Dispatch & Operations Engineer

Job Details

Key Responsibilities:

Operations & Dispatch Execution

• Operate and dispatch power in accordance with the system technical description, approved procedures, and dispatch instructions.
• Monitor plant operational parameters, alarms, charts, meters, and gauges to ensure stable and safe operation.
• Execute start-up, shutdown, and switching activities of generators, turbines, and auxiliary equipment under approved instructions.
• Adjust operational controls as instructed to regulate power flow and respond to grid requirements from KPLC.

Monitoring, Reporting and Data Management

• Conduct routine checks of equipment and operational parameters to detect early signs of malfunction or abnormal operation.
• Accurately record operational data, events, and alarms in shift logs and control reports.
• Maintain reliable and meaningful equipment history records to support engineering analysis.
• Ensure timely and accurate preparation and distribution of operational and dispatch reports.

Support to Maintenance and Engineering

• Coordinate with Maintenance teams during planned and unplanned outages as instructed.
• Support implementation of maintenance schedules and operational instructions issued by Engineering or Supervisory staff.
• Participate in incident reporting and provide factual input to investigations and Lessons Learned processes.

Safety, Compliance and Procedures

• Strictly comply with Kenyan regulatory requirements, PPA obligations, and internal operating procedures.
• Adhere to Work Permit, Switching, and Lock-Out/Tag-Out (LOTO) requirements always.
• Immediately report unsafe conditions, abnormal events, or deviations from procedures to the Operations Manager.
• Act in compliance with LTWP policies and procedures, HSE policies and Golden Rules.
• Support departmental objectives related to safety, availability, and operational efficiency.

A person of high integrity that will model LTWP core organisational values: 

• Collaborative 
• Accessible 
• Respectful 
• Excellence 
• Safety consciousness

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized institution in one of the following disciplines:
  • Electrical Power Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Mechanical or Production Engineering or related field 
• Minimum of three (3) years’ relevant experience in power plant operations, dispatch, or power plant control room environments.
• Experience in grid-connected generation facilities will be an added advantage.
• Knowledge in SCADA is an added advantage.
• Valid EBK Certification.