Shift Charge Engineer

Job ID

306324

Location

Sierra Leone

Western Area (Freetown)

Freetown

Company

Siemens Energy AB PE Sierra Leone

Organization

Gas Services

Business Unit

Service Europe & Africa

Full / Part time

Full-time

Experience Level

Professional / Experienced

A Snapshot of Your Day

As a Shift Charge Engineer, you will lead and supervise plant operations during your assigned shift, ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of the power plant while meeting generation and load dispatch requirements.

You will oversee normal plant operations, start-up and shutdown activities, respond to abnormal operating conditions, and coordinate appropriate actions during emergency situations. Through effective shift leadership, operational decision-making, and supervision and training of plant personnel, you will help maintain high standards of safety, plant availability, reliability, and operational performance.

You will work closely with the Station Manager, QEHS Manager, Operations and Maintenance Manager, and operations and station personnel, while coordinating externally with client representatives, relevant authorities, the Load Dispatch Center, HV Dispatch Control Room, and fuel gas dispatch teams to support safe and effective plant operations.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Ensure that the plant meets its generating requirements while operating in a safe and efficient manner
• Responding to emergency situations
• Utilize computerized Plant Management System SPPA-M3000 for Shift Log, Fault Notification, Work Order and Work Plan Module, and Parts Requisition.
• Continuously improve technical knowledge by attending training courses obtaining additional job-related licenses.
• Organize vacation and compensation leave of Operations Team Training and supervising new employees.
• Support other departments wherever practical and possible

What You Bring

• Mechanical or Electrical College degree
• Minimum of five years’ experience in Power Plant operation
• Experience as Supervisor of a team is appreciated
• Working experience in power plants, and detailed understanding of power plant.
• Technical knowledge and competent power plant experience - Boiler Operator class A - Operator of first-class pressure vessel - Operator of high-pressure gas specific equipment.
• Plant management knowledge for Fault Notification (FN)/Isolation/Work Order (WO)/ Work Plan (WP) module and Shift Log/Spare Part Requisition.
• MS Windows or MS Server Client Software: MS Office, Internet Explorer, Document Management System (DMS), and MS SharePoint.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. We meet the growing energy demand across 90+ countries while ensuring our climate is protected. With more than 92,000 dedicated employees, we not only generate electricity for over 16% of the global community, but we’re also using our technology to help protect people and the environment.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character - no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards

• Working with a global team
• Opportunities to work on and lead a variety of innovative projects
• Possibility to take over further tasks within the company
• Supportive work culture
• Medical benefits
• Time off/Paid holidays
• Parental leave
• Continual learning through the Learn@Siemens-Energy platform
• e-Learning
• Mentorship
• Coaching
• Open feedback culture