Lead Field Service Engineer

ACWA Power; Dubai; On-site; AED 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading power generation company in Dubai seeks an experienced professional to oversee critical equipment outages, ensuring safe and high-quality execution. The role requires a minimum of 10 years in Operations and Maintenance of Power Plants, with expertise in Steam and Gas Turbines being highly desirable. Key responsibilities include managing outage teams, pre-planning strategies, and ensuring compliance with quality standards. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering and possesses strong leadership and communication skills.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Operations and Maintenance of Power Plants.
• Engineering/Outage Execution experience with OEM is a plus.
• Experience in outage management and execution of Steam & Gas Turbines is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide expertise on critical equipment and lead outages.
• Manage the team’s daily work scope and evaluate performance.
• Oversee execution of outages and monitor daily progress.
• Conduct pre-outage planning in advance.
• Ensure quality control inspections are carried out.

Skills

Strategic and commercial mindset

Relationship building

Project Management principles

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Coaching skills

Knowledge of latest technology

Understanding of operations

Knowledge of legal/quality/HSSE

Power plant knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering

Job description

Job Purpose

• To provide subject matter top level expertise on critical equipment and lead, from a technical perspective, the assigned outages, with an aim to provide Safely executed and high-quality services to improve long term asset reliability, whilst ensuring overall cost efficiencies, profitability, optimization of resources and client satisfaction.

Strategy & Planning

• Contribute to the Field Services Operations in line with the functional strategy to ensure vertical alignment and horizontal integration with the Local plant teams.
• Work Closely with the project managers on the preparation, planning, operational activities, mitigations taken, etc. as required, to keep them informed and updated on the outage progress.

People Management

• Manage the Quality achievement of technical outage targets, managing/dividing/assigning the outage team’s daily work scope, evaluating performance, developing the team and providing formal and informal feedback to maximize overall performance, engagement and motivation.

Pre-Outage Planning

• Work with the Plant Maintenance team of the respective plant, to plan the outage management strategy, scope of work resources needed, local manpower requirements, spare part requirements, QA plan, outage plan, ITP plan etc., well in advance (up to 18 months ahead) to ensure a thorough and robust plan is developed, considering all possible aspects that might impact the execution.
• Conduct a pre-outage study by understanding and studying the technical details of the equipment including the history of the equipment, recommendations of the OEM, layout, laydown areas, interconnections with other equipment, operating conditions etc., to ensure the planning and execution is accurate.

Execution

• Oversee the end-to-end execution of the outage by monitoring daily progress against the plan, resolving escalated issues and managing plant stakeholders / contracted service providers to ensure the work is completed as per the work control procedures, HSSE and quality standards.
• Oversee the clean conditions / FME preparation as well as execution from the Field Service side.
• Oversee and manage the issuance of spare parts, consumables, tools, work authorizations/ necessary permits etc., to ensure all the required regulatory and safety permits are issued prior to the start of the execution.
• Oversee and ensure the daily schedule is updated, based on the progress, plant condition and adjustment required by different work units and contractors, to ensure timely completion as per the plan.
• Ensure the ITP plan/protocols are completed/within tolerance and filed for outage reporting.
• Lead the daily outage coordination meetings with the stakeholders, to ensure robust planning and execution and timely escalation and resolution of issues.
• Highlight performance against the objectives, to ensure the management / stakeholders are aware of the execution of the outage and any escalated issues are resolved in a timely and effective manner.
• Oversee the quality control inspections according to the quality plan and acceptance of the equipment, to ensure the inspections are carried out as per the requirements.
• Oversee the final calibration and commissioning by Maintenance, Operation and Technical teams to ensure client satisfaction and final acceptance as per the authority matrix.
• Oversee and ensure that the plant is ready for return to service by completing all back-out inspections, verifying the close out of all Work Authorizations, testing and acceptance of equipment, systems returned to normal operating configurations, completion of surveillance and startup tests, engineering issues and other commitments have been closed out properly.

Technical Expertise

• Act as a center of expertise of a particular type of critical equipment (Steam & Gas Turbines), sharing technical know-how with the team, providing technical insights and best practices and having technical discussions with vendors and clients to ensure their knowledge is leveraged for the best interest of the organization.
• Keep abreast of the latest technological innovations, new equipment design and functionality and leading practices in the field and evaluate their relevance and usage from NOMAC’s perspective.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree/Diploma holder in Mechanical / Electrical Engineering.

Minimum Experience

• 10 years (15 years in case of Diploma) experience in Operations and Maintenance of Power Plants
• Engineering/Outage Execution experience with OEM is a plus.
• Experience in outage management and execution of Steam & Gas Turbines is a plus.

Skills

• The strategic and commercial mindset contributes towards the success of a new business unit.
• Ability to originate and build relationships at senior level.
• Project Management principles and tools
• Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills
• Excellent analytical and conceptual skills
• Ability to complement the decision-making processes based on technical know-how.
• Coach and develop team members on key technical areas/ disciplines.
• Thorough understanding of latest technology and innovation
• Understanding of the business value chain and operations
• Knowledge of applicable legal / quality / HSSE requirements
• Thorough knowledge of power plant operations, maintenance, its equipment, practices, procedures