Head / Director of Engineering & Technical Services

AboitizPower; Makati; On-site; PHP 4,000,000 - 8,000,000; Full time

Job summary

AboitizPower in the Philippines seeks a Head/Director of Engineering & Technical Services to lead a team delivering technical leadership and asset lifecycle support across Hydro, Geothermal, Solar, Wind, and Run-of-River assets. The role focuses on reliability, safety, and operational excellence while advancing world-class standards.

You will drive strategy, governance, audits, and performance metrics, ensuring investments are technically sound and aligned with ISO standards.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of technical experience in engineering across multi-technology power assets.
• 7+ years of management experience in engineering teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Civil, or Reliability Engineering; MBA preferred.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE); CAMP/IAM certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leads a multi-disciplinary team to deliver asset lifecycle engineering support.
• Develops and enforces engineering standards and lifecycle strategies for hydro, geothermal, solar, wind, and run-of-river assets.
• Oversees audits of maintenance philosophy and safety compliance.
• Defines KPIs for asset availability and efficiency; drives continuous improvement.
• Provides governance for Engineering Management of Change across stations.

Skills

Asset management

Technical leadership

Governance

Stakeholder management

Renewable energy

Education

Engineering degree

PE license

CAMP/IAM certification

Job description

The Head / Director of Engineering & Technical Services leads a team of subject matter experts responsible for providing overall technical leadership, governance, and engineering support across the full asset lifecycle for Hydro, Geothermal, Solar, Wind, and Run-of-River power generation assets and systems. Grounded in robust Asset Management principles (e.g., ISO 55001), the role ensures peak asset availability, reliability, thermal/operating efficiency, and structural integrity while advancing world-class standards in safety, operational excellence, and technological innovation.

Technical Services

• Develops and implements life-cycle Asset Management strategies, engineering directives, and technical standards for Hydro, Geothermal, Solar, Wind, and Run-of-River systems to assure long-term asset health, safety, and reliability.
• Leads a multi-disciplinary team of engineering experts to deliver specialized technical support, root cause failure analyses, complex troubleshooting, and outage support across all renewable generation facilities.
• Establishes world-class engineering and process safety frameworks, promoting continuous improvement and aligning plant lifecycle practices with international standards (e.g., ISO 55001, ISO 9001, ISO 45001).
• Provides resources and input to conduct periodic audits of the power station’s maintenance approach and philosophy, adding to the learning style being developed within the business.
• Defines and tracks critical health metrics, efficiency benchmarks, and asset availability/reliability KPIs across Hydro, Geothermal, Solar, Wind, and Run-of-River technologies.
• Interacts with other parts of the Aboitiz Business and wide industry to bring best practices into the Renewables O & M business unit.
• Carries out investment appraisal of proposed large scale capital investments and modifications at the power plants. This offers a check and balance challenge to ensure all investments have a sound basis for anticipated returns.
• Provides independent governance and support to the station with respect to Engineering Management of Change. Works with the station teams to ensure process and policy are implemented through the team and provides engineering input to propose a modification.
• Provides technical advice and support to the technical services team to ensure the best use of overall resources, working with stations to support the delivery of projects, outages, improvement and technical resolution of problems.

Others

• Conforms to the company’s Quality, Environmental, Occupational Health and Safety, Asset Management, Energy Management, Business Continuity Management System and Information Security Management Systems policies, standards, procedures, and guidelines based on ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 27001, ISO 55001, ISO 50001, and ISO 22301 Standards.
• Reports Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety events/incidents or potential events, or other security risks to the organization/ committees-in-charge.
• Protects information assets from unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, destruction, or interference in accordance with ISMS policies : Maintains availability, confidentiality, and integrity of documents
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities that may be assigned by the TL.

To Succeed in this Role, we need someone who has:

• In-depth technical knowledge of power plant lifecycle management across Hydro, Geothermal, Solar, Wind, and Run-of-River assets.
• Knowledge of the different aspects and conducts of power plant performance testing and diagnostics with reference to standard/acceptable engineering practices
• Negotiating and influencing skills
• Understanding of Philippine power industry structure including knowledge of WESM, etc.
• Knowledge in benchmarking with international standards

What You Will Need:

Professional: At least 15 years of technical experience in engineering, asset management, and technical services across multi-technology power generation assets (Hydro, Geothermal, Solar, Wind, Run-of-River).

Leadership: At least 7 years of management experience

Project: Required

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Civil, or Reliability Engineering (Master's Degree or MBA preferred)

Licenses/Certifications: Licensed Professional Engineer (PE); Certified Asset Management Professional (CAMP / IAM) preferred

Our Culture & Commitment to You: Powering Your Future

At AboitizPower, we honor you not just as a professional, but as a person. Our promise is to provide a workplace where you can thrive through:

• Powered by People: We value your unique identity and ensure you feel supported, trusted, and empowered.
• Own Your Growth: Learn, grow, and advance through mentorship, leadership opportunities, and meaningful learning experiences.
• Why We Work: Purpose is part of every job here. Your efforts directly contribute to community upliftment, sustainability, and shaping the future of energy.
• Empowering Culture: Bring your full self to a workplace grounded in belonging and collaboration.
• Recognition that Matters: We celebrate both visible milestones and steady efforts, honoring the dedication you bring to our mission.

AboitizPower is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is crucial to our purpose of driving change for a better world. We consider and encourage all applicants without discriminating against age, sexual orientation and/or gender identity, disability, political opinion, religion, nationality, marital or parental status (including pregnancy), ethnicity or other status protected by law. Our equal opportunity and non-discrimination policies apply in all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, regularization, promotions, transfers, discipline, termination, benefits and training.

About Us

AboitizPower is the holding company for the Aboitiz Group’s investments in power generation, distribution, and retail electricity services. We are among the largest power producers in the Philippines, with a balanced portfolio of assets located across the country. We are also a major producer of renewable energy, with several hydroelectric, geothermal, and solar power generation facilities.