Engineer-P&M

Larsen & Toubro Limited; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Larsen & Toubro Limited in Abu Dhabi seeks an experienced Plant & Machinery Manager to lead maintenance and asset care across major sites. You will plan, supervise, and optimize preventive and corrective tasks to maximize equipment availability and minimize downtime.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in mechanical/industrial engineering, 5+ years in plant management with leadership, and a track record on heavy equipment and renewables projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or industrial engineering or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of plant and machinery management experience with senior leadership.
• Experience in large-scale construction or EPC projects, renewables preferred.
• Strong knowledge of heavy machinery and maintenance best practices.

Responsibilities

• Oversee timely maintenance and repairs to maximize equipment uptime.
• Review operating parameters, indicators and gauges for safety and efficiency.
• Plan periodic maintenance as per site conditions and recommendations.
• Coordinate with planning to minimize disruption and ensure spare availability.
• Monitor external repairs, diagnose defects, and ensure quality of repairs.
• Communicate potential failures to plan spares and actions with P&M In charge.
• Ensure proper housekeeping and use of genuine spares for reliability.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Fleet management

Maintenance best practices

Heavy machinery knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical/industrial engineering

Job description

To do the timely maintenance & repairs of the equipment to reduce the down time and upkeep the equipment for its full availability to the user department’s maximum utilisation with m inimal cost.

Key Responsibilities:

• Daily checks on the operating parameters of the equipment before deployment.
• Checking condition of Hour meter/ odometer safety Indicators/ Operating gauges/ Battery condition fitted in the equipment.
• Plan and carry out periodical maintenance on the equipment as per recommended periodicity and site conditions.
• Monitor maintenance tasks to ensure timely execution.
• Check on availability of maintenance spares and consumables at stores so that minimum stock level is always maintained to avoid downtime.
• Liaise with P&M in-charge / Planning Engineer to organize maintenance tasks so that there is minimum disruption of work.
• Inform P&M In charge regarding the items likely to fail in the near future to plan spares and repair tasks.
• Continuous monitoring of the health of the equipment by monitoring its operating parameters after the repairs.
• Repairs Planning and execution as per priority and ensure quality of repairs.
• Monitoring and control of external agency repairs, defect diagnosis and corrective action.
• Highlight any defects attributable to faulty design/ defective material and intimate details to P&M In charge, CPLMs/ HQ.
• Pre-dispatch Inspection repairs, Ensure genuine spares are used for reliable repairs.
• Inspection of equipment received from other sites & reporting of any deficiencies at once to site P&M In-charge.
• Proper house-keeping of repair area. Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
  • A minimum of 5 years of experience in plant and machinery management, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.
  • Experience in managing equipment in large-scale construction or EPC projects, particularly in the renewables sector, is preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of heavy machinery, fleet management, and maintenance best practices.
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.