Electrical MV Protection Engineer

Tasiast, Inchiri Region, Mauritania
Competitive
Aug 09, 2022
Aug 24, 2022
45148-en_US
Permanent
Full Time
English
Job Description

The MV Protection and Operation Engineer will assist with safe and effective distribution of HV, MV and LV across site, ensuring high availability to end-users through proactive maintenance and strict management of Protection and control coordination of Distribution system. A key function of this positing will to be to assist and train the work force in the correct techniques, maintenance and faultfinding skills and report to the Senior Site Electrical Superintendent.

Job Responsibilities

Includes but not limited to:
- Assist in the development, implementation and management of a long term Maintenance program for Electrical Distribution System
- Assist in the commissioning of new plant assets such as Generation system and process plant upgrades.
- Hands on training and mentoring for the electrical workforce.
- Develop Safe Work Procedures "SWP's" for electrical equipment preventive and corrective maintenance.
- Create work order's and locate parts using JDE.
- Ensure Protection & Control coordination setting are kept up to date and strict adherence to Management of Change protocols are used for additions or modifications to the Distribution System
- Assist with periodic testing of essential systems, (Ground resistance tests, Transformer and Tap changer Maintenance, Oil testing, Protection relay testing, HV Breaker Maintenance, Infra-Red, PD testing and Corona testing).
Safety
- Actively contribute to site safety policy and new initiatives and implement change as directed by the General Manager.
- Actively promote, monitor and enforce compliance of personnel with safe work practices.
- Review all incident and accident reports in accordance with Company and statutory requirements.

Education, Experience and Skills

Mandatory Requirements for this position:
- Electrical Engineering degree
- 4 years of related work experience in Mining environment
- Experience in protection settings and HV Relay testing, Maintaining HV networks and switching.
- MV Relay Testing knowledge and Experience.
- MV Network Testing Experience.
- Etap protection software Experience.
- MV Switching Experience.
- Read and write French
- Intermediate level in English

Desirable Skill, Knowledge, Training, and Experience:
- Demonstrated understanding of good engineering practices and the implementation of proactive maintenance strategies
- Strong maintenance competencies with Electrical distribution equipment
- Should have analytical skills to be able to evaluate information and solve complex problems.
- Detail oriented to understand complex systems, and recognition that a minor error can cause major problems.
- Excellent skills in Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Project and Excel
- Must be able to communicate in English about technical issues both orally and written.

Language Requirements

English