High and Low Tension Operation & Maintenance Officer at Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC)

Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) is one of the largest power distribution companies in Nigeria, committed to delivering reliable and efficient electricity services to our customers. With a strong focus on innovation and sustainability, we aim to transform the energy landscape in Nigeria and contribute to the country's economic development. Our mission is to provide exceptional service while ensuring the safety and well-being of our employees and customers.

At Ikeja Electric, we don’t just power homes and businesses – we power careers. As a leading energy provider, we are committed to fostering a culture that champions integrity, innovation, and excellence. Our team is the heartbeat of our success, and we thrive on collaboration, continuous improvement, and creating a workplace where everyone can shine.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: High and Low Tension Operation & Maintenance Officer

Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Role Purpose

• Will be responsible for the day to day works related to operations and maintenance activities of high and low tension distribution network.

Role Accountabilities

• Assist in preparing and updating the route map for 33/11 kv underground cables
• Assist in formation of strategy for maintenance of the HT/LT lines to ensure that objectives of reliability and continuity of supply are met
• Assist in preparing the operations and maintenance reports weekly/monthly and annually
• Maintain and monitor the database on HT and LT lines, attends to faults, repairs and other operational/maintenance data for network performance improvement
• Develop and implement planned maintenance strategies and schedules for 33kV/11kV feeders, LV overhead lines, switchgears, and injection substations.
• Organize and coordinate daily fault clearing both on HT & LT overhead and underground network.
• Coordinate and monitor the execution of maintenance activities ensuring proper job assignment, timely execution, quality assurance, and documentation.
• Monitor all BU network fault clearing on both overhead and undergroun d network, tracking of pending faults across BU networks, and follow up with the NOMs to identify bottlenecks in resolution.
• Support and oversee periodic field inspections, deploying thermo vision cameras to identify hotspots , escalating critical defects and proposing corrective actions for deteriorating or unsafe assets.
• Organize and coordinate trace widening across the BU networks to increase network reliability.
• Organize and coordinate rendition of monthly tripping report s, submission of periodic maintenance reports to internal management and relevant regulatory authorities (e.g. NERC) ensuring transparency & compliance.
• Organize and coordinate data collation and analysis of the tripping reports across the BU networks, using same to monitor feeder tripping frequency and recommend HT & LT reconductoring and rehabilitation based on data insights.
• Maintaining cordial relationships with governmental agencies (e.g. LASIMRA, LASPARK, LASERC etc.) to ensure seamless operation across IE network.
• Encourage, foster and champion effective cross functional teamwork to align maintenance activities with network operations.
• Escalate fault re solution delays caused by materials constraints to the Head (O&M) and propose alternative closure strategies.
• Conversion of indoor to outdoor 33kV bus for network expansion and flexibility in line with TCN projects.
• Re arrangement of 33kV feeders and loa d evacuation from newly installed and commissioned power transformers at TCN stations.
• Organize and coordinate the installation of new isolators and auto reclosers as well as replacement of obsolete ones across IE network
• Comply with Quality Management System / Occupational Health & Safety requirements including objectives and applicable regulations relating to assigned jobs
• Assist in Carry out any other duties as requested by the Head of Department.

Requirements

• Interested candidates should possess an OND / HND / Bachelor’s Degree with 3 years work experience. 

Technical Competencies:

• Electricity Industry Regulatory Knowledge
• Operations & Maintenance Management
• High & Low Tension Operation & Maintenance Management
• Safety and Health Compliance

Behavioral Competencies:

• Customer Centricity
• Risk management
• Entrepreneurship
• Organizational Learning
• Change Management
• People Leadership.

Application Closing Date
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