Orion have a unique opportunity for an electrical pre-commissioning engineer to join a greenfield development project in Uganda, as part of our client’s site commissioning team. This is a rotational role and provides an opportunity to join a high profile project in a remote area with a leading energy company.
 
Position Summary
 
Position:             Electrical Site Pre-commissioning Engineer
Location:              Buliisa, Uganda
Rotation:             28/28
Duration:            18 months
Project:               Upstream Oil & Gas development  
 
Summary
Reporting to the Lead Electrical Engineer, supervising the project field engineering activities and supporting the pre-commissioning and commissioning electrical activities at during construction.  
 
Main activities

• Control and supervise the site / field engineering activities for electrical discipline carried out by Contractors in compliance with the approved design, applicable codes and standards
• To review and accept where required the field engineering and construction documents prepared by the contractors related to electrical discipline.
• Provide technical support to the construction teams for engineering related topics to ensure that construction risks are well anticipated and reduced as much as possible.
• Ensure compliance of the Site modifications to the Project referential, requirements and applicable regulations and ensure of their formalization in the documentation.
• Supervise and coordinate the proper implementation and resolution of the design change notices issued by the Contractor and Subcontractors
• Provide support and clarification to the commissioning team in the preparation of the commissioning activities
• To assess any requests by the contractor to deviate/change the approved design and make appropriate recommendations.
• Provide assistance to other entities (Construction, Quality/QC, HSE, Commissioning, etc.
• Be vigilant on the safety aspects of the field engineering and report any anomalies noticed on site, in particular when related to his discipline

 
Experience

• Significant experience in electrical discipline in Oil & Gas Industry
• Site / Commissioning experience
• Team coordination experience
• Understanding of oil and gas production equipment, processes, and utility systems

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