Electrical Support Engineer at an Oil and Gas Company - Michael Stevens Consulting

Michael Stevens Consulting - On behalf of our client, a player in the Oil and Gas sector, we are searching for suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Electrical Support Engineer

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers

Job Responsibilities
The Electrical Technician will be responsible for the following:

• Interpretation of equipment instruction and maintenance manuals, schematic drawings and diagnosis.
• Repair, installation and fault findings on LV circuits/equipment.
• Use of diagnostic tools and Electrical hand tools for testing, fault tracing in Hazard Area Classifications.
• Asset Integrity assurance, PM/CM inspections and close-out on SAP.
• Work preparations and material staging for work executions.
• Daily proactive monitoring of rotating and safety & production critical equipment.
• Isolation/De-isolation of specific Items of electrical equipment for Electrical/non-electrical works.
• Job Risk Assessments / Permit to Work preparation.
• Identifying critical spares and follow-up ordering and delivery.
• Promotes site safety and continuous hazard identification, mitigation and close-out.
• Work closely with service Contractor(s) towards safe delivery of vendor-based maintenance jobs.
• Other assignments for continuous improvements (RCAs, MTOs - AMS) as exigent.
• Comply with SPDC’s HSE-MS requirements e.g. adhere to Permit-to-Work Safe system of work, etc.
• Involvement in Engineering / Production related Improvement Initiatives.
• Work on electrical transmission and distribution systems, switching in power distribution systems following electrical safety rules.
• Collaborate with other colleagues to execute regulatory inspections, preventative maintenance, and reactive/breakdown maintenance identified during inspections or as requested by Operations Team.
• Reduce maintenance cost whilst assuring technical integrity and ensuring that SPDC Quality standards are not compromised.

Requirements

• 5-10 years work experience in operations and maintenance of Electrical generation and distribution systems /equipment within the oil and gas Industry.
• OND / HND in Electrical Engineering.

Skills Required:

• Knowledge of Electrical Safety practices.
• Execution of preventive and corrective maintenance including troubleshooting electrical systems/equipment and controls.
• Skill level proficiency on interpretation of electrical schematics, loop drawings and general equipment arrangement drawings.
• Knowledge of hazardous area and intrinsic safety design.
• Operation and maintenance of LV power Generation systems; CAT G3512, G3306, D3412, D3304, Perkins.
• Experience in Electric Motors and Controls systems maintenance.
• Experience in Atlas Copco SF11 systems and mobile compressor maintenance.
• Experience in Cathodic protection Transformer Rectifier maintenance.
• Experience in Lightning and Earthing system inspections.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Skill in Electrical Equipment and systems troubleshooting and fault analysis.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Application Closing Date
12th July, 2021.