About this role
HV Circuit Breaker Specialist at a Leading Energy Company - IOTA Group
Purpose:
- The aim is to extend and upgrade five existing high-voltage (HV) electrical substations as a turnkey project.
- This technical service will be carried out in Nigeria.
- This location could be changed according to the progress of the work and the project needs.
Scope of Work
- The HV Circuit Breaker Specialist (132 kV and 330 kV) shall be moved to one of the Substation sites.
Main Goals
- Represent 132 kV and 330 kV circuit breaker installation, testing and commissioning activities.
- Ensure safe and compliant installation, testing and commissioning of HV circuit breakers.
- Support Ready for Commissioning (RFC) and Energization.
- Coordinate installation and commissioning interfaces with HV, P&C and Customer teams.
- Deliver reliable and fully documented commissioned circuit breakers.
Deliverables
- Review installation, testing and commissioning procedures, drawings and vendor documentation.
- Supervise pre-installation inspections and verify circuit breaker readiness.
- Supervise installation and assembly of 132 kV and 330 kV circuit breakers in accordance with approved drawings and OEM instructions.
- Supervise and perform circuit breaker timing, contact resistance and operating mechanism tests using the OMICRON CIBANO 500, CMC 356, CMC 256 plus.; witness insulation and SF6 tests where applicable.
- Supervise functional tests, interlocks, alarms and trip / close sequence verification.
- Verify protection interfaces, SCADA signals and control system integration.
- Record test results and prepare commissioning reports and checklists.
- Support SAT, customer inspections and energization activities.
- Identify defects, manage punch lists and support corrective actions.
- Ensure compliance with Company’s HSE, QA/QC and commissioning procedures.
- Support final handover documentation and as-built records.
- Approved installation, testing and commissioning procedures.
- Engineering drawings and technical documentation.
- Project specifications and contractual documentation.
- Installation and commissioning standards
Qualifications
Requirements for Technical Services:
- Minimum 7 years of experience in HV circuit breaker installation, testing and commissioning.
- Experience with 132 kV and 330 kV AIS/GIS circuit breakers.
- Knowledge of HV circuit breaker mechanisms and applicable testing methods, with proven ability to operate the OMICRON CIBANO 500, CMC 356, CMC 256 plus.
- Knowledge of IEC standards and OEM procedures; relevant training certificates mandatory.
- English mandatory.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.