Technician, Electrical Systems MV – Airfield Lighting System

Building the Future of Vasil Levski Sofia Airport. Join Our Team

SOF Connect has been the operator of the airport under a 35-year concession agreement since April 2021. The company is owned by Meridiam, a global infrastructure investor focused on sustainable public infrastructure development.

We are working on one of Bulgaria’s most significant infrastructure transformation projects – the construction of Terminal 3, the modernization of the airport complex, and the transformation of Vasil Levski Sofia Airport into a five-star regional airport and Bulgaria’s gateway to the world.

The project will increase the airport’s capacity and contribute to the creation of jobs across the aviation sector and related industries.

Guided by a long-term vision, we are investing in sustainable development, decarbonization, innovation, and an outstanding passenger experience, creating an airport that meets the highest international standards.

Join the SOF Connect team and become part of one of Bulgaria’s largest infrastructure transformation projects – one that is shaping the future of aviation, strengthening the economy, and enhancing the country’s connectivity.

For the Main Technical Directorate at SOF Connect, we are looking to hire:
Technician, Electrical Systems MV – Airfield Lighting System

TheRole:

The MV Electrical Systems Technician performs preventive, corrective, and operational maintenance, monitoring, and control of a complex of facilities and monitoring and control systems (brightness regulators, cable routes, transformers, and lighting units for the runway, taxiways, and apron; remote control and monitoring system for the ALS; apron lighting towers, electrical panels and projectors; MV and LV cable lines; switchgear: MV – indoor and compact substations, LV – distribution boards and electrical panels; MV and LV junction boxes; transformer substations and fuses; indoor and outdoor lighting systems; generators, electric motors, and converters; switching devices, starting, regulating and measuring equipment; batteries and chargers; AGL Scada control software; AGL PLC for monitoring and controlling constant current regulators).

The technician is familiar with the configuration, schematic diagrams, functional features, operating principles, management, and maintenance of airfield lighting facilities and systems; understands the required parameters of the entire ALS related to the safe and uninterrupted operation of air traffic; performs operational maintenance of facilities and adjusts their parameters to required tolerances during fault rectification; ensures operational safety by coordinating activities with Air Traffic Control; performs operational coordination with relevant airport services to ensure the normal functioning of the lighting system.

Fills in operational and technical documentation as regulated by applicable standards.

• Education – secondary vocational education in electrical engineering, power plants and networks, industrial electrical installations, electrical machines and devices, power engineering, or other high-voltage specialties in the field of electrical engineering and energy;
• Proficiency in English, written and spoken;
• Possession of a 4th qualification group in accordance with the Safety Regulations for Work in Electrical Installations of Electrical and District Heating Plants and Electrical Networks;
• Minimum 2 years of professional experience in the field of power engineering, electricity supply, and electrical installations.

We offer you:
An exciting opportunity to join a team of best-in-class airport business professionals in transforming the airport of Sofia into a five-star airport. Excellent professional development opportunities, work in a positive and supportive environment, high professional and ethical working standards, attractive compensation, and social package.

If you already recognized yourself in this role, be kindly invited to send your CV and a copy of the relevant diploma: hr@sof-connect.com
All approved candidates will be invited for an interview.

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