Electrical Engineer

ACWA Power; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

ACWA Power seeks a Senior Electrical Maintenance Engineer to manage electrical operation and maintenance at the wind plant, including preventive and corrective activities, outages and overhauls to ensure high plant availability and reliability.

The role requires 8–10 years in electrical maintenance in water/desalination or power generation, with at least 2 years in supervision, and hands-on experience with SAP, CMMS and outage planning to drive continuous improvement and safe operation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering required.
• 8–10 years' experience in Electrical Maintenance in water desalination and power plants.
• At least 2 years in a supervisory role; strong planning and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee electrical preventive and corrective maintenance and overhauling activities.
• Coordinate planning and execution of outages; ensure timely resource availability.
• Lead SAP maintenance documentation and ensure data integrity in CMMS.
• Ensure HSSE compliance and safe operation of electrical systems.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Preventive maintenance

Outage management

CMMS SAP

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

SAP

CMMS

Job description

JOB PURPOSE

To manage and perform the electrical operation and maintainance in the wind plant including preventive and corrective maintainace planned outages and overhauling work activities for all electrical equipment in accordance with overall maintenance plans HSE guidelines and quality standards to ensure plant availability and equipment reliability

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

People Management

Supervise the activities and work of the team members to ensure that targets and objectives are achieved and the business plan is delivered in line with the required policies processes procedures and systems

Maintenance Management

Monitor the Electrical preventive and corrective maintenance and overhauling work activities to ensure continuity and reliability of plant electrical equipment Manage the timely response to all emergency breakdowns and provide prompt corrective action to ensure plant availability thereby minimising downtime and possibility of liquidity damages Develop and promote a condition based preventive maintenance culture on day-to-day basis by conducting troubleshooting and root cause analyses finding solutions to reduce reactive maintenance

Troubleshooting and Technical Guidance

Troubleshoot critical problems breakdowns of Electrical equipment and investigate diagnose faults to determine best proper action repairs while ensuring they comply with NOMAC s quality and HSE standards Review and analyse electrical equipment maintenance data and conduct site engineering studies to determine the feasibility of introducing modifications to increase reliability and efficiency of plant thereby ensuring continuous improvement and operational excellence Prepare feasibility studies for new installations replacements or repair of existing electrical equipment including technical evaluation specifications and materials for modifications in addition to process diagrams and cost estimates and ensure proper follow up reports and evaluation on completed modifications

Outage Management

Participate in the effective forecasting of manpower and material requirements to ensure timely availability of resources and spares for effective execution of Electrical maintenance plans Coordinate the planning and execution of the annual outage maintenance of critical electrical equipment as per the recommendation of the OEM and defined best practices and provide technical support to ensure the EHS scope cost and timeline objectives are met

Documentation

Ensure that all maintenance documentation for the electrical activities are completed in SAP correctly including the Maintenance Log outlining the fault method of repair and the time labour and materials used to support timely availability of information

Health Safety Security amp Environment

Ensure strict adherence to all relevant HSSE and permit to work system instructions and controls and procedures are complied with so that the safety of employees and environmental compliance can be guaranteed Together with HSE department ensure that safety rules and regulations are fully explained to plant employees contractor staff and appropriate safety and protective equipment is worn safety notices are prominently displayed in all work areas and that all accidents and incidents are efficiently investigated and analysed whilst ensuring that measures are implemented to avoid any recurrence

Material Management

Lead the preparation of monthly annual requirements for equipment spare parts and general materials for the electrical unit within the plant to support timely availability of requirements as per maintenance plans and budget constraints Conduct technical evaluations in collaboration with the procurement department to identify and provide recommendations on the most appropriate materials equipment for the plant in a timely and efficient manner

Networking

Develop and maintain effective business relationships with all relevant internal departments and external contractors with highest standards of business ethics whilst promptly attending to all critical technical issues in-order to ensure the services required by the organization are delivered in the most effective manner Liaise with EPC OEM contractors for clarification analysis and technical guidance in order to ensure clarity of communications accurate fulfilment of operational requirements

SAP Administration

Supervise the effective administration of SAP processes within the Electrical maintenance section and adhere to SAP guidelines in all related aspects of annual and monthly planning scheduling data management such as breakdowns review corrective maintenance notification creating maintenance work orders and planning in order to ensure data system integrity in line with NOMAC s defined standards

Continuous Improvement

Contribute to the identification and implementation of change initiatives programs and projects in line with the organization s standards

Policies Processes Systems amp Procedures

Adhere to all relevant organizational and departmental policies processes standard operating procedures and instructions so that work is carried out to the required standard and in a consistent manner

Related Assignments

Perform any other duties which the line manager may require to be carried out

COMMUNICATION amp WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

Work with relevant contractors and vendors QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:Minimum Qualifications:A bachelor s degree holder in Electrical Engineering.Minimum Experience:8-10 years experience in Electrical Maintenance in water desalination and power generation plants where 2 years of experience are in a supervisory role.Skills:Practical experience and know-how of electrical engineeringKnowledge of downtime analysis and practical knowledge of problem-solving toolsKnowledge of maintenance management methods, of predictive inspection tools and of CMMS (Computer Maintenance Management System, good knowledge of SAP Template desirable)Project ManagementDetailed understanding of preventative/predictive maintenance theoryMentoring, coaching and people management skills.Knowledge of the operations in water desalination and power generation plants and of NOMAC operationsStrong planning, organising, and integration skillsExperience of having conducted at least one outage for critical electrical equipmentTeamwork and effective collaboration skills