The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO) is a 100% state-owned corporation incorporated on 2nd December, 2008 under the Company’s Act, Cap 486 as a State Corporation pursuant to the Sessional Paper No. 4 of 2004 on Energy.

SUSBSTATION OPERATOR (CRAFTSMAN) – (KET 8) NINE (9 POSITIONS) REF: KET/5/1C/40/199/VOL I – B (12/23) ON PERMANENT & PENWSIONABLE TERMS

Reporting to the Regional Engineer

Job purpose

The successful candidate will be for responsible for performing the maintenance and operation of substation electrical plant following approved maintenance plans in order to aid in guaranteeing system availability and reliability and to enable the company achieve its mandate regarding to operations and maintenance.

Key Responsibilities;

• Participating in maintenance works for substation equipment following the approved company work method procedures and instructions while observing statutory environmental and safety regulations;
• Generating maintenance reports for record keeping and future reference;
• Carrying out routine inspections for transmission substations as per approved work instructions;
• Operating transmission equipment as per instructions from the system controllers at the National System Control Centre (NSCC);
• Carrying-out switching operations for maintenance and breakdown repair works under as per instructions from the controllers at NSCC;
• Participating in the maintenance of primary substation equipment, auxiliary services and substation power supply systems;
• Recording periodic data on system parameters at substations for senior technician’s review;

Qualifications & Skills required

• Certificate in Electrical Engineering from a recognized institution
• Registered engineering technician with Kenya Engineering Technology Registration Board (KETRB) or Institute of Engineering Technologists and Technicians of Kenya (IET);
•  A minimum of four (4) years relevant work experience.