Instrumentation and Control Engineer at Sahara Group

Sahara Group is a leading international energy and infrastructure conglomerate with operations in over 38 countries across Africa, Middle East, Europe and Asia. Spanning three decades, we have broken ground and challenged stereotypes across the global business landscape. The women and men who make up our organization are our strongest levers for growth.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Instrumentation and Control Engineer

Location: Lagos
Job type: Full-time

About the Job

• 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 analysis from the planning and efficiency team.
• 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.
• Ensure high availability of all I&C equipment and systems in the power plant.
• Minimize cost of maintenance of the plant and optimize equipment lifecycle cost.
• Supervision of maintenance measures in I&C maintenance unit and ensuring quality of maintenance.

Qualifications

• First Degree 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
• Experience in any other oil and gas process or production facility
• Quick thinker
• Confidence and Resilience
• Member of COREN, Post Graduate degree and other certifications are added advantages.
• Experience in a Power plant of minimum 20MW capacity

Skills / Knowledge Required:

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

How to Apply
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