Career Opportunities at GE Power in Port Harcourt, Lagos, Abuja, Nigeria

GE is the world’s Digital Industrial Company, transforming industry with software-defined machines and solutions that are connected, responsive and predictive. Through our people, leadership development, services, technology and scale, GE delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Electrical Field Engineer

Job Number: 2631048
Location: Port Harcourt, Lagos, Abuja, Nigeria
Business: GE Power
Business Segment: PWR-PGS Power Generation Services

Role Summary/Purpose

• Provide onsite technical direction on Electrical systems, Excitation, Protection system checks and system tests during startup, commissioning and maintenance on customer owned power generation and industrial facilities (Power generation includes customer owned utilities, marine drives, industrial power plants and nuclear power plants utilizing gas and steam turbines;
• Industrial facilities include power generation, marine, petrochemical, paper, steel, automotive and transportation industries)

Essential Responsibilities

• Provide onsite technical direction on Electrical systems, Excitation, Protection system checks and system tests during startup, commissioning and maintenance on customer owned power generation and industrial facilities (Power generation includes customer owned utilities, marine drives, industrial power plants and nuclear power plants utilizing gas and steam turbines; Industrial facilities include power generation, marine, petrochemical, paper, steel, automotive and transportation industries)
• Prepare job-planning documents that define the Electrical system scope of the outage
• Utilize problem solving skills, engineering instructions, drawings, and process instructions for Steam/Gas turbine commissioning and start-up.
• Provide input for Daily Outage and Weekly Installation Reports.
• Communicate effectively with, CSLs, Outage Managers and Site Leaders on job planning and execution and with Resource Directors regarding site arrivals, departures and job progression
• Provide leadership and technical direction to skilled labor performing work on customer sites
• Maintain strong safety mindset to assure the executed work reflects the technical requirements within GE safety standards
• Possess technical capacity to troubleshoot and provide routine maintenance checkout for a wide range of equipment/GE system vintages
• Prepare timely and accurate technical reports for customer records and a reference for future outages
• Troubleshoot Electrical operations and maintenance problems in the steam and/or gas turbine technologies

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Ability to work effectively with minimum supervision.
• Customer service mindset.
• Strong organizational and project management skills (prior experience preferred).
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills.
• Solid interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Willingness and ability to travel significantly with no geographical restrictions.
• Must have ability to perform night work as required to meet business needs.
• Must have a valid driver’s license or ability to obtain one.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications
Desired Characteristics:

• Prior field engineering experience with Electrical systems, Excitation, Elin, Ex 2100, Ex2000 Electrical, protection System is preferred.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite, Project Management and Web-based applications.

How to Apply

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