Vacancy title:
Lead Electrical/HVAC Engineer

Jobs at:
Aldelia Global Manpower Uganda

Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, July 22 2025

Duty Station:
Kampala | Kampala | Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, July 8 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Lead Electrical/HVAC Engineer at Alderia

Participate in the review of documents and files in the Electronic Data Management System issued by the 

EPC to ensure they are of sufficient quality to be utilized for MIE activities and by Maintenance Personnel 

onsite during the Operational phase. 

ï‚· Technically led the MIE development process with respect to Electrical. Provide detailed input and 

contribute to the overall MIE strategy development for maintenance and spares parts and provide technical 

support into detailed maintenance requirements of equipment 

ï‚· Participate in the review of documents and files in the Electronic Data Management System created and 

issued by the MIE Contractor. 

ï‚· Participate in inter-discipline MIE activities including maintenance and criticality strategy development, 

global maintenance plan preparation, writing of maintenance plans and procedures. Ensure that all MIE 

deliverables are in line with National Legislation, Affiliate and COMPANY Specifications and Best practices. 

ï‚· Ensure the preparation of complex site maintenance procedures including black start, electrical switching, 

grid connection procedures prepared by site supervision, ensuring incorporation of best practice.

ï‚· Ensure that the Electrical Authorization/Habilitation and overall Electrical Safe System of Work are well 

implemented. Prepare authorization plan for conduct interviews for appointment of Site Electrical Team. 

ï‚· Take active role in the Operating spare parts selection process and procurement activities and assist Spare 

Parts Coordinator as required with the detailed spares requirement per equipment including inspection and 

storage of spares in COMPANY warehouse(s). 

ï‚· Preparation of Company Management System (CMS) documents within area of ​​responsibility. 

ï‚· Attend SAT/FATs at vendor premises as required 

ï‚· Assistance with the Commissioning/start up teams and Production/Maintenance/Inspection COMPANY 

teams as required. 

ï‚· Develop Digital Tools and applications to that are required to effectively manage maintenance operations 

post Startup 

ï‚· Develop Electrical procedures dedicated to National Grid connection with interfaces with UETCL 

ï‚· Lease with ERA and Permitting team to prepare all required permits to start operation 

ï‚· Actively support the EPC in the deliverables of an efficient SECE system and ensure that the associated 

operational maintenance of assurance (maintenance, testing) is implemented as part of the identified 

maintenance regime. 

ï‚· Provide technical support for the recruitment and training of future maintenance engineers. 

ï‚· Implement a training and development plan for subordinates with team and provide technical input to 

training plan for personal site. 

ï‚· Develop technical Scopes of Work for Specialized Maintenance Contracts (SMCs) and be the technical duo 

for the Call for Tender process. 

ï‚· Obtain Uganda Electrical Regulator Authority Class A status. 

ï‚· Undertake the TEPU Electrical Technical Authority role as defined in Electrical Safety Rules. 

Operational Phase (additional to Project activities) 

ï‚· Provide specialist technical/engineering advice and guidance to site personnel on the operation and 

maintenance of instrument and control system equipment ensuring highest safety standards, a timely manner 

response to queries and minimal disruption to operations 

ï‚· Assist the department management and planning team in implementing the scheduling of discipline 

maintenance activities ensuring that site personnel have all resources (resources, materials, procedures) to 

timely execute the tasks. 

ï‚· Participate in the development of local Ugandan engineers 

ï‚· Ensure that all activities are carried out in a safe and effective manner and that all interventions are 

controlled by authorized persons, satisfy statutory and Company standards and that no hazardous incidents 

or events occur. 

ï‚· Lead investigations into equipment failures and outages liaising with HQ specialists and vendors as vendors 

required. Document finding along with corrective actions. 

ï‚· Prepare reports relating to equipment performance and compliance to meet local authority and HQ 

requirements. 

ï‚· Act as SECE Guardian for identified Performance Standards ensuing technical compliance and assurance of 

the Performance Standards within. 

ï‚· Ensure local legislation is complied with in the execution of maintenance activities 

ï‚· Review and prioritize all outstanding discipline modifications and ensure that they are addressed within 

the requisite timeframe. 

ï‚· Prepare scopes of work and economic justification for modifications ensuring they are correctly 

engineered, documented and reported, and that all maintenance activities/modifications are 

implemented in accordance with statutory/Company standards and correctly closed-out 

ï‚· Responsible for managing specific budget lines, monitoring costs and ensuring that expenditure is within 

budget 

Context and environment 

Green Field Project in the country without Oil and Gas production experience, TEPU not include operation 

department. Tilenga is a remote location in UGANDA near Albert Lake with sensitive national park environmental 

terms. 

The maintenance complexity index of Tilenga is estimated to be 3100 (biggest number of electrical equipment on one 

single EP operated site), that places Tilenga to the first place of the operated single TotalEnergies assets and 

equivalence of two TotalEnergies operated FPSOs. Huge onshore challenge related to the facilities localization on the 

area of ​​25km by 15km and TotalEnergies E&P unique project with 200 ESP oil production wells, 200 water injection 

wells and 26 observation wells; heavy and waxy oils produced from 29 well pads, (with 8 of them located in a national 

park with sensitive environment) and treated in a Production Center of 200,000 bopd oil capacity and 650,000 bld of 

water treatment and reinjection capacity. Facilities will be designed to extract 400m3 per day of LPG from Produced 

gas. LPG export is expected to be by truck (30 LPG truck loading for first 5 years of operation). Tilenga is an Onshore 

development with one offshore remote operated platform located 2 km offshore of Lake Albert. Reservoir pressure 

maintenance is ensured by water injection; recovery improvement test will be done from First oil using polymer 

water injection depending on the reservoir characteristics. The project also includes an extended interconnecting 

network with temperature preservation for oil and water injection network. 180 km is the estimated length of infield 

lines. 

Multicultural environment, Ugandan rules and regulations, administrative requirements and technical authorizations 

as well as international codes for onshore plant will apply. 

Accountabilities 

ï‚· Implement electrical equipment management and maintenance support to ensure targeted production 

efficiency 

ï‚· Ensure highest safety standards and continuity and optimization of production 

ï‚· Provide all aspects of engineering/technical support and assistance to site-based teams 

ï‚· Develop and maintain productive and constructive relationships with site-based personnel, office 

operations/technical teams and external contractors/vendors 

ï‚· Contract Representative for nominated contracts and specific scopes of work 

Qualifications/Experience required 

Qualification:

ï‚· Degree in Electronic, Electrical, Instrumentation and Control engineering from an accredited university 

or equivalent. 

Experience: 

ï‚· Minimum 12 years' experience Electrical maintenance in an oil & gas or petrochemical environment, two 

years of which must have been spent working on an operational plant. 

ï‚· Experience in a similar position working for operations in the Oil & Gas sector in a supervisory position, 

especially in Electrical engineering/and operation 

Must have good working knowledge of codes and standards used in the industry (NEC, NEMA, ISO, IEC, ATEX, 

NORSOK, ASME, ASTM, API, ANSI etc...)

Work Hours: 8

Experience: No Requirements

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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