy industry. This is a great opportunity to join an established business with a diverse range of EPCI projects in the position below:

Job Title: Chief Electrician

Location: Rivers

Responsibilities

• To analyse and resolve any problems of an electrical nature relative to Barge Operations and activities.
• Responsible for routine electrical maintenance and repairs. Installs/power wiring to newly installed machines and equipment following electrical codes, manuals, schematic diagrams and blue prints. Test/Diagnoses malfunctioning apparatus using test equipment and repair/replace faulty components or recommend remediation within good marine standards. Assist other department personnel as required under the directive of the Chief Engineer
• To liaise with the Chief Mechanic to ensure efficient operation of all equipment.
• Will maintain General Alarm and Fire Bells in ready condition and organize periodic tests.
• Will schedule a preventative maintenance programme for all relevant equipment and systems.
• To maintain equipment and job logs.
• To investigate and initiate any methods and / or procedures which would result in a more efficient utilization of equipment / systems and minimize downtime.

Qualifications and Experience

• Should have broad electrical background with working knowledge of AC/DC generators to 1500 KVA, air-conditioning units in 35-60 ton range, power distribution, DC welding machines, crane and winch control circuitry, basic electronics and radio / teletype communications, generator rebuild and alignment, air-electric controls and hydraulics.
• Must be able to estimate and schedule materials and manhours. Should have working knowledge of barge operations, related mechanical equipment and delegates tasks to crew whose abilities are most compatible.
• Conduct safety meetings and maintain equipment logs. Should be capable of effectively supervising a multinational crew.

Application Closing Date
12th July, 2018.

Method of Application
Qualified and interested candidates' for the above position, should please email only their Curriculum Vitae and Cover Letter in MS Word format (saved as: First name Surname Underscore position example: AvielKemka_Chief Electrician) to: [email protected]

The Subject of the email should be typed as "First name Surname Underscore position" you are applying for. Failure to follow this instruction may lead to application disqualification.

Note: Only applicants with relevant experience are encouraged to apply. Due to volume of applications expected, we will only respond to successful candidates within 4 weeks of submission.