Technical Expert, Power System, Power Generation & Transmission Division

Why You Should Apply For This Job:

Provide technical evaluation, review and advice of the electrical and industrial control system, power system protection and related engineering design, equipment on any upcoming new project installation (such as MOHV, MOES, DVAR, LNGPP) and any other related new project and/ or installed equipment which is related to electrical, control automation and instrumentation engineering. Ensure field survey and commissioning review of the completed project in a safe, optimum, reliable operation, and provide input for engineers, maintenance team and plant operation activities. Provide mentoring and knowledge transfer to national engineers and establish development program, training, and coaching. As well assist department manager to develop asset management review program, future enhancement and plant development, life cycle program and new technology implementation to achieve a sustainable, effective, and efficient long-term plant operation.

1. Review and advise on engineering design, equipment, and perform field survey of any upcoming new project installation (such as MOHV, MOES, DVAR, LNGPP) and any other related new projects.

2. Act as owner’s engineer on site during the project’s commissioning, turnaround (planned and forced outages) overseeing the turnaround of contractors for the electrical equipment, industrial control, and instrumentation.

3. Assist the technical service manager to coordinate and drive asset management program and process, including enterprise asset management system integration, support preparing and developing five to ten years of plan maintenance, project skyline and any further maintenance and project/engineering strategic plans.

4. Assist the sustainable asset health and management programs for E-I & PC equipment program. Assist, advise, and investigate failures and determine failure through root cause analysis to implement solutions to mitigate reoccurrence.

5. Advise on issues and repairs in the field during the turnaround and prepare critical matrix for repairs and maintenance of identified defects.

6. Provide inputs to the manager, engineers and designer related to project electrical and control installation, technical evaluation of vendor quotes for repairs / upgrade programs.

7. Review jobs in progress and provide feedback for EI & PC engineers team to improve the process or necessary material requirements including tools.

8. Support review in feasibility studies and HAZOPs; develop E&I design criteria; support prepare and review capital budgets; justify and develop project execution plans and review safety practices and provide feedback including work improvements.

9. Provide management support on leadership and technical support for national employees and engineers in all aspects related to project execution and O&M of the electrical facilities.

10. Assist and develop technical knowledge of the national employees / engineers to ensure strong depth in the organization to support succession planning, including develop on competency-based training programs for technical service team.

11. Back up support on leadership and safety for Technical Service Manager in day-to-day basis in department roles and responsibility.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Control or Instrumentation engineering with a minimum of ten (10) years of related experience in the power plant or mining industry or
• Technical diploma in Electrical, Control or Instrumentation engineering with minimum fifteen (15) years of related experience in the power plant or mining industry or
• High School or technical High School with over twenty (20) years of experience in the power plant or mining industry.
• Prior experience with engineering design, installation, and commissioning on power electrical, process control system and instrumentation.
• Ability to assist with resource planning, technology update, material & labor planning for the maintenance and/or project activities of various equipment in powerplant facilities, especially related with electrical control and IA.
• Extensive knowledge of powerplant and substation control system, industrial automation, and instrumentation in general.
• Experience with the coordination between client and outage / project contractors at site for timely execution & completion of outage activities.
• Ability to monitor/review electrical project activities for power generation and transmission facilities.
• Experience in process application evaluation and audit electrical & instrumentation installations. Ability to identify and report gaps.
• Ability to proactively identify areas of challenge during the outage and/or problem-solving activities, notifying management, and discussing mitigation plans.
• Experience in mentoring a team, on-the-job development and mentoring to promote professional growth.

Criteria/Conditions

• Copper Overseas Service Company ("COSCO") promotes a drug/ alcohol free work environment through the use of mandatory pre-employment drug testing and on-going random drug testing as per applicable Company Standards

COSCO has reviewed the jobs at its various office and operating sites and determined that many of these jobs include tasks or duties that could affect the safety or health of the employees performing these tasks or others. Accordingly, the Company has designated the following positions as safety-sensitive:

• Positions within COSCO which are held by employees who receive Safety Training; or
• Positions within COSCO which are held by employees who operate equipment or motor vehicles in furtherance of performing their COSCO job duties, including operating motor vehicles while on Company business or travel (for this purpose “motor vehicles” includes Company owned or leased motor vehicles and personal motor vehicles used by employees in furtherance of Company business or while on Company travel)

Benefits: Begin first day of employment

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Relocation assistance/Ex-Pat incentives