Senior Engineer Power Dispatch - Nairobi, Kenya - Kenya Electricity Co. Ltd (KETRACO)
Description
ABOUT THE COMPANY
The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO) is a 100% state-owned
corporation incorporated on 2nd December, 2008 under the Company's Act, Cap 486 as a State Corporation pursuant to the Sessional Paper No. 4 of 2004 on Energy. The Mandate of the Company is to plan, design, construct, operate and maintain high voltage electricity
transmission infrastructure, the National Electricity Transmission Grid and Regional
Interconnectors.
JOB SUMMARY
Qualifications & Skills Required:Bachelors' Degree in Electrical Engineering or related Electrical Engineering DegreeRegistered member with EBKMember of IEKSupervisory Skills Development Course lasting not less than four (2) weeksA minimum of six (6) years relevant work experience
RESPONSIBILITIES
Supervising system operations during shiftTracking and reporting equipment loading, alarms on the system during the shift and taking appropriate actionEnsuring timely resolution of system breakdowns and response to emergenciesReporting faulty equipment and SCADA/EMS malfunctions during shift to SCADA supervisorEnsuring generation dispatch plan is adhered toMonitoring effect of system disturbances on dispatch and implementing dispatch changes where necessaryPerforming system studies/simulations and contingency analysis and recommending corrective actions periodically during shiftEnsuring all information is captured in records/data (ELOA, EPTW, Handover notes and log sheets) during shiftReporting any incidences/event during the shift to the concerned departments/agencies and managementReviewing the shift reports e.g. handover notes, Executive brief, disturbance reportEnsuring update of Load Shedding and Under Frequency filesEnsuring all planned and forced outages are captured in Electrical Asset Management System
REQUIRED SKILLS
Project management, Quality management, Leadership skills, Quality control and supervision
REQUIRED EDUCATION
Bachelor's degree