Senior Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Position : Senior Electrical Maintenance Engineer 
Location: MZLNG Plant, Mozambique
Start Date: September 2026
Status: Residential in Milan, Italy for the first two years and then Rotational in Afungi (28/28 )

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure safety of personnel, environmental protection, and technical integrity across all electrical activities
• Participate in near‑miss analysis, HAZOPs, risk assessments, safety audits, RCAs, and incident investigations
• Lead the Electrical Engineering Specialist team and oversee all technical activities
• Review and adjust preventive electrical maintenance plans, frequencies, and tasks
• Supervise the scheduling and coherence of all electrical work requests
• Prepare, review, and update monthly performance reports (preventive, corrective, cost, KPIs, budget follow‑up)
• Provide technical expertise for electrical maintenance operations to optimise reliability and cost efficiency
• Review procedures, documentation, safety manuals, and ensure proper updates and archiving
• Produce new electrical maintenance procedures and validate existing ones according to company maintenance policy
• Ensure quality control during all maintenance execution activities
• Support Plant Maintenance and Reliability teams in troubleshooting technical issues
• Conduct root‑cause analysis and implement improvements to enhance reliability and reduce failures
• Ensure adequate availability of electrical spare parts and materials; review stock and justify material needs
• Coordinate electrical contractor activities and ensure adherence to safety, quality, and contractual deliverables
• Develop technical scopes of work, review contractor documentation, and support pre‑qualification processes
• Supervise vendors providing specialist control systems, PLCs, and instrumentation services
• Ensure backups of electrical control systems, PLCs, and package systems are updated and securely archived
• Implement electrical modification proposals through the Management of Change system
• Provide inputs for the Electrical discipline in the Asset Reference Plan (ARP)
• Maintain technological awareness through continuous engagement with HQ and industry standards
• Support development, performance management, and training of national employees
• Identify training needs and ensure implementation of approved development programs
• Set yearly objectives for subordinates and conduct regular performance reviews and annual appraisals

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering, or equivalent international qualification
• Minimum 20 years of maintenance experience in oil, gas, or petrochemical industries
• Minimum 10 years of experience in LNG producing plants (not LNG terminals)
• Strong technical expertise in variable speed drives, gas turbine generators, emergency diesel generators, transformers, protection systems, boards, and electrical drawers
• Strong knowledge of international electrical codes and standards (IEC, IEEE, ANSI, API, EN, ATEX, IECEx, ISO for electrical machinery)
• Good knowledge of SAP‑based CMMS systems
• Strong computer literacy and electrical systems integration knowledge
• Excellent command of written and spoken English

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.