Instrumentation and Control Engineer at Sahara Group

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 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.
• 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 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 with respect to maintenance of plant instruments and control devices.
• 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.
• 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.