Walk-in | Electrical Maintenance Lead (PSP /Hydropower)

Adani Group; Anantapuram; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

The Adani Group is seeking a Head Electrical Maintenance for its PSP Hydro facility in Chitravati, Andhra Pradesh. The role focuses on overseeing electrical maintenance, ensuring reliable power generation, and driving continuous improvement across plant systems.

You will lead maintenance teams, manage budgets and contracts, and ensure compliance with CEA, CERC, DSA, and other authorities. Strong CMMS experience and proven leadership are required.

Qualifications

• B.E./B.Tech in Electrical Engineering required.
• 12–20 years of electrical maintenance experience in hydro power generation.
• Strong knowledge of statutory and regulatory requirements for Hydro/ PSP plants.
• Experience with CMMS for plant maintenance.
• Proven leadership of engineers and technicians in a hydro/ PSP setting.

Responsibilities

• Oversee reliable, safe operation of all generating units and plant systems.
• Ensure compliance with central/state authorities (CEA, CERC, etc.).
• Develop safe work systems (SSOW) including HIRA, PTW, LOTO, JSA.
• Oversee maintenance activities, manage teams, budgets, contracts, compliance.
• Prepare maintenance strategies to improve reliability (MTTF) and efficiency (MTTR).
• Lead failure investigations, establish RCA, monitor performance and improvements.
• Maintain plant machinery to zero breakdown targets.
• Prepare and manage maintenance contracts for external providers.
• Prepare and maintain maintenance reports and calendar.
• Develop budgets and track monthly/quarterly/annual maintenance costs.
• Define and monitor plans to meet yearly generation targets.
• Support O&M head in plant improvement, digital transformation, automation upgrades.
• Maintain critical spares inventory.
• Lead training of electrical maintenance team and develop training calendar.
• Develop risk management strategies and ensure internal audit compliance.
• Prepare maintenance records and report to management.
• Inspect production equipment to ensure healthiness and cost-effective production.
• IMS implementation and documentation updates for area.
• Ensure cybersecurity requirements for plant process control systems.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Hydro power plant experience

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Team leadership

Budgeting and planning

Education

B.E./B.Tech in Electrical Engineering

Tools

CMMS (maintenance software)

RCA / problem solving

Job description

Work Location: Chitravati Anantpur Andhra Pradesh

Role

The Head Electrical Maintenance is responsible for overseeing the electrical maintenance work of the PSP Hydro facility in Chitravati, Andhra Pradesh. This role is pivotal in ensuring optimal power generation, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement within the pump storage plant. The position aligns with Adani Groups mission to drive sustainable energy solutions and supports PSP Hydros strategic focus on operational excellence, risk management, and stakeholder collaboration

Responsibilities

• Ensure reliable, safe and efficient operation of all generating units, auxiliaries, and balance of plant systems.
• Ensures full compliance with Statutory HSS, environmental and technical requirements from central and state governmental bodies (i.e. CEA, CERC, DSA, SCEI, AP/CPCB etc.) compliances.
• Contribute to developing safe systems of work (SSOW) procedures, including HIRA, PTW, LOTO, JSA etc. for your area.
• To provide oversight of all electrical maintenance activities, management of the maintenance teams, financial control, contract management, environmental compliance, regulatory compliance, technical compliance, risk evaluations and relationship management.
• Prepare maintenance strategy to achieve higher reliability (maximized MTTF) and greater efficiency (minimized MTTR) and implement the maintenance plans at plant level accordingly.
• Lead equipment failure investigations and analysis, establish RCA framework and implement performance monitoring, corrective actions and continuous improvement methodology, for your area.
• Maintain plant machinery to ensure its at acceptable standards, aiming at zero breakdown.
• Preparation of service contract and contract management for electrical maintenance works outsourced to external service providers.
• Preparation and implementation of complete plant maintenance reports and checklists, including daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports and checklists.
• Prepare and manage plant maintenance budget, work to optimize the costs and maximize production. This includes developing and tracking the monthly, quarterly, and annual maintenance budgets.
• Define and monitor maintenance plans to achieve yearly Generation targets (including minimization of APC consumption) and yearly agreed Plant/Machines Availability targets.
• Support O&M head in plant improvement projects, modernization initiatives, digital transformation, and automation upgrades.
• Maintains plant critical spares inventory of your area, to meet the exigencies.
• Lead, train and develop electrical maintenance team at Plant and prepare a detailed training calendar for electrical maintenance team accordingly.
• Develop and execute risk management strategies to mitigate maintenance related risks and ensure compliance with internal audits.
• Prepares and maintains plant electrical maintenance records and presents the same to management on need basis.
• Inspects and monitors production equipment to ensure operational healthiness, maintain a cost-effective production process, by utilizing optimum resources to achieve generation targets.
• IMS implementation, documentation preparation and updating, pertaining to your area.
• Ensures Cybersecurity requirements and compliance for Plant process control system.

Education Qualifications and Required experience

• B.E/B.Tech in Electrical Engineering.
• 12-20 years of experience in electrical maintenance within hydro power generation sector.
• Strong knowledge of Statutory and regulatory requirements pertaining to Hydro/ PSP Plants.
• Maintenance experience of large-scale pump storage power plants is preferred.
• Managed Team of Engineers and technicians, working as section head for hydro / PSP plant equipment maintenance works for at least 5 years.
• Experience with CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management Systems) for Plant maintenance works.
• Knowledge of analytics tools for performance optimization and risk assessment