EACOP
TNC-MP-JD-001
MAINTENANCE ENGINEER
Position Description
Job Title: Maintenance Engineer
Reports to N+1: Field Manager UG
N+ 2: Head of Maintenance and Inspection
Job Type Full Time 5 d/ w and on duty period
Location Kampala and frequent travel to EACOP Ug pumping station site
Company Overview
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 Dimensions
Maintenance Engineer is under authority of Uganda Field manager and for activity
performance under Maintenance and Inspection Head. He is managing the mechanic
maintenance activities and EACOP Ugandan maintenance coordination for all discipline and
site mechanical technician and several maintenance contractor.
He is responsible for maintenance ction activities for perimeter 1: feederline ,PS1 ,PS2,
MLBV station in this area.
HSE
• Adopt and demonstrate exemplary behaviour with regard to HSEQ rules &
requirements and Company Ethics & “Code of Conduct” policy.
• Participate in the development and implementation of Environmental management
System (EMS) in MST perimeter.
• Permanently checking the safe status of the facilities.
• Editing operational procedures for the routine operation as well as for the specific
operations.
• Participate to the HAZID, HAZOP and Cause Tree Analysis.
• Participate to PTW audits.
• Ensure that all operating procedures used for the operational discharge are
updated.
• Organize roving routine and on site visit to check regularly the operational and
safety /environment status of the facility.
• Contribute for the set-up an HSE plan to meet HSE annual target. .
Production Operations
• Ensure the performance / availability of the facilities, highlight miss-functions,
compile relevant data, establish a diagnosis, produce corresponding report with
corrective actions and participate to the implementation of the agreed plan.
• Prepare periodic or specific of reporting of the activities under his/her
responsibilities.
• Supervise the preparation of the PTW dossiers and confirm completeness prior to
pass them to RO.
• Highlight miss-function, compile all relevant documentation, participate to the
establishment of a diagnosis and enforce agreed corrective actions.
• Participate on the validation of the 5WLA planning of the site and provide regular
update to the MST back office for all activities carried out or under campaign.
• Identify potential clashes and propose alternative sequences.
• Identify the solutions for optimization in terms of HSE, organization, availability and
maintainability, and reduced technical cost.
• Participate to the definition and approve scope of partial or full field shutdown.
• Approve all the procedures for operation and shutdown instructions.
• Ensure that production incidents or shutdowns are properly investigated and sign
the associated production reports.
• Identify possible areas of optimization, potential improvement to increase
equipment availability and cost reduction.
• Enforce the recommendations from the engineering support team and request
assistance from base as needed.
• Evaluate and participate on the validation of the Site Modification Request
(SMR/RFM); consolidate the technical dossier on maintenance side.
• Validate the commissioning / re-commissioning of new equipment or equipment
modified; ensure the good management of the punch list after the hand-over.
Maintenance Operations
• Participate on Work program preparation for maintenance in perimeter 1.
• Review Ugandan maintenance contractors’ quality and performance.
• Ensure good management of the campaign maintenance preparation and
execution.
Quality Assurance
• Evaluate the performance of the Maintenance service contractor, secure that REXs
are well implemented for the maintenance plan to be updated.
• Audit and evaluate the performance of maintenance contractors on site and
suggests ways to improve performance (including specific training courses),
Organize multi-discipline audits of the installation in coordination with Contractor’s
discipline manages.
Capacity Building
• Be a mentor and trainer to local Engineers and 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
• Responsible for the maintenance coordination carried out on site.
• Ensure that maintenance activities are performed in strict compliance with
COMPANYs current safety rules and operating procedures and in accordance with
best industrial practices/standard. Thereby guarantee the quality of the
maintenance operations conducted on Site by the Contractor and outside agents.
Responsibilities
• As part of the position, contribute on the optimization of maintenance in term of
quality, availability and cost
• Contribute to HSE performance in line with EACOP objectives
• Ensure the Work Packs, Procedures, Permits to Works, Risk Assessments and Tool
Box Talks are correctly drafted by the Support Entities
• Ensure the main resources of the scopes are provided in time by the Support
Entities
• Ensure the Isolations, Inhibitions, Flushing, Inerting various scopes are provided
• Provide input for the Campaign various Planning and Scheduling
• Provide and Execution Plan and source the supporting resources (e.g. vessels,
scaffolding, HSE supervision);
• Prepare and execute the on boarding process of the various workforces prior the
execution phases to commence
• Ensure the Campaign is safely and efficiently done
• Manage related service contracts as to improve campaign efficiency;
• Contribute to the 2-Year visions of planned campaigns and the 90-day planning
• Influence the 90-day planning
• Influence the 5-week planning
• Issue t-REX.
Health, safety & Environment
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 participate 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, Skills &
Experience
Qualification
• Bachelor level or similar
• Proficiency in oral and written English
• Good knowledge of CMIMS (Computerized Maintenance & Inspection
Management System).
• Mechanical , rotating engineer
Required Experience.
• 10-15 years of experience in Oil & Gas industry or a high potential, 4 years minimum
as site discipline or multidiscipline leader or supervisor.
• Site -multi sites and multidiscipline planning preparation or activity management
experience.
• Mechanical maintenance experience.
• MS office good experience
• Primavera use good experience
• Other skills required: responsibility, natural authority, decision making, good
communication skills, organization and methods.
How to Apply
You can apply by submitting your cover letter and CV to oil.gasjobs@truenorthafrica.com
with subject Maintenance Engineer-Expat by 20th July 2026.
All application documents Must be in either PDF or MS. Word
