Electrical Maintenance Specialist

About the role

The Maintenance Electrical Specialist (MSE) manages safe, compliant and reliable electrical maintenance activities and sets priorities for the facility. Reporting to the Maintenance Execution Team Leader, the MSE is the main link between the ROO and BOC electrical maintenance team and electrical contractors. The role is coaching and technical advisory, relying on strong relationships with field staff, and works closely with the Maintenance Advisor on electrical operational issues.

Key responsibilities

• Support safe execution of electrical preventive and corrective maintenance and own a zero tolerance for overdue maintenance
• Oversee contractors and review CTRs for quality, cost, resources, materials and durations
• Drive compliance with the Work Management process, including deferral and risk management, and keep daily O&M tracker and department reports updated
• Support the choke model for electrical vulnerabilities and drive plant availability and reliability improvements
• Advise on diagnostics, fault finding and rectification, and provide technical guidance on materials and equipment
• Carry out 2- and 6-week schedule technical reviews, input to the 12-week maintenance schedule, and raise engineering queries and change requests in time
• Ensure Change Management (MOC) issues are identified and engineering queries raised promptly
• Support the return to safe operation after planned interventions (GOC paperwork, MC1 walkdowns, PSSR and SCR sign-offs)
• Standardize best practices, advise on document control, maintain master registers (C&E, loop sheets, alarm and protection settings), and coach the Maintenance Coordinator
• Provide electrical support to shutdown teams and advise on document holdings

Required profile

• Minimum 10 years' experience in the oil and gas industry (preferably with IOCs, direct hire or contract)
• Technical degree or HNC in Electrical Engineering
• HV experience, including HV motor fault-finding, and previous supervisory experience
• HAZOP training
• Leadership skills with a multicultural workforce and excellent communication and negotiation skills

Required skills

• Strong understanding of CMMS (Maximo) and maintenance planning and scheduling
• Knowledge of Work Management, CTR, Control of Work (ORA, SORA, energy isolation), MOC/EQ and GOC processes
• Proficiency in WorkSafe, Sharecat, Maximo, PI Vision, Microsoft Office, SAP (where applicable), Power BI and GIS