Instrumentation Technician, Power Plant at Dangote Industries Limited

Dangote Group is one of Nigeria’s most diversified business conglomerates with a hard – earned reputation for excellent business practices and products’ quality with its operational headquarters in the bustling metropolis of Lagos, Nigeria in West Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Instrumentation Technician, Power Plant

Location: Ibese Plant, Ogun 

Job Purpose

• To maintain, calibrate, and troubleshoot process instrumentation, control systems, and automation equipment in the refinery and power plant areas to ensure optimum plant performance, product quality, and safety.

Key Responsibilities

• Calibrate and maintain field instruments: pressure, temperature, flow, and level transmitters.
• Maintain analyzers (oxygen, hydrocarbon, pH, conductivity, etc.) and control valves (pneumatic/electric).
• Perform loop checks and commissioning of instruments and DCS/PLC systems.
• Troubleshoot control systems in gas turbine and boiler operations (fuel control, speed, load, temperature).
• Maintain distributed control systems (DCS), PLCs, and fieldbus networks (Profibus, Modbus, Ethernet).
• Support calibration of vibration sensors, speed probes, and thermocouples on turbine units.
• Work with electrical and mechanical teams during plant shutdowns and startups.
• Ensure correct configuration and data logging in control systems for process optimization.
• Comply with refinery safety, hot work, and isolation procedures.
• Maintain calibration records, loop drawings, and maintenance logs.
• Strictly adhere to refinery HSE standards and permit-to-work systems.
• Participate in job safety analysis (JSA), toolbox talks, and incident reporting.
• Ensure use of appropriate PPE during maintenance work.
• Support continuous improvement in reliability and energy efficiency programs.

Qualifications

• Trade Test 1/ National Diploma in Instrumentation, Electronics, or Control Engineering.
• 5–10 years’ experience in a refinery, petrochemical, or power generation environment.
• OEM or vendor-specific training in DCS/PLC systems preferred.

Required Skills & Competencies:

• Expertise in process instrumentation and control systems (Honeywell, Siemens, ABB, or Emerson).
• Ability to interpret P&IDs, loop diagrams, and control logic.
• Knowledge of gas turbine instrumentation and combustion control systems.
• Understanding of HART, FOUNDATION Fieldbus, and smart instrument diagnostics.
• Strong analytical and fault-finding ability in automation systems.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.