Electrical Engineer - Maintenance Reliability

ADNOC Abu Dhabi UAE; Al Ruways Industrial City; On-site; AED 290,160 - 424,080; Full time

Job summary

ADNOC Abu Dhabi UAE is looking for an Electrical Engineer specializing in Maintenance Reliability in Abu Dhabi Emirate. The role focuses on ensuring the reliability and safety of electrical assets through advanced maintenance practices.

Candidates should have at least 8 years of experience in electrical maintenance within the oil and gas industry. This position offers significant responsibility in managing predictive maintenance and improving equipment performance across production facilities.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in electrical maintenance within the oil and gas or petrochemical industry.
• Strong specialization in electrical maintenance for production facilities.
• Practical experience with electrical condition monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Plan and supervise electrical maintenance activities for production facilities.
• Develop predictive maintenance programs for electrical equipment.
• Conduct internal safety audits and prepare action plans.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Predictive maintenance

Reliability Centered Maintenance

High voltage switching

Root cause analysis

Electrical safety audits

Education

Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Job Snapshot

• Role: Electrical Engineer - Maintenance Reliability
• Location: Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
• Industry: Oil and Energy
• Function: Equipment Install-Maintain-Repair
• Experience: Minimum 8 years in electrical maintenance within oil and gas or petrochemical operations
• Job Type: Full-time

Job Details

• Country: United Arab Emirates
• City: Abu Dhabi Emirate
• Salary: 26000-38000 (Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer)
• Gender: Any
• Candidate Nationality: Any

Overview

Electrical Engineer - Maintenance Reliability in Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates is an Oil and Energy hiring opportunity focused on electrical maintenance planning, high voltage switching, reliability centered maintenance, condition monitoring, shutdown support, technical integrity, and safe operation of production facilities and distribution networks. This role ensures electrical assets remain reliable, available, compliant, and efficient by leading predictive, preventive, corrective, modification and major maintenance activities across plant electrical systems.

Context

The Electrical Engineer - Maintenance Reliability will support technical and operational safety by planning, supervising, and improving maintenance activities for electrical equipment across plant facilities and distribution networks. The position combines condition monitoring, SRCM, safety audits, shutdown planning, high voltage switching supervision, risk assessment, root cause analysis, spare parts planning, technical reporting, and project support. By applying modern maintenance practices and strong engineering judgment, the role helps minimize downtime, improve equipment performance, and protect the integrity of critical electrical assets.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, supervise, and coordinate electrical maintenance activities for production facilities and distribution networks to ensure safe, reliable and efficient operation.
• Develop and carry out predictive maintenance and Reliability Centered Maintenance programs for condition monitoring of electrical equipment.
• Improve electrical equipment availability and power system reliability through structured inspection, monitoring, analysis and corrective action.
• Conduct internal safety audits for plant electrical installations and develop action plans for area maintenance engineers.
• Prepare predictive, preventive, modification and major shutdown maintenance programs for electrical equipment across the plant.
• Review periodic and shutdown work plans and coordinate their execution with other sections to ensure smooth maintenance delivery.
• Participate in technological upgrades of obsolete electrical equipment and support preparation and execution of Plant Change Requests.
• Carry out detailed engineering for capital, Extra Ordinary Maintenance and Major Maintenance activities.
• Prepare scopes of work, technical evaluations, execution plans and supporting documentation for electrical maintenance and project work.
• Review existing maintenance practices and support implementation of modern methods that improve productivity, reliability and equipment performance.
• Ensure effective use of the maintenance management system for job history, data quality, maintenance records and reliable information retrieval.
• Supervise high voltage switching activities in line with approved policies, procedures and safe operating requirements.
• Prepare method statements for critical electrical jobs and verify procedures, instructions, contract scopes and service work orders.
• Participate in technical evaluation of bids and inspect received materials to ensure required specifications and quality standards are met.
• Provide technical support for development, implementation, commissioning, electrical design and specification review of new projects.
• Ensure new project electrical designs and specifications optimize cost while complying with applicable standards, engineering practices and best practices.
• Verify that company codes, regulations, engineering practices and maintenance standards are followed by section employees.
• Ensure availability, reliability and integrity of plant electrical equipment using sound maintenance techniques and engineering practices.
• Conduct risk assessments, root cause analysis, safety reviews, advanced safety audits and advanced maintenance audits.
• Prepare reports and recommendations to support corrective actions, reliability improvement and safe maintenance execution.
• Participate in RCA meetings and technical discussions to prevent recurrence of plant trips and resolve recurring electrical issues.
• Support the Manager, Electrical Maintenance in formulating spare parts requirements and ensuring availability of materials needed for planned maintenance.
• Perform periodic review of material stocks in coordination with Inventory and Warehouse Department and Procurement Department.
• Liaise with planning, scheduling and turnaround teams during shutdown preparation and review method statements to achieve quality execution.
• Review shutdown schedules and provide recommendations to avoid unnecessary delays in handover or commissioning of electrical equipment.
• Apply appropriate knowledge and responsibility toward technical and operational integrity processes.
• Delegate work responsibilities, support development of subordinates and act as Manager, Electrical Maintenance when required.
• Prepare technical reports, maintenance recommendations, performance updates and improvement proposals for management review.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering or an equivalent qualification.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in electrical maintenance within the oil and gas or petrochemical industry.
• Strong specialization in electrical maintenance for production facilities, plant electrical systems and distribution networks.
• Practical experience with electrical condition monitoring, SRCM, predictive maintenance, preventive maintenance, shutdown maintenance and reliability improvement.
• Strong knowledge of high voltage switching, electrical safety audits, risk assessment, root cause analysis and safe isolation practices.
• Experience in design, installation and commissioning support for DCS, ESD, PLC, electrical upgrades and plant modification projects.
• Ability to prepare scopes of work, method statements, technical evaluations, bid reviews, service work orders and engineering reports.
• Good understanding of maintenance systems, job history quality, data accuracy, spare parts planning, inventory review and procurement coordination.
• Strong awareness of technical integrity, operational integrity, company engineering standards and electrical maintenance best practices.
• Experience supporting capital, Extra Ordinary Maintenance, Major Maintenance, turnaround and shutdown execution activities.
• Good knowledge of business processes, maintenance planning, scheduling, quality assurance and plant handover requirements.
• Strong spoken and written English communication skills.
• Good interpersonal, people management, coordination and team collaboration skills.
• Strong technical report writing ability with a logical and proactive approach to operational challenges.

Skills Set

• Electrical maintenance
• Electrical reliability
• Predictive maintenance
• Reliability Centered Maintenance
• Electrical condition monitoring
• SRCM
• High voltage switching
• Power system reliability
• Electrical safety audits
• Preventive maintenance
• Shutdown maintenance
• Major maintenance
• Extra Ordinary Maintenance
• Capital maintenance
• Plant Change Requests
• Electrical troubleshooting
• Root cause analysis
• Risk assessment
• Advanced safety audits
• Advanced maintenance audits
• Technical integrity
• Operational integrity
• Electrical distribution networks
• Electrical equipment availability
• DCS project support
• ESD project support
• PLC commissioning
• Electrical design review
• Scope of work preparation
• Method statements
• Technical evaluation
• Bid evaluation
• Material inspection
• Spare parts planning
• Inventory review
• Procurement coordination
• Turnaround coordination
• Maintenance system optimization
• Technical report writing
• ADNOC maintenance standards

Why Join Us

This opportunity is ideal for an experienced electrical maintenance engineer who wants to support high-value Oil and Energy operations in Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates. The role provides strong exposure to electrical reliability, high voltage systems, condition monitoring, shutdown planning, plant modifications, technical integrity, RCA and advanced maintenance improvement. It is a strong career move for someone who can combine electrical engineering expertise, safety discipline, practical leadership and reliability-focused maintenance execution.

About the Company

ADNOC Group is a leading energy company headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, with operations across the full oil and gas value chain. The group plays a major role in energy production, industrial development and long-term economic growth for the UAE. Through its maintenance, operations and technical divisions, ADNOC Group offers professionals the opportunity to contribute to safe, reliable and efficient Oil and Energy facilities where electrical integrity, asset reliability, HSE discipline and operational excellence are essential.