Senior Engineer - Electrical ( Powerplant)

Edra Power Holdings Sdn Bhd; Kuala Sungai Baru; On-site; MYR 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading power production company in Malaysia is seeking a Senior Engineer - Electrical to oversee maintenance programs for power plants. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience in electrical operations, a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, and proficiency in SAP. This role includes managing maintenance teams and ensuring compliance with safety and technical standards. Competitive compensation and benefits are offered.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Benefits package

Qualifications

• Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering and registered with B.E.M. as a Graduate Engineer.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in electrical operations and maintenance.
• Experience in maintenance of Combined Cycle Power Plant.

Responsibilities

• Assist Head of Electrical Maintenance in planning and coordination of maintenance.
• Manage modifications and improvement projects.
• Prepare maintenance analysis report and fault investigation report.

Skills

Electrical operations

Preventive maintenance

Corrective maintenance

Troubleshooting

Project management

Education

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering

Tools

SAP

Job description

Senior Engineer - Electrical (Powerplant)

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Assist Head of Electrical Maintenance in planning, coordination and implementation of the plant’s maintenance programme including preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance, outages, and major overhauls.

Execute maintenance plan programs according to maintenance policy.

Manage modifications and improvement projects (Capital Program).

Assist Head of Electrical Maintenance in Station’s internal and external audit i.e. Insurance Technical Audit, M&E Audit, Group Corporate Assurance Audit, Assessment by DOSH etc.

Take lead team of Supervisor and Technician in trouble shooting and fault investigation exercise.

Prepare fault investigation report, Root Cause Analysis (RCA) report, post‑mortem report and maintenance analysis report.

Taking role implementing and maintaining the ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 in the station.

Responsibilities and Duties

Responsible for managing Maintenance Computerized System (SAP) for issuance of work order, purchasing request, and all related maintenance activities.

Implementation of short and long terms maintenance strategies with respect to improve lifespan and reliability of equipment.

Generates maintenance task schedules and job assignments to Supervisor and Technician(s).

Requisitions supplies, equipment and spare parts for the electrical department.

Prepare tender documents, evaluation report and recommendation report for Tender Board Approval.

Attend, manage, troubleshoot and rectify breakdown, tripping and incident occurred on electrical system or electrical installation.

Investigate and analyse all tripping and breakdown incident related to electrical system and equipment and prepare investigation or finding report.

Prepare maintenance analysis report, finding report, Root Cause Analysis report including recommendation report.

Monitor critical spare parts and ensure it is always at require level and replenish the stock.

Assists in the development, implementation and enforcement of plant safety practices that promote an injury and accident free workplace.

Maintains required maintenance documentation such as maintenance report, service report, testing certificate and commissioning report.

Comply with all applicable SHEQ legal requirements and our stakeholders’ specifications by establishing policies, programmes and practices in order to conduct operations in a healthy, safe and environmentally sound manner with safety first, quality foremost & pursuing excellence.

To perform other additional tasks that are relevant and necessary to accomplish the company overall objectives, which may be assigned from time to time.

Qualification and Competency (License)

Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering and registered with B.E.M. as a Graduate Engineer.

Work Experience

Minimum years of working experience related to the work scope:

5 years of experience in electrical operations and maintenance.

Experience in maintenance of Combined Cycle Power Plant.

Experience in maintenance of other industry such as Petrochemical plant, Heavy Industry, Oil and Gas will be considered.

Experience in maintenance Computerized System (SAP)

Technical understanding on electrical preventive maintenance and corrective maintenance.

Note: This is a Fixed Term Contract role

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Company Overview

Edra Power Holdings Sdn Bhd (“Edra”) owns and operates 8 power plants in Malaysia, Egypt and Bangladesh. It also has investments in a power asset in Pakistan, as well as a power and desalination asset in the United Arab Emirates.

Edra is the second largest independent power producer (IPP) in Malaysia, with a total generating capacity of 5,087 MW and effective capacity of 4,568.3 MW from its 5 power plants, which consist of 3 combined cycle gas turbine plants (one with co‑generation facilities), one coal‑fired sub‑critical thermal power plant and one large scale solar photovoltaic plant.

In Egypt, the Group owns and operates one 682.5 MW gas‑fired conventional thermal power.

In Bangladesh, the Group owns and operates two CCGT power plants, with a total generating capacity of 810 MW and effective capacity of 445.5 MW.

The Group has an investment in a 157 MW combined cycle gas‑fired baseload power station located in Pakistan. Its effective capacity is 36 MW.

Edra is also part of a consortium that owns and operates the Taweelah B IWPP, the largest independent water and power project in the UAE. The Group has a 10.0% effective interest in the Taweelah B IWPP, which has a total power generation and desalination capacity of 2,000 MW and 160 MIGD.

The Group’s revenues are mainly derived from the available capacity and electrical energy produced by its power plants to the off‑taker under their respective Power Purchase Agreements (“PPAs”).

Tenaga Nasional Berhad is our sole off‑taker in Malaysia, while Egyptian Electricity Holding Company and Bangladesh Power Development Board are our sole off‑takers in Egypt and Bangladesh respectively. These off‑takers are either government or government‑linked entities. Our PPAs in Egypt and Bangladesh are guaranteed by the Central Bank of Egypt and Government of Bangladesh respectively, with the substantial majority of payments either denominated in, or indexed to, the USD.

Edra is led by experienced management teams with deep industry knowledge, expertise and established track records, which are further supported by strategic partnerships with reputable global players.

We are looking forward to further expansion opportunities in the markets where we already have a strong foothold as well as in new areas.

Perks and benefits

We offer competitive compensation and benefits package.