Team Lead Turbine Controls

Job Summary

The Lead Engineer, Turbine Controls, is responsible for overseeing preventive, corrective, and breakdown maintenance of turbine systems.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to breakdown/corrective maintenance schedule.
• Must be conversant with Emerson Ovation control and knowledge on Bentley Nevada vibration system.
• Ensure all preventive maintenances are duly carried out and documented accordingly.
• Develop and improve breakdown/corrective maintenance culture.
• Ensures all breakdown/corrective maintenances are duly carried out and documented.
• Reviews weekly all breakdown/corrective maintenance processes.
• Monitor the timely closure of maintenance tasks (TMs) in the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Liaise with Lead Engineer Turbine field instrumentation to re-assess breakdowns of equipment for preventive maintenance schedule.
• Addresses issues bordering on human resources and personnel issues and escalates it upward if not addressed for further action where necessary.
• Ensures all monthly reports are duly done.
• Ensures all special reports are duly done and documented.
• Periodically assess all staff under him for training needs for optimal performance.
• Ensures availability of material and tools required for the job.
• Supervise control systems with a focus on both efficiency and environmental sustainability.
• Ensures HSE guidelines are adhered to strictly during and on the job.
• Develop plant patrol and monitoring check sheet and to be reviewed periodically as determined.
• Provide support in spare parts planning, budget planning, purchase, and inspection activities.
• Execute documentation according to Integrated Management System (IMS) standards.
• Implements strategies that improves performance and reliability.
• Ensures all risk registers for breakdown/corrective maintenances and the section are kept and reviewed periodically.
• Perform covering role in the absence of the Unit Head, Turbine Systems.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Unit Head, Turbine Systems, or Head of Department.

Education and Work Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in Computer/Electrical/Mechanical/Chemical or Systems Engineering
• Postgraduate/relevant professional qualification
• Minimum of 5-10 years of work experience with at least three (3) years in a supervisory level and direct exposure to I&C systems and power plant maintenance processes.

Skills and Competencies

• Good Technical knowledge and understanding of operations and history of I&C systems.
• Sound Technical Trouble shooting skills.
• Good knowledge of computerized Maintenance Management system or equivalent.
• Good Knowledge in technical discipline