Electrical Foreman

BESIX; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Career growth

Diverse team

Positive workplace culture

Exciting projects

Job summary

BESIX in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, seeks an experiencedElectrical Maintenance Supervisor to oversee daily maintenance tasks, ensure safety compliance, and coordinate with operations to minimize downtime.

The role focuses on leading troubleshooting across motors, pumps, MCCs, substations, and control panels, while maintaining records and supporting new equipment projects within a dynamic, safety-conscious environment.

Qualifications

• Strong technical knowledge of industrial electrical systems and safety standards.
• Reads and supervises work using electrical drawings and schematics.
• Leads hands-on troubleshooting of motors, pumps, MCC panels, substations, lighting, and control panels.
• Enforces safety practices including LOTO, PTW, risk assessments and PPE compliance.
• Coordinates with operations and other engineering disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and allocates daily electrical maintenance tasks to technicians.
• Leads preventive, corrective and breakdown maintenance for motors, pumps, MCCs, substations, lighting and control panels.
• Manages work orders in CMMS and verifies job completion.
• Troubleshoots electrical faults independently with technicians.
• Ensures testing activities (insulation resistance, continuity, functional testing) are performed.
• Coordinates with operations, instrumentation and mechanical teams to minimize downtime.
• Maintains accurate maintenance records and reports recurring issues to Electrical Engineer.
• Supports installation, commissioning and handover of new equipment and system modifications.
• Assists in identifying spare parts and inventory control.
• Provides on-the-job training and mentoring to technicians.

Skills

Industrial electrical knowledge

Electrical drawings

Motor troubleshooting

LOTO & PTW safety

Cross-functional coordination

Electrical Engineering diploma

Education

ITI Certificate or Diploma in Electrical Engineering

5+ years industrial electrical maintenance experience

Job description

What This Role Drives

This role ensures that electrical maintenance activities are executed safely efficiently and to a high standard. By supervising technicians coordinating maintenance work enforcing safety compliance and resolving electrical faults the position reduces downtime protects equipment and supports reliable plant operations while promoting team performance and continuous improvement.

What Youll drive

• Supervises and allocates daily electrical maintenance tasks to technicians ensuring work is performed safely and efficiently.
• Leads preventive corrective and breakdown maintenance activities for motors pumps MCCs substations lighting systems and control panels.
• Opens assigns and closes work orders in the CMMS allocating technicians and verifying job completion in accordance with site procedures.
• Troubleshoots electrical faults independently and provides technical guidance to technicians during complex maintenance activities.
• Ensures proper execution of testing activities including insulation resistance testing continuity checks and functional testing of electrical equipment.
• Coordinates with operations instrumentation and mechanical teams to support smooth plant operations and minimize downtime.
• Enforces strict compliance with safety procedures including LOTO PTW systems risk assessments and toolbox talks.
• Monitors workmanship quality and ensures maintenance activities comply with OEM recommendations and site standards.
• Maintains accurate maintenance records job reports and material usage and reports recurring issues to the Electrical Engineer.
• Supports the installation commissioning and handover of new electrical equipment and system modifications.
• Assists in identifying spare parts requirements and supports inventory control activities.
• Provides on-the-job training and mentoring to technicians to enhance skills performance and safety awareness.

Qualifications :

• Demonstrates strong technical knowledge of industrial electrical systems and applicable safety standards and reads interprets and supervises work based on electrical drawings single-line diagrams and schematics.
• Leads and performs hands-on troubleshooting of motors pumps MCC panels substations lighting systems and control panels while planning and supervising technicians daily maintenance activities.
• Applies and enforces strict safety practices including Lock-Out/Tag-Out (LOTO) Permit-to-Work (PTW) systems risk assessments and PPE compliance and coordinates effectively with operations and other engineering disciplines.
• Maintains physical fitness to work in outdoor environments confined spaces and shift-based operations as required.
• Holds an ITI Certificate or Diploma in Electrical Engineering and has 58 years of industrial electrical maintenance experience including 23 years in a supervisory or foreman role preferably in Sewage Treatment Plants.

Additional Information :

Why Youll Enjoy Working with Us

• Exciting Projects
• Career Growth
• Diverse Team
• Competitive Benefits
• Positive Workplace Culture

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time