We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Reliability and Performance Engineer (Mechanical)
Job Identification: 634
Location: Nigeria
Job Summary
- The Reliability & Performance Engineer (Mechanical) is responsible for applying risk-based reliability processes to support decision-making and improve the reliability, performance, and commercial health of power generation assets.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Participate in assessing and managing risks.
- Participate in defining and managing risk management processes and procedures.
- Assist to identify and assess risks arising from power generation activities.
- Identify improvements needed to working practices and procedures.
- Monitor the progress and impact of improvement actions.
- Plan and implement improvements to the quality of AM processes.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of process improvements.
- Assess asset condition and performance against AM strategy and objectives.
- Analyse the progress, impact and effectiveness of asset performance corrective actions.
- Identify lessons learned and adjust policies and procedures accordingly.
- Identify and monitor relevant legal, regulatory and technical requirements for the safe operation of the plant.
- Develop effective policies and procedures to make sure requirements are met.
- Assess how policies and procedures are put into practice and provide support.
- Investigate root cause of asset or system failures or incidents.
- Make effective use of ‘lessons learned’ information from incidents.
- Develop overview reports of risk/opportunity status for management, implement and manage risk management plans utilizing the Company’s risk management standards.
- Safeguarding the earning capability of the plant and asset by highlighting the potential impacts to the plant performance.
- Perform independent research review, studies and analysis in support of risk management projects and programme.
- Use risk management tools and processes, to conduct engineering risk evaluation of existing infrastructure.
- Assess the risk of core damage and/or loss of primary containment integrity resulting from equipment failures, human errors and/or phenomena such as flooding, fires and other environmental impacts.
- Conduct analysis such as process risk mitigation, new technology adoption, and human factors.
- Develop and drive a comprehensive technical risk management plan that will anticipate reliability-related and non-reliability-related safety risks that could adversely impact personnel or plant operations.
- Highlight possible engineering solutions to repetitive failures and all other equipment problems relating to capacity, quality, safety, or regulatory compliance that adversely affect operations.
- Develop and maintain repository of technical risk assessment to support risk management planning and strategic decision making.
- Develop and assess the impact of the technical human capital risk such as (knowledge of plant, manpower risk, training gap risk) and implement the process for regular status reviews.
- Conduct Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA).
- Evaluate reliability potential of alternative engineering designs and solutions.
Data Privacy & Protection:
- Implement data protection policies and practices of Egbin Power Plc.
- Ensure compliance with the NDPR and other data protection laws, and data protection policies.
- Undertake Data Protection Impact Assessment as applicable to curb the risk during data processing operations.
QHSE:
- Ensure awareness, understanding and application of QHSE policy and application of departmental objectives.
- Ensure awareness of the Integrated Management System (ISO 9001:2015, 14001:2015 &45001:2018) and implications of not conforming with the requirements.
- Understand and identify hazards, risks, environmental aspect and Impact as it is related to their jobs.'
Accountabilities:
- Participate in developing an accurate and technical reliable risk register.
- Participate in developing Technical Risk and Reliability Management Framework (TRRMF).
- Participate in conducting technical risk assessments for critical assets. Update this continuously.
- Participate in developing risk management standards for the organization.
- Participate in conducting and documenting Lesson Learnt, After-Act-Reviews (AAR), etc
Responsibilities:
- Understanding of the basic principles of power generation
- Knowledge of industry, plant, company, equipment, scientific, technical, tool, safety, and personnel terminology.
- Knowledge of how systems interrelate and the impact of this interrelationship on plant operations.
- Knowledge of the location of equipment, basic knowledge of how the equipment operates and normal operating parameters.
- Ability to observe and identify abnormalities and deviations.
- Ability to identify and report out of compliance or unsafe conditions.
- Ability to measure and take readings accurately.
- Ability to recognize types, shapes, and sizes of materials and equipment.
- Knowledge of the relevant safety standards, regulations and procedure.
KPIs
- Contribute in developing technical risk register. Ensure this is continuously updated.
- Contribute in developing Technical Risk and Reliability Management Framework (TRRMF).
- Contribute in promoting the use of risk-based culture in decision-making in the organization.
Education and Work Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Instrumentation or Mechanical Engineering.
- Minimum of 6 years' experience in Power Utilities, Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production or any asset-intensive industry; five of which would have been spent in Risk and Reliability Engineering.
- Knowledge in Risk and Reliability Management (RRIM).
- Independent certification / training by accredited body relating to Risk and Reliability Engineering e.g. CMRP, IRM, etc.
- Knowledge in any two following areas: Maintenance, Operation, Design Engineering, Asset Integrity, Technical Assurance.
Application Closing Date
7th September, 2026.
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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