Electrical Technician - Power & RO Desalination Plants

Acwa China; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

ACWA Operations is seeking experienced Electrical Technicians for opportunities across Saudi Arabia's power generation and water desalination plants. You will perform preventive, corrective, and condition-based maintenance of electrical equipment to ensure safe plant operations and equipment reliability, following approved procedures and HSE standards.

Join ACWA Operations to contribute to outages, overhauls, electrical testing, and troubleshooting under supervision, interpreting drawings and

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of electrical maintenance experience in a plant environment.
• Experience in RO desalination or CCGT power plants preferred.
• Technical certificate or Associate Diploma in Electrical Maintenance.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive, corrective, and condition-based maintenance on electrical equipment in power generation and water desalination plants.
• Inspect, troubleshoot, test, and repair motors, switchgear, transformers, MCCs, VSDs, cables, and distribution systems.
• Maintain RO desalination electrical equipment, including pump drives and associated systems, or CCGT equipment incl. generator auxiliaries, UPS/DC systems, and balance-of-plant equipment.
• Support planned maintenance outages, equipment overhauls, electrical testing, and troubleshooting under supervision of Electrical Supervisor/Engineer.
• Interpret electrical drawings, single-line diagrams, wiring diagrams, and protection drawings to support maintenance.
• Coordinate equipment isolation, LOTO, and permit-to-work requirements before maintenance.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and report defects; identify spare parts, tools, and consumables.
• Ensure compliance with electrical safety procedures, HSE standards, PPE, and housekeeping.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Troubleshooting

Reading drawings

Teamwork

Safety procedures

Education

Electrical diploma

Engineering degree preferred

Tools

MCCs

Switchgear

Transformers

VSDs

Testing instruments

Job description

ACWA Operations is seeking experienced Electrical Technicians for opportunities across Saudi Arabia's power generation and water desalination plants. You will perform preventive, corrective, and condition-based maintenance of electrical equipment to ensure safe plant operations and equipment reliability, following approved procedures and HSE standards.

Join ACWA Operations to contribute to outages, overhauls, electrical testing, and troubleshooting under supervision, interpreting drawings and