Job Description
Description Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL) is a Private Limited Liability Company incorporated in March 2001 under the Companies Act (Cap 106) of the Laws of Uganda and in conformity with the Electricity Act (Cap 157). TheCompany started operations on 1st April 2001 and is wholly owned by the Government of the Republic of Uganda, with its Head Office located in Kampala. The mandate of the Company is to establish, acquire, maintain and operate electricitygeneration facilities as well as promote research and development in the electricity generation sector while running the Company on sound business principles. WE ARE HIRINGThe Company seeks a competent, professional, experienced and dynamicindividual to fill the following vacant position:Job Title: Senior Protection Engineer (1)Nature of Contract: Full-timeDuty station: Head Office with frequent travel to the UEGCL Power Plants. Job Purpose.The Senior Protection Engineer shall be responsible for providing company-wide technical leadership, specialist support and engineering assurancein electrical protection systems across all UEGCL power generation plants,including generator protection, excitation/protection coordination, plant-gridinterface protection and associated protection control systems. Duties and responsibilities.1. Develop, review and/or maintain UEGCL’s protection philosophy,standards, procedures and technical requirements, benchmarkedagainst applicable Grid Code requirements, OEM recommendations andrelevant IEC, IEEE and CIGRE standards and industry best practice.2. Calculate, review and submit to the Manager Asset Management, forapproval, all protection schemes across all UEGCL Power Plants. Ensurethat approved protection settings remain current, correct, version-controlled and properly implemented across all UEGCL power plants.3. Review and provide technical assurance of the coordination betweengenerator protection systems, excitation/AVR control functions, under-and over-excitation limiters, generator capability curves and applicableoperating limits to ensure generating units remain adequately protectedunder normal and abnormal grid conditions.4. Coordinate and/or oversee protection coordination, discrimination andrelevant power-system studies for UEGCL’s plants and grid connections toensure appropriate protection coordination, discrimination and selectivityof primary and backup protection systems.5. Develop and provide guidance on protection testing and maintenancerequirements, including periodic testing intervals and test methodologies.6. Lead protection testing, commissioning, troubleshooting and periodicassessment of protection systems, including numerical protection relays/IEDs, associated trip logic, communication interfaces and protection-related control functions.7. Review protection performance, test results, relay records, fault reports,disturbance/oscillography data, Sequence of Events (SOE), SCADAtrends and relevant System Operator/network disturbance data, andrecommend corrective actions.8. Coordinate with C&I/SCADA teams to ensure correct integration ofprotection IEDs with plant control and monitoring systems, includingalarms, trips, event records, time synchronisation, communication linksand disturbance-data retrieval.9. Provide specialist protection engineering input and technical oversightfor protection systems during the design, procurement, installation,commissioning, modification, rehabilitation and maintenance of UEGCLpower plants.10. Establish and maintain a controlled protection-settings andconfiguration-management system/database covering approved settingfiles, calculations, relay configurations, drawings, change justifications,version control, approvals, test and commissioning records, rollbackarrangements and associated protection records.11. Provide technical guidance on the assessment of the condition, reliabilityand performance of protection equipment, including numerical relays,CTs, VTs, trip circuits, DC systems and associated protection interface andrecommend appropriate interventions.12. Coordinate with UETCL/System Operator and other stakeholders onplant-grid protection interfaces, protection coordination, operating limitsand changes in grid configuration or fault levels that may affect UEGCLgenerating assets.13. Investigate protection trips, maloperations, abnormal events and failures;lead or provide specialist input to root-cause analyses; and define, trackand verify corrective and preventive actions.14. Review protection aspects of technical specifications, technicalevaluation of tender documents, contractor submissions, designdrawings, acceptance testing and commissioning procedures forprotection equipment and services.15. Develop and maintain lifecycle plans for critical protection systems, takinginto consideration asset condition, technology obsolescence, sparesavailability, cybersecurity, OEM support and operational risk, includingdigital protection-system obsolescence, communication architecture,cybersecurity, OEM support and operational risk.16. Prepare periodic company-wide protection-system health and riskreports highlighting protection-setting deficiencies, equipment condition,outstanding corrective actions, compliance gaps and emerging risks formanagement attention.17. Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers and techniciansundertaking protection activities across UEGCL plants.18. Ensure compliance with UEGCL procedures, applicable Grid Coderequirements, electrical safety requirements, OEM recommendations andrelevant IEC, IEEE and CIGRE standards and guidelines.Qualifications.• An upper Second Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical/Power Engineering orrelated field.• Masters in Electrical Power Systems Engineering or a related field is anadded advantage• Registered Engineer with the Engineers Registration Board (ERB) is a must• Membership of UIPE or equivalent professional body.Experience.• Minimum six (6) years’ relevant experience in power-system protectionengineering within power utility, OEM or engineering consultancyenvironments,• Demonstrable experience in protection scheme calculations, relay settingsand configuration, protection coordination, testing and commissioning. ina Generating Power Plant.• Demonstrated experience in testing: protection relays, currenttransformers, voltage instrument transformers, switchgear, surgearrestors, earthing systems and energy meters.• Conversant with protection test tools/equipment e.g. Omicron protectiontest set. Desirable Competencies• Power system protection and relay coordination.• Numerical protection relays /IEDs, relay configuration software andprotection testing equipment.• Fault and disturbance analysis.• Electrical safety and risk management.• Technical report writing and problem solving.• Leadership, mentoring and stakeholder management.• Ability to specify replacement/spare parts.• Excellent analytical skills.• A sound knowledge regarding safety measures• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities• Ability to work under pressure and be on call at any time• Good leadership, communication and motivation skills• Ability to work in and/or lead a team• Must be highly organized, systematic and precise in work How to applyAll interested persons with requisite qualifications are invited to addresstheir applications with copies of certified academic documents, professionalqualifications and a detailed Curriculum Vitae indicating two referees andtheir full addresses to:Chief Human Resource Officer,Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL)Block C, Victoria Office Park, Okot – Kiwanuka Close, BukotoP.O. Box 75831 Kampala.Applications should be submitted electronically as one attachment only inportable document format (PDF), indicating the name and position appliedfor in the subject line to the email address: jobs@uegcl.go.ugPlease note:i) Only online applications will be considered.ii) Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.iii) Shortlisted candidates will be required to present original copies ofcertified academic documents during interviews.iv) Applications without authenticated academic transcripts will not beconsidered.v) Contracts will be issued in line with the Ministry of Public Service Guidelines.UEGCL offers equal opportunities for both male and female applicants.For any inquiries, please contact the Human Resource team by email atjobs@uegcl.go.ug or on Telephone No: 0312372165 To apply for this job email your details to: jobs@uegcl.go.ug.