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Project Electrical Engineer

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Nigeria, NGFull-timePosted Oct 9, 2026
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About the role

Responsibilities: Power Infrastructure Setup: Manage the installation and commissioning of high/medium voltage substations, transformers, switchgears, and power generation systems. Automation & Controls Integration: Oversee the deployment of plant automation infrastructure, ensuring seamless communication between SCADA networks, PLC panels, and individual field instruments. Cable Routing & Distribution: Supervise all industrial cabling layouts, motor control centers (MCCs), and earthing/lightning protection installations across the site. Testing & Compliance: Lead pre-commissioning loop checks, insulation resistance tests, and relay coordinations to guarantee absolute electrical safety. SLA & Contractor Management: Supervise electrical sub-contractors and OEM automation engineers during critical integration and powering-up phases. Power Load Management: Conduct load calculations and demand analysis to ensure correct system sizing and reliable energy supply for plant operations. Backup Power Systems: Oversee installation of generators, UPS systems, and battery backup solutions to guarantee uninterrupted operations. Instrumentation & Calibration: Supervise installation and calibration of field instruments to ensure accurate process measurement and control. PLC & SCADA Oversight: Validate PLC programming and SCADA configurations to ensure reliable automation and system communication. Power Quality Management: Monitor harmonics, voltage stability, and power quality to optimise system efficiency and reliability. Safety & Compliance: Enforce electrical safety standards including LOTO procedures, arc flash protection, and regulatory compliance requirements. Site Acceptance Testing (SAT): Validate equipment performance after installation to ensure full compliance with design specifications. Troubleshooting & Fault Resolution: Diagnose and resolve electrical faults and system failures during installation and commissioning. Risk Assessment & Mitigation: Identify electrical risks during installation and commissioning and implement preventive controls. Integrated Management System: Documents, implements,maintains the requirements of the Quality, Food Safety, Environment, Health, and Safety management systems. Requirements: A minimum of an HND in electrical, electronic, or instrumentation engineering. Professional registration (COREN/NSE) is highly preferred. Minimum of 8 years’ industrial electrical projects, power distribution design, or automation commissioning within high-speed continuous manufacturing or large industrial settings. A systems thinker with an analytical approach to complex circuitry and industrial automation networks, prioritizing electrical safety above all. Key KPIs: Successful energisation of substations and MV/LV distribution networks on schedule. 100% Accuracy on Loop Checks and Control Automation Integrations during. Zero Electrical Incidents or Near-Misses during construction and commissioning. Competencies Profile: Industrial Power Systems, Distribution & Substation Setup, Systemic Critical Thinking. Electrical Load Calculation & Power System Design Team Management PLC Automation & Industrial Network Architecture (Siemens TIA Portal / Rockwell) Strategic & Analytical Thinking Instrumentation Control Loops & SCADA Integration Communication Software Exposure: ETAP (Electrical Transient Analyser Program, AutoCAD Electrical, SAP PS Stakeholder Management High Voltage Testing & Insulation Resistance Testing Accountability HSE Compliance Negotiation Electrical Power Systems Design & Analysis Business Knowledge Protection & Relay Coordination Detail Orientation Electrical Installation, Testing & Commissioning Time Management Industrial Network & Control Systems Integration Innovation & Process Improvement

Responsibilities

Responsibilities: Power Infrastructure Setup: Manage the installation and commissioning of high/medium voltage substations, transformers, switchgears, and power generation systems. Automation & Controls Integration: Oversee the deployment of plant automation infrastructure, ensuring seamless communication between SCADA networks, PLC panels, and individual field instruments. Cable Routing & Distribution: Supervise all industrial cabling layouts, motor control centers (MCCs), and earthing/lightning protection installations across the site. Testing & Compliance: Lead pre-commissioning loop checks, insulation resistance tests, and relay coordinations to guarantee absolute electrical safety. SLA & Contractor Management: Supervise electrical sub-contractors and OEM automation engineers during critical integration and powering-up phases. Power Load Management: Conduct load calculations and demand analysis to ensure correct system sizing and reliable energy supply for plant operations. Backup Power Systems: Oversee installation of generators, UPS systems, and battery backup solutions to guarantee uninterrupted operations. Instrumentation & Calibration: Supervise installation and calibration of field instruments to ensure accurate process measurement and control. PLC & SCADA Oversight: Validate PLC programming and SCADA configurations to ensure reliable automation and system communication. Power Quality Management: Monitor harmonics, voltage stability, and power quality to optimise system efficiency and reliability. Safety & Compliance:

Requirements

Enforce electrical safety standards including LOTO procedures, arc flash protection, and regulatory compliance requirements. Site Acceptance Testing (SAT): Validate equipment performance after installation to ensure full compliance with design specifications. Troubleshooting & Fault Resolution: Diagnose and resolve electrical faults and system failures during installation and commissioning. Risk Assessment & Mitigation: Identify electrical risks during installation and commissioning and implement preventive controls. Integrated Management System: Documents, implements,maintains the requirements of the Quality, Food Safety, Environment, Health, and Safety management systems. Requirements: A minimum of an HND in electrical, electronic, or instrumentation engineering. Professional registration (COREN/NSE) is highly preferred. Minimum of 8 years’ industrial electrical projects, power distribution design, or automation commissioning within high-speed continuous manufacturing or large industrial settings. A systems thinker with an analytical approach to complex circuitry and industrial automation networks, prioritizing electrical safety above all. Key KPIs: Successful energisation of substations and MV/LV distribution networks on schedule. 100% Accuracy on Loop Checks and Control Automation Integrations during. Zero Electrical Incidents or Near-Misses during construction and commissioning. Competencies Profile: Industrial Power Systems, Distribution & Substation Setup, Systemic Critical Thinking. Electrical Load Calculation & Power System Design Team Management PLC Automation & Industrial Network Architecture (Siemens TIA Portal / Rockwell) Strategic & Analytical Thinking Instrumentation Control Loops & SCADA Integration Communication Software Exposure: ETAP (Electrical Transient Analyser Program, AutoCAD Electrical, SAP PS Stakeholder Management High Voltage Testing & Insulation Resistance Testing Accountability HSE Compliance Negotiation Electrical Power Systems Design & Analysis Business Knowledge Protection & Relay Coordination Detail Orientation Electrical Installation, Testing & Commissioning Time Management Industrial Network & Control Systems Integration Innovation & Process Improvement