Operations Manager

ENGIE Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

ENGIE Middle East is seeking an Operations Manager to lead and manage shift teams for safe, efficient operation of the plant, ensuring generation targets and cost control within environmental limits.

You will provide dynamic leadership in a diverse environment, drive safety culture, and oversee training, performance management, and succession planning while coordinating with Plant General Manager and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or higher education in the relevant area.
• A qualification in management studies is preferred.
• Experience in DCS and PLC systems is preferred.
• Fluent in English with excellent report writing and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Directs, supervises and coordinates operation and maintenance personnel to ensure safe, reliable plant operation.
• Reviews shift logs to ensure information is logged and handed over for safety and reliability.
• Decides on operational problems with immediate or long-term consequences and prioritizes maintenance work.
• Ensures compliance with HSE, IT security, and cyber security policies and procedures.
• Develops staff competence through coaching, training plans and succession planning.

Skills

DCS experience

PLC systems

Leadership/management

English fluency

Education

Bachelor degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Management studies preferred

Tools

DCS & PLC systems

Job description

Job Purpose
The Operations Manager leads and manages the Shift Teams to ensure safe, efficient and reliable operation of the plant, meeting generation and cost targets within strict environmental limits
Provides dynamic leadership in a culturally diverse environment

Duties and Responsibilities

Directs, supervises and coordinates the activities of all operation and maintenance personnel
Reviews, continually, the shift log entries to ensure relevant information to the safe and reliable operation of the equipment is logged and handed-over
Makes decisions, or assists others to make decisions, on plant operational problems with immediate, medium and long term consequences
Evaluates and prioritizes defects or maintenance work planned or carried out with potential safety or commercial impact to the operational availability of the plant
Inspects and checks high priority maintenance activities monitoring work in progress, liaising with maintenance personnel to ensure work is completed with quality and on time
Reports to the Plant General Manager any serious deviation from normal operating conditions and takes or recommends remedial corrective actions
Uses available diagnostic and surveillance tools to check parameters and trends to identify or prevent deviations from historical data or to determine the cause of trips and other operational events
Has detailed knowledge of the PWPA and O&M agreement
Participates in fire drills as defined in the emergency management procedures
Oversees attendance of shift staff and manages holidays in line with operational needs through the effective management of the shift rota
Supports the development of operations staff competence, coaching and sharing expertise and skill
Ensures technical and/or HS&E training plans are created for and followed by apprentices and shift staff
Ensures all Operations staff is appraised and developed in line with the business needs
Cooperates with the development of succession plans
Writes, assists, and/or suggests revisions or modifications needed in the operating procedures
Cooperates with the preparation of the Production budget
Performs the role of Subject Matter Expert in specialized areas of the plant and provides training to staff when necessary
Supports development of Emiratis within the team
Engages in performance management processes by suggesting and agreeing objectives and meeting targets. Provides support to individual’s in achieving the set targets whenever necessary
Follow theICS/OT Cybersecurity’s Procedures, guidelines and best work practices
Ensure that operation department is in full compliance with cyber security compliance
Engages in Site, Regional and Corporate initiatives
Actively involved as a Department leader contributing to the general motivation of subordinates and colleagues
Take leadership and ownership in correct and consistant implementation of company safety rule.
Develop the operational staff peform various roles and responsibilites under safetey rule
Follow management change procedure and resposible for shfort and temproary modification
Actively participate in RCA of all operation and safety rule related incidents/accidents
Incident reporting to shareholders and stakholders
Managing dispatch center and offtakers related to PWPA compliance
Ethics, Health & Safety and Business Continuity:
Adheres to the required level of moral and ethical standard for employability in the company
Applies all HSE Policies and Procedures and continually strives to improve all aspects of HSE Performance
Responsible to immediate Supervisor ensuring compliance with the facility’s Environmental Compliance Program taking all reasonable precautions to prevent incidents of non-compliance personally or on the part of others.
Adheres to ITM’s Policies in line with the policies of the owner companies and the law
Responsible for one’s own Health and Safety and that of his/her colleagues in accordance with the Health & Safety and Environmental Policies & Procedures of the Company
No tolerance for unsafe conditions or unsafe acts
Use stop work authority when observing an unsafe condition or unsafe act
Lives the values of ITM
Promotes open, honest and positive communication
Respects each other as well as the cultural diversity within ITM
Maintain the high standard of ITM
Promote and instill cooperation and leadership
Share information and knowledge
Take ownership
Ensuure that opeation team is fully engage with various HSE initatives
Implementation of plans to ensure that safety rule audit is being done on regular basis for contious improvement
Delegate the authority and responsibility officially while away from the site or on leave
Comply with the requirement of Business Continuity Management of ITM
Develop and implement the Business Continuity action plan
Fire Prevention Inspection Upon receipt of a Fire Prevention Inspection Report; ensure that all noted issues and concerns are corrected as appropriate
Hazardous Material and Waste Management Inform employees and contractors that hazardous materials and hazardous waste.

Minimum qualification and experience

Bachelor Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or higher education in the relavint area
A qualification in management studies is preferred
Experience in DCS and PLC systems is preferred
Fluent in English with excellent report writing and presentation skills

Experience

Minimum ten years of previous operational experience in modern gas turbines power and desalination plants is preferred
License / Others
NEBOSH IGC or equivalent would be an advantage

Competencies

A proven track record of working to demanding safety standards
Effective communication skills to disseminate information, ability to motivate staff and be a competent co-ordinator, and have both the technical knowledge and experience to propose and challenge objectives
A positive attitude supporting continuous improvement
Technical competence within the appropriate disciplines of engineering
The ability to anticipate and respond effectively to the operational demands on the station
Defining and implementing operating policies and practices
Knowledge of local environmental legislation and principles of management
Knowledge of contract management and the ability to negotiate
Working knowledge of commercial contracts and agreements i.e. PWPA and O&M Agreement
Knowledge of the principles of statutory, insurance, technical and safety issues relating to power plant
Budget Management
Strong interpersonal and relationship skills
Used to working within a multi-cultural environment
Able to see the commercial consequences of decisions – thinks about and plans for positive outcomes
Excellent presentation skills
Motivated and eager to contribute and learn, employee looking for a major challenge and the opportunity to excel and grow
A comprehensive knowledge of mainstream operations of modern combined cycle gas turbine plant, multistage desalination plant, fired boiler plant (oil & gas), steam turbine plant and associated auxiliaries
A sound knowledge of power plant chemistry and efficiency

Physical Effort

Moderate physical effort involving standing and walking during normal and emergency operational conditions 80% of the working time

Reporting Hierarchy

Direct:Plant General Manager

Work Environment

The Operations Manager will work in a controlled hazardous environment of the plant

Exposure to Risks

Risks inherent to the job of the Operations Manager in the control room and while performing inspections, site visits, operations and maintenance activities, etc.
Traffic/automobile accidents, ergonomic problems and accidents

Language

Fluent in English, but Arabic preferable.

Company Name

ENGIE Middle East

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Why this matters to us

Our organisation is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We offer reasonable accommodations upon request for individuals with disabilities.