Position: Graduate Trainee – Protection, Control & SCADA
Department: Network
Reporting to: Protection, Control and SCADA Engineer
Contract Type: Full-time
Deadline: 18th March 2024
Job Purpose: The Graduate Trainee – Protection, Control & SCADA will play a vital role in ensuring the safe operation and operational planning of the electrical distribution network. They will be responsible for the maintenance of network protection, control, and SCADA systems.
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate network control operations, including preparing and implementing switching and outage schedules.
- Facilitate and coordinate the resolution of network faults on both medium and low voltage networks, managing consumables for faults resolution.
- Perform protection coordination reviews and relay settings for effective MV network operation.
- Configure and administer the network SCADA system.
- Participate in site acceptance inspection, testing, and commissioning of network protection and SCADA equipment.
- Carry out preventive and corrective maintenance of network protection and SCADA equipment, including battery systems, auxiliary supplies, control circuits, relays, IEDs, switchgear, RTUs, among others.
- Liaise with network construction and maintenance teams, contractors, and stakeholders to facilitate network construction and maintenance activities.
- Plan and prepare staff shift schedules for network control and faults teams.
- Prepare routine network operation reports.
- Perform any other duties delegated by the supervisor.
Special Qualifications Required:
- B.Sc. Electrical Engineering with good Information Technology skills.
- Knowledge in Power Systems Protection.
Key Skills:
- Ethical
- Hardworking
- Honest
- Self-motivated
- Good interpersonal skills
- Innovative
- High safety consciousness
- Good communicator
- Commitment
- Team player with the ability to motivate a team.
HOW TO APPLY: Interested and qualified candidates should submit the following documents as ONE PDF FILE via email to hr@wenreco.co.ug by 5 pm, Tuesday 18th March 2024:
- Cover letter
- Resume with contacts of three professional referees
- Copies of all academic documents
Note: Clearly indicate the position you are applying for in the subject line of your email.
About WENRECo: WENRECo (West Nile Rural Electrification Company) was formed in 2003 by the Industrial Promotion Services (IPS), a program of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED). We are dedicated to providing reliable and sustainable electrical solutions across Uganda.
