Asset Engineer - Electrical

SAUR; Doha; On-site; QAR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SAUR in Doha, Qatar seeks an Asset Engineer – Electrical to lead technical asset management for wastewater treatment plants and O&M facilities. You will ensure asset data accuracy, assess health, and drive lifecycle optimization for electrical assets.

Reporting to the Asset Manager, you will develop maintenance strategies, monitor reliability metrics, support procurement, and coordinate with operations to align maintenance programs with long-term asset performance goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 5–8 years in electrical asset management, maintenance or reliability.
• Experience with wastewater/industrial assets is preferred.
• Knowledge of asset lifecycle, condition assessment and reporting.
• Fluent English with strong analytical/reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement electrical asset management plans.
• Manage the lifecycle of electrical assets from acquisition to disposal.
• Maintain electrical asset registers with identification, location and history.
• Assess asset health, remaining life, criticality and renewal needs.
• Analyze failure history and recommend reliability improvements.
• Support procurement, refurbishment and commissioning activities.
• Prepare reports on asset condition, reliability and lifecycle costs.

Skills

Electrical engineering

CMMS/ERP experience

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Fluent English

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Tools

CMMS

ERP systems

Job description

As a pure player in water and essential services, Saur works to protect the environment in the heart of the territories it serves.

Saur has always acted to offer the same quality of service to small towns as to large cities, guided by its mission: to restore to water the value it deserves.

At a time when the challenges of the ecological transition are central to the problems faced by society worldwide, Saur is reasserting its commitments to take action, advocating and rallying all stakeholders to ensure a safer world for future generations.

Further details on our website: http://www.saur.com/

We are currently looking for an Asset Engineer - Electrical for Doha, Qatar.

Mission

Reporting to the Asset Manager, the Asset Engineer – Electrical is responsible for the technical asset management, condition, reliability, performance, and lifecycle optimization of electrical assets across wastewater treatment plants and associated O&M facilities. The role supports asset management strategy through asset data management, condition assessment, reliability analysis, maintenance optimization, failure investigation, lifecycle planning, and identification of renewal and replacement requirements.

Asset Management & Lifecycle

• Develop and implement electrical asset management plans in line with the overall asset management strategy.
• Manage the lifecycle of electrical assets from acquisition, installation and commissioning through operation, maintenance, refurbishment, replacement and disposal.
• Maintain accurate electrical asset registers covering identification, location, condition, criticality, maintenance history, performance and lifecycle information.
• Assess asset health, remaining useful life, criticality and replacement/renewal requirements.

Electrical Reliability & Maintenance

• Monitor LV/MV switchgear, MCCs, transformers, generators, UPS systems, batteries, electrical panels, motors, power distribution, lighting and earthing systems.
• Develop and review preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance strategies for critical electrical assets.
• Analyze failure history, downtime, maintenance records and recurring faults and recommend reliability improvements.
• Support condition monitoring and predictive maintenance programs for critical electrical equipment.

Failure, Risk & Performance

• Support Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for major electrical equipment failures and monitor corrective actions.
• Monitor availability, reliability, failure frequency, downtime, MTBF, MTTR and maintenance cost.
• Identify obsolete, deteriorated, underperforming or high-risk assets and recommend refurbishment, replacement or renewal.
• Identify electrical asset risks and develop mitigation and improvement plans.

Projects, Procurement & Technical Support

• Provide technical input for procurement, replacement, refurbishment, upgrading and commissioning of electrical equipment.
• Review electrical specifications, datasheets, drawings, technical submissions and commissioning documentation.
• Coordinate with Operations and Maintenance teams to ensure asset requirements are incorporated into maintenance programs.
• Coordinate with OEMs, suppliers, contractors and specialist service providers regarding technical issues, warranties and asset performance.

Asset Data, Reporting & Improvement

• Ensure electrical asset data, technical records and maintenance history are accurate and current in the CMMS, ERP or Asset Management System.
• Support lifecycle cost and Total Cost of Ownership assessments and prepare asset renewal/replacement forecasts.
• Prepare reports on asset condition, reliability, risks, failures, maintenance requirements, replacement priorities and lifecycle costs.
• Promote continuous improvement in electrical asset reliability, maintenance strategies and lifecycle performance.

Requirements

• Minimum Qualifications & Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Typically 5–8 years of relevant experience in electrical asset management, maintenance, reliability or engineering.
• Experience in wastewater treatment, water utilities, infrastructure, industrial plants or O&M is preferred.
• Knowledge of electrical maintenance, reliability, condition assessment and lifecycle management.
• Experience with CMMS, ERP or Asset Management Systems.
• Strong analytical, technical reporting and problem-solving skills; fluent English.

Key Competencies

• Asset lifecycle management, condition and criticality assessment.
• Reliability engineering, preventive/predictive maintenance and Root Cause Analysis.
• Asset data management, CMMS/ERP and technical reporting.
• Lifecycle cost / Total Cost of Ownership and asset renewal planning.
• Risk management, problem solving, stakeholder coordination and continuous improvement.

SAUR is a company committed to diversity and equal opportunities. In this way, the selection process ensures that all candidates have an equal opportunity to apply without distinction as to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law