Senior Engineer - Planning and SchedulingPowerUtilities

Black Pearl Consult; Ajman; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in power generation and utilities is seeking a Senior Engineer Planning & Scheduling to enhance operational excellence. The role encompasses developing maintenance schedules, optimizing processes, and leading troubleshooting efforts to improve reliability and efficiency across key infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in maintenance planning and scheduling within power or utilities sectors.
• Strong understanding of budgeting and cost control.
• Proficiency with CMMS systems, especially SAP.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage maintenance schedules for power and desalination plants.
• Allocate resources to ensure tasks are completed on time and within budget.
• Implement best practices to reduce unplanned downtime.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Reliability-centered maintenance

Communication

Coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or relevant field

Tools

CMMS (SAP)

Job description

Are you an experienced planning
and scheduling professional with a strong background in power
generation and utilities We are looking for a Senior
Engineer Planning & Scheduling to join a leading
power and utilities operation supporting complex maintenance
planning across power and desalination
plants.

This is a fantastic
opportunity to play a key role in driving operational excellence
improving equipment reliability and contributing to critical
infrastructure
projects.

What
You ll Be
Doing:

• 
  Develop and manage annual and monthly preventive maintenance
  schedules across power and desalination plants prioritizing
  reliability and
  efficiency.
  
• 
  Allocate resources tools and materials effectively to ensure
  maintenance tasks are completed on time and within
  budget.
  
• 
  Optimize labor utilization reducing overtime costs while
  maintaining high quality and safety
  standards.
  
• 
  Maintain accurate asset records and history in CMMS (SAP) ensuring
  realtime updates for informed
  decisionmaking.
  
• 
  Monitor work order processes to ensure timely cost booking and
  maintain high closure
  rates.
  
• 
  Coordinate closely with internal teams material planners and
  contractors to align maintenance schedules with operational
  needs.
  
• 
  Implement industry best practices for reliability and maintenance
  to reduce unplanned downtime and increase equipment
  lifespan.
  
• 
  Lead troubleshooting and fault analysis for chronic equipment
  failures minimizing recurring issues and
  downtime.
  
• 
  Manage comprehensive records of equipment performance maintenance
  history and overhaul reports to support performance analysis and
  continuous
  improvement.
  
• Collaborate
  with design and engineering partners to drive improvements in
  equipment lifespan and
  efficiency.
  

Key
Projects You ll Contribute
To:

• Outage
  Optimization: Reduced desalination unit outage period
  significantly by prioritizing critical equipment and integrating
  conditionbased maintenance
  techniques.
  
• Cooling
  System Modification: Enhanced pump reliability by
  modifying the bearing cooling system improving performance during
  peak
  conditions.
  
• Sea
  Water Screening System Improvement: Increased system
  availability by implementing conditionbased cleaning
  mechanisms.
  
• Desalination
  Unit Life Extension: Extended the lifespan of critical
  assets through comprehensive maintenance
  strategies.
  

Financial
& Performance
Responsibilities:

• 
  Contribute to OPEX and CAPEX estimation and monitoring ensuring
  alignment with financial
  objectives.
  
• 
  Drive costsaving initiatives including reverse engineering of spare
  parts to reduce dependency on
  OEMs.
  
• 
  Focus on predictive maintenance to reduce corrective actions and
  optimize resource
  allocation.
  

RequirementsTo
be considered for this role you need to meet the following
criteria:

• 
  Bachelor s degree in Engineering or relevant
  field.
  
• 
  Extensive experience in maintenance planning and scheduling within
  power or utilities sectors (preferably power and desalination
  plants).
  
• 
  Proficiency with CMMS systems especially SAP for asset and
  maintenance
  management.
  
• 
  Strong troubleshooting skills and experience implementing
  reliabilitycentered maintenance (RCM) and conditionbased
  maintenance (CBM)
  strategies.
  
• 
  Proven ability to manage multiple projects vendors and internal
  stakeholders with excellent coordination and communication
  skills.
  
• 
  Strong understanding of budgeting cost control and performance
  management within an engineering
  environment.
  

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