Electrical Technician
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About the Role
Responsible for installation, repair, and maintenance of electrical systems, requiring skills in troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, and safety compliance.
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Responsibilities
- Receives work assignments with briefing and instructions from Supervisor/Snr. Tech.
- Carries out skilled technical installation, repair, and maintenance of various electrical systems in workshop and/or on site
- Maintains industrial and ex rated HV and LV motors and their associated control and protection gear
- Maintains power transformers, reactors, and associated control and protection gear
- Maintains HV switchgear (oil, vacuum, air breaker) and LV switchboard
- Maintains UPS systems, battery chargers, and batteries
- Maintains HV and LV equipment in Ring Main Substations
- Maintains earthing systems, small power & lighting systems
- Maintains equipment installed in hazardous areas
- Maintains motorized valves, standby generators, and cathodic protection
- Carries out checking and testing of protection relays and other required electrical testing
- Carries out routine and planned maintenance on cathodic protection transformer
Requirements
- Skilled technical installation, repair, and maintenance of various electrical systems
- Experience with industrial and ex rated HV and LV motors and associated control and protection gear
- Knowledge of power transformers, reactors, and associated control and protection gear
- Experience with HV switchgear (oil, vacuum, air breaker) and LV switchboard
- Experience with UPS systems, battery chargers, and batteries
- Experience with equipment installed in hazardous areas
- Ability to read electrical single line, schematic, and wiring diagrams
- Ability to write concise technical electrical reports in English
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Job Specific Accountabilities
- Receives work assignments with briefing and instructions from Supervisor/Snr. Tech. Discusses and obtains requirements of materials and spares.
- Carries out skilled technical installation, repair, and maintenance of various electrical systems in the workshop and/or on site.
- Maintains industrial and ex rated HV and LV motors and their associated Control and Protection Gear.
- Maintains power transformers, reactors, and their associated control and protection gear.
- Maintains HV switchgear (oil, vacuum, air breaker), LV Switchboard.
- Maintains UPS systems, battery chargers, and batteries.
- Maintains HV and LV equipment in Ring Main Substations (HV fuse Switch, HV isolators, and 415V Distribution Boards).
- Maintains earthing systems, small power & lighting system.
- Maintains equipment installed in hazardous areas.
- Maintains motorized valves, standby generators and their related control and protection equipment, cathodic protection.
- Carries out checking and testing of protection relays and any other required electrical testing.
- Carries out routine and planned maintenance on Cathodic protection transformer and installs cathodic protection bonds on pipework in hazardous areas.
Additional Requirements
- Must be capable of selecting and using the correct electrical test equipment.
- Must be conversant with flameproof equipment as duties would include maintenance, testing, and commissioning of a wide range of electrical equipment within hazardous areas.
- Should be aware of all types of electrical permits and other permits utilized in a Petrochemical plant.
- Must be capable of preparing sketches, determining spares and material requirements.
- Must be capable of identifying consumables, tools, and equipment requirements.
- Able to read electrical Single Line, Schematic, and wiring diagrams.
- Able to write concise technical electrical reports in English.
- Carries out training for subordinates including UAE Nationals.
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