Hydro Mechanical Engineer - Sustainable Energy - Eastern Africa

Job description / Role

Hydro Mechanical Engineer Sustainable Energy Eastern Africa

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced and dynamic Hydropower Engineer to work for a leading international Power Energy company within their operations in Africa.

The successful dynamic Hydro Mechanical Engineer will be responsible for all activities within Africa responsibilities will include:

Work on small local hydropower projects
Maintenance of all plant equipment
Working on turbines, trash racks, valves, cranes and all mechanical machinery associated with a Hydro-Electric Dams and Powerhouses.
Working alongside and teaching local staff
Dealing EPC contractors, IPP bidding projects, PPA negotiations and project development in general
Management of contractors on site

Personal Requirements:

Must have at least 5 years experience within the power and renewables industry
Experience of the African market is highly advantageous
Experience of Turbines, Trash Racks, Valves, Cranes and all Mechanical Machinery associated with a Hydro-Electric Dams and Powerhouses.
Management experience in Africa is very beneficial
Fluency in English is a must

Personal:
Highly Competitive package

If this vacancy is of interest to you, please send an up-to-date copy of your CV as well as contact details for two professional references and 1 peer reference.
Alternatively, if you are unable to take this role at this point, you can refer this role to someone whom you think might be interested. Millar Cameron offers a 'Refer-a-Friend'-scheme which rewards you with 300USD when your referral has lead to a successful placement.

Requirements

Must have at least 5 years experience within the power and renewables industry
Experience of the African market is highly advantageous
Experience of Turbines, Trash Racks, Valves, Cranes and all Mechanical Machinery associated with a Hydro-Electric Dams and Powerhouses
Management experience in Africa is very beneficial
Fluency in English is a must

About the Company

Millar Cameron has over 15 years resource solutions experience, serving both the international and domestic recruitment market.

Our clients know they can rely on us to put forward only the most suitable candidates, we believe our requirement to placement ratio is second to none. We are renowned for our speed of response, in most instances being able to provide a ‘same day’ service from receipt of the brief to submission of relevant CV’s.

Our belief is that ‘prevention is better than intervention’ and strive hard to ensure we get the right person for the job. Our commitment doesn’t stop when a placement is agreed; we follow through with both parties to ensure everyone is satisfied. Such is our success rate that in an average year less than 3% of our candidates have to be replaced—a figure that is all the more significant when one considers the extremely challenging environments that many of our placements are in.