Power Plant Manager

KinTec Recruitment Ltd; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering recruitment agency is seeking a Process Safety and Risk Engineer to join a specialist team in Dubai. This expatriate role offers the chance to conduct technical surveys and provide risk improvement recommendations for clients in the global energy sector. Ideal candidates will have robust experience in process safety and a bachelor's degree in engineering. This opportunity is perfect for those looking to advance their career internationally.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in the energy and/or power generation sector.
• Strong communication skills to lead survey meetings with senior management.
• Highly organised, meeting reporting deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Survey energy and power industry assets and produce underwriting reports.
• Recommend process safety improvements to strengthen risk management.
• Calculate estimated maximum loss values for potential major incidents.

Skills

Process safety

Data analysis

Communication

Organisational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Overview

Process Safety and Risk Engineer – Expatriate Role (UAE)

We are seeking an experienced engineering professional to join a specialist team supporting clients in the global energy and power sector. Based in either Dubai or Abu Dhabi, this expatriate role involves conducting technical surveys of large-scale assets, delivering risk improvement recommendations, and preparing technical underwriting reports to support insurance placement.

This is an excellent opportunity for engineers with strong experience in process safety, operations, or asset integrity who want to apply their expertise on an international stage.

Key Responsibilities

• Survey energy and power industry assets worldwide and produce detailed underwriting reports
• Recommend process safety improvements and best practices to strengthen risk management
• Calculate estimated maximum loss (EML) values associated with potential major incidents
• Collaborate with client executives, brokers, and claims teams to provide technical support for insurance placement and proposals
• Contribute to thought-leadership papers and technical publications on process safety management

Requirements

• Significant experience in the energy and/or power generation sector
• Bachelor's degree in engineering (or similar technical discipline)
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to deliver presentations and lead survey meetings with senior management
• Skilled in data analysis and spreadsheet management for loss estimation
• Highly organised, with the ability to meet reporting deadlines and coordinate international site visits
• Advanced engineering knowledge, including process engineering, process safety management, operations, construction project management, asset integrity, and emergency response

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with major operators or manufacturers
• Previous senior management or technical leadership roles
• Master's degree in engineering (desirable)
• Professional/chartered status, or eligibility to obtain it
• Multilingual skills
• Experience in project management and commissioning