Electrical Advisor

About the role

The Electrical Advisor plays a critical role in safely leading field activities, making real‑time decisions to implement operational strategies and meet production targets. The position influences cultural behavior, productivity, and cost efficiency while ensuring equipment reliability and compliance with electrical safety standards.

Key responsibilities

• Enforce electrical safety protocols, conduct audits, and manage stop‑work authority to keep AIFR below threshold and maintain LDI‑free status.
• Perform electrical isolations, LOTOTO procedures, and verification checks before work begins.
• Lead preventive and corrective maintenance on HV/LV switchgear, transformers, MCCs, distribution boards, motors, soft starters, VFDs, UPS, power‑factor correction units, lighting, earthing, and standby power systems.
• Diagnose faults using test instruments, interpret results, and implement corrective actions.
• Support maintenance of processing plant equipment such as crushers, screens, conveyors, pumps, and automated systems.
• Assist with motor overhauls, cable replacements, terminations, and field equipment upgrades.
• Participate in pre‑commissioning and commissioning activities, including switchgear energisation, motor rotation checks, instrument loop checks, interlock verification, and protection relay testing.
• Conduct risk assessments (JHAs), field‑level hazard analysis, and contribute to incident investigations.

Required profile

• Proven experience leading electrical field operations and safety compliance.
• Ability to mentor and coach a national team while maintaining equipment reliability.
• Strong analytical skills for fault diagnosis and corrective action planning.

Required skills

• HV/LV switchgear operation and maintenance
• Transformers, MCCs, distribution boards
• Motors, soft starters, VFDs, UPS systems
• Power factor correction units, lighting systems, earthing and lightning protection
• LOTOTO procedures and electrical isolation
• Risk assessment (JHA) and hazard analysis
• Use of electrical test instruments
• Motor overhauls, cable terminations, equipment upgrades
• Commissioning tasks: switchgear energisation, motor rotation checks, instrument loop checks, interlock verification, protection relay testing