EACOP
TNC-MP-JD-001
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
Position Description
Job Title: Electrical Engineer
Reports To: N+1: Field Manager/Deputy Operations Director – UG
N+2: Head of Maintenance and Inspection
Job Type: Resident Full Time
Location: Kampala and travel to EACOP sites
Supervises: Direct: Indirect:
N/A N/A
About the Client
The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project is a Midstream development located
across Uganda and Tanzania that includes a nearshore Marine Storage and Export Terminal
(MST). Once completed, the EACOP Company will operate the East African Crude Oil
Pipeline, a 1,443 km long, electrically heated crude oil export pipeline that transports oil
from Kabaale – Hoima in Uganda, to the Chongoleani Peninsula near Tanga Port in Tanzania
for crude export to the international markets.
Job Purpose
Senior Electrical Engineer will support Back Office Electrical Engineer for site electrical
activities. Senior Electrical Engineer will act as Electrical authority for MV and HV and will
provide support and tutoring to electrical site technician(s). Electrical Engineer will manage
technicians, service contracts and interfaces with power grid stations or providers.
Position will be in charge of managing electrical service contracts such as UPS, Lighting,
HVAC, and vendor maintenance services.
Position is responsible for maintenance and inspection activities of EACOP electrical
equipment:
• Pump package driven by electric VFD motor up to 2 M Watts.
• HV power distribution system
• Piping Heat tracing
• Pipeline LLHT system
• PV farm
• BESS (Battery system)
• UPS
• Electrical Control Panels, MCC, Switchgears, PLC’s, VFD’s, MoV’s, & CB’s,
• Diesel generators (4 M Watts)
• MVs, HV & LV Systems
• Building electrical wiring system and lighting system
• Air Compressors
• Nitrogen generator
• Fire Heater, Heat exchanger, Electric Heater
Responsibilities
Operations and maintenance
• Act as Electrical Isolation Authority for EACOP.
• Responsible for electrical work, commissioning validation, safe and efficient
operations of AGIs, EITS, HVLV etc.
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• Oversee all electrical maintenance activities along the EACOP pipeline, providing
technical assurance, operational troubleshooting, and resource support during
operations and stabilization.
• Ensure the electrical performance / availability of the facilities, highlight miss-
functions, compile relevant data, establish a diagnosis, produce corresponding
report with corrective actions and participate in the implementation of the agreed
plan.
• Prepare periodic or specific reporting of the maintenance activities under position
responsibilities.
• Electrical coordination focal point for external power providers.
• Preparation of Procedures for operations and shutdown.
• Participation in operations of electrical incidents or shutdowns, ensure proper
investigation and issuance of incidents technical reports.
• Identify electrical systems optimization to improve availability, reliability, and
decrease costs.
• To ensure both planned and unplanned electrical equipment maintenance is done
to ensure equipment performance and reliability.
• Assist in the evaluation and participate in the validation of the Site Modification
Request (SMR/RFM) and consolidate the technical dossier as an electrical technical
authority.
• Participate in validation of the commissioning / pre-commissioning of new or
modified electrical. equipment; ensure good management of the punch list after
the handover.
• Participate and assist in the project commissioning activities and simops interfaces.
• Contribute to optimization of the maintenance plan for critical electrical
equipment.
• Analyze major malfunctions and failures for critical equipment and contribute to
the corresponding action plans with Electrical Engineer.
• Contribute on supervision of Electrical spare parts management for critical
equipment from Contractors by ensuring they respect the agreed methodologies
and strategies that are implemented within FO stock policy.
• Assist Electrical Engineer in complex troubleshooting and maintenance activities.
Electrical Safety and Compliance
• Develop and implement Electrical Safety Rules and Procedures Startup, and
operational procedures ensuring compliance with regulations and standards.
Capacity Building
• Be a mentor and trainer to local Engineers and Electrical Technicians
• Develop professional growth plans for safe future handover and operations
(Capacity building, coaching, competencies transfer)
• Build a TEAM spirit environment.
• Evaluate the personnels working in the team and make proposals for their training
plan.
• Organize On-The-Job Training (OJT) in coordination with the Training Coordinator.
Quality Assurance
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• Assist in supervising and evaluating the performance of the Maintenance service
contractor, secure that REXs are well implemented for the maintenance plan to be
updated.
Health, Safety & Environmental Responsibilities
• EACOP is committed to ensuring that the health, safety and welfare of workers,
communities, and the environment are well addressed and managed. Therefore,
the employee is mandated to:
• Fully comply with Company H3SE (Health, Safety, Social, Security & Environment)
policies and Life Saving Rules.
• Actively participates in HSEQ and promotes this culture to co-workers.
• Remain vigilant and maintain continuous awareness of potential unsafe conditions.
• Communicate to management any HSE related concerns and ways to improve
them.
• Maintain a workplace & workspace that is safe, clean, and always neat – practice
good housekeeping.
Person Specification
Education, Training,
Skills & Experience
Academic Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or similar
• Proficiency in Oral and written English
• Good knowledge of CMIMS (Computerized Maintenance & Inspection
Management System).
• Certified MV and HV engineer
Experience Required
• 15-20 years of experience in Oil & Gas industry, 3-5 years minimum as site
Electrical authority, Experience in electrical Power generation, distribution,
control and management systems with 10 years’ experience on transformers,
HV/LV switchboards, HV/LV Motors, ECS and PMS.
• Experience of training mentor and Electrical accreditation process
• Excellent knowledge of Electrical International Standards and Safety Rules
• Reliability, autonomy, analytical, organizational capacity, and strong technical
knowledge.
• Excellent knowledge and awareness of HSE compliance.
How to Apply
You can apply by submitting your cover letter and CV to oil.gasjobs@truenorthafrica.com
with subject line Electrical Engineer by 8th June 2026
All application documents Must be in either PDF or MS. Word
