Instrumentation and Control Engineer – Sahara Power Group

The ideal candidate will be responsible for all Instrumentation & Control in the Power Plant. The Engineer will provide the necessary routine maintenance and ensure 100% availability of the plant systems.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the I&C team in resolving issues highlighted as part of the analysis by the planning and efficiency team.
• Ensure the high availability of all I&C equipment and systems at the power plant.
• Minimize the cost of maintenance of the plant and optimize equipment lifecycle cost.
• Supervision of maintenance measures in the I&C maintenance unit and ensured quality of maintenance.
• Ensure availability of spares and other infrastructure for maintenance.
• Minimize response time to the Operations unit for handling routine day-to-day problems.
• Optimize Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) and Mean Time to Repair (MTTR).
• Plan resource requirements for I&C maintenance–manpower, materials and contracts.

Qualifications

• First degree in Electrical/ Electronic Engineering, Computer Science/Engineering (B.Sc./HND)
• Minimum of 3-5 years experience (2 of which is in a supervisory position) in the Power Industry
• Member of COREN, Post Graduate degree and other certifications are added advantages.
• Experience in a Power plant of minimum 20MW capacity
• Experience in any other oil and gas process or production facility
• Quick thinker
• Confidence and Resilience

Skills/Knowledge Required

• Technical knowledge of all electrical systems.
• Understanding of working of equipment and history of equipment.
• Knowledge of standard operating procedures for maintaining plant instruments and control devices.
• Good knowledge of calibration of instrument process control devices.
• Technical troubleshooting and ability to identify the root cause of problems to avoid recurrence.
• Knowledge of safety requirements and environmental aspects of power generation.
• Basic knowledge of Control Systems, MK V and VI, Sentinel and Egatrol is an added advantage.
• Knowledge of modern maintenance management practices and spare inventory management.
• Knowledge of statutory guidelines related to electrical equipment.