Electrical Technician – Power Plant & Generator Maintenance at De Talents

De Talents is currently recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Electrical Technician – Power Plant & Generator Maintenance

Location: Ikoyi, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Perform routine inspections, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs on power plant electrical systems and equipment.
• Maintain generators, alternators, transformers, switchgear, motors, UPS systems, MCCs, battery banks, VSDs, and electrical infrastructure.
• Execute maintenance activities in accordance with CMMS schedules, OEM recommendations, and company procedures.
• Monitor equipment condition and identify developing electrical, insulation, protection, and control system defects.
• Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair generator excitation systems, AVR systems, DSE controllers, synchronization, and load - sharing systems.
• Maintain and test circuit breakers, protective relays, switchgear, protection panels, CTs, VTs, and electrical distribution systems.
• Conduct condition monitoring activities, including insulation testing, thermal imaging, power quality analysis, and performance monitoring.
• Troubleshoot faults on generators, motors, switchgear, control panels, protection systems, and auxiliary electrical equipment.
• Respond to equipment breakdowns, carry out repairs, and support emergency maintenance activities to minimize downtime.
• Participate in planned shutdowns, outages, electrical testing, major overhauls, and reliability improvement initiatives.
• Assist with installation, testing, commissioning, startup, and acceptance of new electrical equipment and power generation systems.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, manage spare parts and consumables, and provide technical reports and recommendations for system improvements.

Requirements

• ND, HND, Technical Diploma, Trade Certificate or equivalent qualification in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Maintenance, Power Plant Technology or a related discipline.
• Certifications in HV / MV Switching, Power System Protection, Deep Sea Electronics (DSE) Controllers, Generator Maintenance, Electrical Testing or Infrared Thermography will be advantageous.
• Minimum 5 years' hands - on electrical maintenance experience in a power plant, oil and gas facility, industrial plant, marine facility or similar environment.
• Hands - on experience maintaining generators, alternators, switchgear, circuit breakers, motors, transformers, electrical control systems and power generating systems ranging from 3 MW to 24 MW.
• Experience participating in planned outages, shutdowns and major maintenance activities.
• Strong experience troubleshooting and configuring Deep Sea Electronics (DSE) control systems and synchronisation equipment.

Salary
N200,000 / month.

Application Closing Date
30th August, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications to: hrdetalents@gmail.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.