Electrical Technician

1. Maintenance and Repair Activities

• Perform preventive, predictive, corrective, and breakdown maintenance activities on assigned electrical equipment.
• Carry out routine inspections and identify abnormal conditions such as overheating, unusual noise, vibration, oil leakage, loose connections, damaged cables, and insulation deterioration.
• Perform cleaning, tightening, lubrication where applicable, replacement of defective parts, cable termination, minor repair work, and equipment restoration activities.
• Troubleshoot electrical faults, alarms, trips, and abnormal operating conditions to support timely restoration of equipment and minimize plant downtime.
• Ensure maintenance work is completed in accordance with approved procedures, OEM manuals, drawings, safety requirements, and site standards.
• Verify the work area is clean, safe, and properly restored after completion of maintenance activities.

v  Support maintenance, inspection, and repair of electrical equipment including, but not limited to:

• Medium-voltage and low-voltage switchgear, circuit breakers, motors repaire, contactors, relays, and control panels.
• Generators, excitation systems, generator auxiliaries, and associated protection systems.
• Generator Circuit Breakers, Isolated Phase Busbars, Gas-Insulated Bus systems, and associated auxiliary equipment where assigned.
• Generator transformers, auxiliary transformers, and transformer auxiliary systems.
• MV and LV motors, motor-operated valves, soft starters, variable frequency drives, and local control stations.
• UPS systems, battery chargers, battery banks, DC distribution boards, emergency lighting, and diesel generator electrical systems.
• Cable systems, cable trays, junction boxes, earthing systems, and lightning protection systems.
• Electrical equipment associated with gas turbines, steam turbines, HRSG systems, water treatment systems, reverse osmosis plants, and balance-of-plant facilities.

2. Testing, Inspection, and Troubleshooting

• Use approved electrical test instruments, including multimeters, clamp meters, insulation resistance testers, continuity testers, earth resistance testers, and phase rotation meters.
• Carry out routine electrical testing such as voltage checks, current checks, insulation resistance testing, battery checks, and earth resistance testing.
• Assist with specialist testing activities such as relay testing, primary injection, secondary injection, breaker timing, contact resistance testing, transformer testing, thermography, and partial discharge testing where applicable.
• Record all test readings accurately and immediately report abnormal results to the Electrical Maintenance Engineer.
• Assist in identifying root causes of equipment failures and support corrective actions as directed.
• Monitor equipment condition and report any developing defects or operational risks.

3. Installation, Commissioning, and Modification Support

• Assist with installation, commissioning, modification, and upgrading of electrical systems and equipment.
• Support equipment testing, energization, functional checks, and return-to-service activities.
• Ensure all installation and modification work complies with technical specifications, approved drawings, and safety requirements.

4. Safety, Permit-to-Work, and Compliance

• Follow all electrical safety rules, permit-to-work requirements, lockout/tagout procedures, grounding requirements, and arc-flash precautions.
• Verify that equipment is properly isolated, discharged, grounded, and tested before work starts.
• Participate in toolbox talks, risk assessments, safety observations, and incident investigations.
• Immediately report unsafe conditions, damaged tools, electrical hazards, near misses, and incidents.
• Ensure all maintenance work is performed in compliance with applicable site procedures, OEM requirements, and environmental, health, and safety standards.

5. Documentation and CMMS Support

• Complete maintenance checklists, inspection sheets, test reports, work completion records, and defect reports accurately.
• Provide clear work feedback to the Electrical Maintenance Engineer, including work completed, materials used, defects found, and follow-up actions required.
• Prepare basic reports on maintenance tasks, equipment condition, and identified issues for review by the Electrical Maintenance Engineer.

6. Spare Parts, Tools, and Housekeeping

• Check the availability of required spare parts, consumables, tools, and test instruments before starting work.
• Handle, store, and preserve electrical spare parts and materials in accordance with site preservation requirements.
• Maintain electrical hand tools, power tools, portable test instruments, and workshop equipment in good working condition.
• Report shortages of spare parts, consumables, and defective tools to the Electrical Maintenance Engineer.
• Support incoming inspection of electrical materials and spare parts in coordination with the Storekeeper when assigned.

7. Coordination and Teamwork

• Work closely with Electrical Maintenance Engineers, Operations personnel, Mechanical and I&C teams, contractors, OEM representatives, and other site personnel.
• Support Operations during equipment isolation, release for maintenance, testing, energization, and return to service.
• Assist in training junior technicians, and new team members in electrical maintenance practices and safety requirements.
• Support continuous improvement by identifying recurring defects, maintenance issues, and opportunities to improve equipment reliability.

Requirements

Technical Knowledge

• Knowledge of electrical systems used in combined cycle power plants.
• Knowledge of MV and LV switchgear, circuit breakers, transformers, motors, motor control centers, contactors, relays, UPS systems, battery chargers, and DC systems.
• Understanding of generators, generator auxiliaries, power distribution systems, cable systems, earthing systems, and lighting systems.
• Familiarity with electrical drawings, single-line diagrams, wiring diagrams, cable schedules, equipment manuals, and maintenance procedures.
• Understanding of electrical safety requirements, permit-to-work systems, lockout/tagout procedures, grounding, hazardous-energy control, and arc-flash hazards.
• Awareness of electrical protection devices and their functions.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

Education

• Electrical Diploma, or an equivalent discipline.
• Electrical trade certification is preferred.

Experience

• Minimum 3 to 5 years of electrical maintenance experience in a power plant, Combined cycle power plant experience is preferred.

Personal Attributes

• Strong commitment to safety, quality, reliability, and compliance.
• Responsible, disciplined, and able to follow instructions and procedures.
• Detail-oriented with a proactive approach to identifying equipment defects.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple assigned tasks.
• Willingness to work during planned outages, emergency breakdowns, and on-call duties when required.
• Willingness to work in outdoor and industrial environments.

Physical Requirements

• Physically capable of working in industrial environments.
• Ability to use appropriate personal protective equipment and follow all site safety requirements.
• Ability to respond to emergency maintenance requirements as required.