Foreman at Watershed Consulting

Job Description

• Maintain a good understanding of daily operational issues.
• Assists the Plant Manager in coordinating tasks according to priorities and plans.
• Guarantee all safety precautions and quality standards are met accordingly.
• Supervision and issuing of the work permit to the co-workers and/or subcontractors
• Problem analysis: evaluate the problems that arises in the photovoltaic system, undertake a technical investigation, provide and implement a technically sound solution to the problem as required.
• Sets objectives for the maintenance team; manages site personnel performance based on assigned duties and maintains a record of their performance through regular, formal evaluations; and makes recommendations.
• Strive to ensure that plant perform at full capacity and efficiency.
• Carry out legal and safe instructions issued by the Plant Manager to perform usual and additional duties complying with health and safety procedures for each task and area of work.
• Active participation in troubleshooting (Faultfinding) or root cause analysis timeously when required.
• Ensure that all notifications and report submission relating to the incidents and performance of the facility are submitted timeously.
• Maintain good work relations with the client’s representatives and other stakeholders.
• Oversee and assume responsibility for overall operations of the facility at the absence of the plant manager.

Skills/qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering
• At least 5 years’ experience in Energy power plants or Electrical Substations Operation & Maintenance.
• Excellent skills in Electrical Substations (knowledge of relay protections, HV breaker, HV transformers, HV switchgears, restart substations after breaker trips)
• Valid certificate as well as a good understanding of High Voltage Regulations
• Experience in switching LV, MV and HV systems. Backed by POE (portfolio of evidence)
• High computer literacy and a proficiency in MS Office
• Experience with lock-out, tag out procedures.
• Ability to read electrical drawings.
• Solid understanding of SCADA system.
• Solid understanding of the power system protection.
• Valid Driver’s license.