Job Title: Protection Engineer
Organisation: Eskom
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Eskom:
Eskom Uganda Limited (EUL) is a subsidiary company of Eskom Enterprises based in South Africa. Our business is operating and maintaining Nalubaale and Kiira hydroelectric Power Stations. Our mission is to be the Centre of Excellence in Power Concession Management.
Job Summary: The Eskom Protection Engineer will support the Section Head Electrical in implementing the departmental plan in line with the business contractual obligations.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Carry out routine plant monitoring, forward results to the technical team and advise to improve on routine maintenance
- Implement mechanisms for addressing identified stakeholder needs.
- Use available data to interpret future weakness of the system, improve availability and life of the plant.
- Report correctly system deviations and carrying out direct repairs on plant
- Expeditiously follow up modifications as raised by other sections and carry out quality control on all work done by other employees.
- Identifying problem areas on specific items of the plant, evaluate trends and have in-depth knowledge on synchronising systems.
- Discuss the data trends with other engineers for better results and suggest future plans before a break down is registered
- Formulate technical procedures and standards when required, and ensure compliance to the set standards.
- Formulate procedures of certain activities and repair procedures for electrical equipment.
- Monitor fixing of intricate repairs and supervise intermediate staff under the same job.
- Develop and periodically review of protection philosophy reference documents and protection setting documents.
- Perform routine testing of all protection equipment and related circuitry, and ensure thai testing equipment are calibrated.
- Responsible for the development of a station earthing reference document and routine testing of the station earthing and related equipment.
- Be in position to carry out protection grading when the need arises and give sound protection advise as required.
- Generate technical reports for future references, conduct system engineering and write system reports.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The candidate for the Protection Engineer vacancy should preferably hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering. Post graduate qualification in Project Planning and Management is relevant.
- A minimum of five years’ experience in power plant protection knowledge.
- Excellent track record of success in power plant protection.
- Possess comprehensive understanding of hydro – turbine governors, excitation controllers and possess in-depth knowledge on load flows.
- Have in-depth knowledge in regard to power system stability phenomena, substation switchgear and isolator equipment.
How to Apply:
All interested and suitable candidates should send their cover letter and CV including three referees to our on- line address [email protected]
Human Resources Department Eskom Uganda Limited Nalubaale Power station,
P.O. Box 942, Jinja Uganda
Tel: 0332240400, Fax: 256 43123154
E-mail to: [email protected]
NB: Your name and the position you are applying for should be indicated in the subject field of your email.
Deadline: 15th October 2014 by 3:00 PM
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