Mechanical Maintenance Engineer / Outage Leader

Shou'alah; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 460,000; Full time

Job summary

Shou'alah is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer/outage leader in the United Arab Emirates to ensure the reliability, safety and performance of mechanical systems. You will organize planned boiler outages, define scope, plan, select contractors, supervise execution, and report results while adhering to safety rules and OEM guidelines.

The role requires at least 5 years of mechanical engineering experience, with exposure to boilers, turbines, outages, and CMMS-based maintenance planning.

Qualifications

• Must have at least 5 years as a Mechanical Engineer with experience in welding, fabrication or rotating equipment.
• Experience with boiler, turbine outages and major turnarounds.
• Proficient with CMMS and related maintenance software.

Responsibilities

• Lead and organize planned boiler outages: scope definition, planning, contractor selection, preparation, implementation, commissioning, reporting.
• Supervise contractors during outages and for other projects.
• Ensure safety rules are followed during outages.
• Set and optimize preventive and condition-based maintenance per OEM guidelines and data.
• Collaborate with maintenance engineers and production teams to optimize equipment performance.
• Participate in budget preparation with risk/benefit evaluation.
• Prepare and write clear scope of work.
• Participate with procurement in tender and contractor selection.
• Follow safety rules and safety awareness culture at all times.
• Attend HSE / ISO inspections, audits, assessments, and meetings.
• Conduct routine inspections and preventive maintenance on mechanical systems.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose mechanical failures and root causes.
• Participate in MOC under guidance of senior engineers.
• Organize/support repair or replacement of faulty mechanical components.
• Maintain proper records of installations, malfunctions, maintenance and repairs.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Welding

Fabrication

Rotating equipment

CMMS

HSE standards

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Job Scope Summary

A Mechanical Maintenance Engineer/outage leader ensures the optimal performance, reliability, and safety of mechanical systems and equipment through inspections, troubleshooting, repairs, preventive maintenance, corrective and condition-based maintenance.

He also is responsible, under supervision and guidance of Senior Mechanical Engineer and Maintenance Manager to organize, prepare and execute all planned outage (boilers and later steam turbine).

Job Responsibilities

1. Lead and organize (with the scheduler and with support of other maintenance engineers) all planned boiler outages: scope definition, planning, contractor selection, preparation, implementation, commissioning, reporting.
2. Supervise and manage contractors during outage and for other projects
3. Ensure all safety rules are followed during outages
4. Set maintenance and optimize maintenance program (preventive and condition-based maintenance) based on OEM guidelines, experience, best industry practices and monitoring data's (inspection, test, reports,..) to insure best availability targets within budget
5. Collaborate with other maintenance engineers and production teams to optimize equipment performance and reliability
6. Participate in budget preparation by suggesting actions and priorities with risk/benefit evaluation
7. Prepare and write clear scope of work
8. Participate with procurement in tender and contractor selection process
9. Follow and implement safety rules and safety awareness culture all time
10. Attend HSE / ISO Inspections, audits, assessments, and meetings
11. Conduct routine inspections and preventive maintenance on mechanical systems to ensure operational efficiency and safety, ,
12. Troubleshoot and diagnose mechanical failures, identifying root causes and implementing effective solutions to minimize downtime
13. Participate and perform MOC (Management of Change) under guidance of senior maintenance Engineers
14. Organize /support repair or replacement of faulty mechanical components-
15. Maintaining proper records of equipment installations, malfunctions, maintenance and repairs

Educational / Professional Qualification / Training Certifications

1. Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent
2. HSE accredited training qualifications preferred

Job Experience

1. Must have at least 5 years as a Mechanical Engineer, with substantial experience in one or more of the following specialties: welding, fabrication or rotating equipment
2. Must have experience with boiler, turbine, plant major turn around / outages
3. Must be knowledgeable in using a CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management System) and other related software
4. Familiar with HSE standards, procedures and requirements and control plant operations in a safe and efficient manner
5. Familiar with industrial safety requirements related to pressurized gasses, chemicals, and lasers
6. Familiar with main Waste-To-Energy assets: boiler, pressure parts, pressure vessels, boiler grate system belt and chain conveyors, cranes, pumps, compressors, fans, exchangers, storage tanks, piping.
7. Experience in Waste-to-Energy, or power generation or continuous-fire industries is a plus

Compensation & Physical Abilities

1. Safety Focus: Encourages and support the team to be safe while at work and ensuring team adheres to workplace safety, regulations, standards, and practices.
2. Technical Expertise: In-depth theorical and practical knowledge of processes and practices in own functional area
3. Accountability: Demonstrate sense of responsibility and ownership of own actions, assigned objectives, activities and processes
4. Eager to learn: demonstrate will and commitment to learn how to manage outages under guidance of Maintenance Senior Engineer and Maintenance manager
5. Leadership: demonstrate capacity of lead large group of external resources during outages
6. Adaptability: Demonstrate reliability, able to work under pressure and ability to manage conflict.
7. Problem-Solving: Focus on resolving technical challenges ensuring that decisions are made based on operational directives and solving the emerging problems. Demonstrate insight into the root-causes of problems and generates a range of solutions and courses of action with benefits, costs, and risks associated with each.
8. Teamwork: Taking a leading role in the team, places success above individual gain and creates team spirit.
9. Ability to provide clear instruction and train others in the performance of various tasks and jobs
10. Excellent communication (read, write and verbal) skills in English Language