Senior Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Job purpose

Plan, supervise and ensure effective electrical maintenance activities for the production facilities and distribution network at the plant to ensure technical and operational safety, integrity and reliability of the assets and to minimize downtime of the facilities.

Key accountabilities

Plan and carry out predictive / reliability centered maintenance (RCM) programs for condition monitoring of electrical equipment to ensure improved machine availability and power system reliability.

Conduct internal safety audit of the installations in the plant with regards to electrical equipment and develop action plan for area maintenance engineers to take up corrective measures.

Conduct the preparation of predictive, preventive, modification and major shutdown maintenance programs for electrical equipment in the plant. Review the periodic and shutdown work plans and integrate activities with other sections for their execution.

Participate and provide professional expertise in the technological up-gradation of obsolete equipment and preparation and execution of plant change requests (PCRs) for modification in existing facilities.

Carry out detailed engineering; prepare scope of work, technical evaluation and execution for capital, extraordinary maintenance (EOM) and major maintenance (MM) activities.

Review the existing maintenance practices and support implementation of innovative and modern methodologies for enhanced productivity leading to improvement in equipment performance and reliability. Ensure optimum utilization of the maintenance system for maintaining job history and data quality so as to retrieve quality information.

Supervise high voltage switching activities in line with set policies and procedures to ensure safe operations.

Prepare method statements for critical jobs, verify electrical procedures and instructions, plus scope of work for contract jobs and service work orders to meet work requirements and standards.

Participate in technical evaluation of bids and inspection of materials on receipt to ensure specifications and required quality.

Provide technical support for development, implementation and commissioning of new projects in the electrical design and specifications to optimize costs and ensure compliance with applicable standards and best practices.

Ensure that all company codes, regulations and engineering practices are adhered to by section employees.

Ensure availability, reliability and integrity of plant and electrical equipment, in line with best maintenance techniques and engineering practices.

Conduct risk assessments, root cause analysis and safety reviews and submit reports and recommendations accordingly.

Conduct advanced safety audits and advanced maintenance audits on the team.

Participate in root cause analysis (RCA) meetings and discussions and contribute in resolving issues towards avoidance of plant trip recurrences.

Support the manager, electrical maintenance to formulate electrical maintenance spare parts requirement and ensure availability of spare parts necessary for implementation of all electrical maintenance activities. Perform periodic reviews of material stocks in conjunction with inventory and warehouse department and procurement department.

Liaise and contact team leaders in planning, scheduling and turnaround department with regard to shutdown preparation, to review the method statement in order to achieve optimum quality assurance. Review the schedule preparation with appropriate suggestions in order to avoid unnecessary delay for handover or commission of equipment.

Demonstrate appropriate levels of knowledge and responsibility regarding technical and operational integrity processes of AIRMS.

Delegate work responsibilities; assure development of subordinates in the job; stand as acting manager, electrical maintenance as and when required.

Qualifications, experience, knowledge & skills

• Bachelor degree in electrical engineering or equivalent.
• Eight years of experience in diverse oil and gas, or petrochemical industry with specialization in electrical maintenance.
• Electrical condition monitoring and SRCM.
• Design, installation and commissioning of DCS and ESD / PLC projects.
• Good knowledge of spoken and written English.
• Good interpersonal and people management skills.
• Good communication and coordination skills.
• Team player with collaborative skills.
• Technical report writing.