Uganda Electricity Generation Company Electrical Engineer Jobs in Uganda

Uganda Electricity Generation Company Electrical Engineer Jobs in Uganda

Job Summary:

To ensure that the Electrical elements in the power plant run smoothly to generate power. He checks electrical machines and machine components, tests their efficiency and makes repairs wherever
necessary and suggests improvement to machines for better performance.

The Electrical engineer shall have a wide engineering knowledge base and keep abreast with the latest developments in the field to enable him/her to evaluate the condition of electrical machines, diagnosing problems and where possible propose improvements changes.

Key Responsibilities:

Conferring with other engineers and personnel of the power plant to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions and provide technical information for improvement of maintenance.

Researching and analysing design proposals, specifications, manuals and other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost and maintainability and applicability of such proposals.

Apply knowledge of engineering principals to design, evaluate and make changes to installations with a view to improving performance or providing a solution to a problem- engineering solutions.

Investigate equipment failures and difficulties to diagnose faulty operations and come up with
recommendations for maintenance crew.

Oversee installations of Electrical plant and equipment, oversees all routine maintenance and repairs at the power plant and makes reports to the Maintenance Manager for the planning of long outages and overhauls.

Training entry level maintenance staff

Maintains supplies inventory by checking electrical material stock to determine inventory levels; anticipating needed supplies;

Writing monthly system performance reports for allocated systems

Compiling work packages/maintenance procedures for all allocated systems

Serves as a key resource for safety related issues with the goal of meeting/exceeding OSHA
requirements for a safe workplace.

Any other duties assigned by supervisor.

Education and Professional Requirements:

An upper second Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering or related field.

Post graduate diplomas and certificates in other fields of engineering such as mechatronics; automation etc. is an added advantage.

Related Job Experience/Qualification:

A minimum of 3 years working at a power plant,

heavy manufacturing Industry, processing plant, a major repair workshop or similar work places are needed for this position

Additional Skills:

Excellent knowledge regarding machines, spare parts, operations and maintenance.

Excellent observation skills.

Excellent analysis skills.

A sound knowledge regarding safety measures.

Excellent troubleshooting and problem solving abilities.

Ability to work under stress and be on call at any time.

Good leadership, communication and motivation skills.

Ability to work in a team hands on as well as lead it.

Must be highly organized, systematic and precise in work.

Good computer skills in related software application.

Additional Information

Activities Relating to the Organization as a Corporate body;

Apart from the core activities listed above, the Electrical Maintenance Engineer Karuma/Isimba shall participate in activities of the organisation such as;

Nomination to Contracts committee

Carrying out Procurement Evaluations.

Appointment to plant incident investigation committees

Appointment to risk, safety, fire and first aid committees

Appointment to outage leadership

Preparation of daily Activity Plan for the Karuma/Isimba Electrical Maintenance staff.

Where identified as capable of providing specific or specialised knowledge, he/she shall be called upon to provide such expert opinion /knowledge.

Data entry, Data and information Management, analysis etc.

He/she may be required to carry out assignments that are not specified in this job description for the benefit of the organization or if it is deemed such assignment would improve his/her output capabilities and personal development.

How to Apply

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