Senior Plant Operations Lead – Power & Desalination

Acwa Power; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

ACWA Operations is seeking experienced Operations Managers for opportunities across power generation and water desalination plants in Saudi Arabia. The role leads plant operations and laboratory activities to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient production while achieving targets, maintaining contractual compliance, and optimizing performance.

Responsibilities include coordinating with maintenance, overseeing laboratory testing, budgets, and stakeholder management to guarantee cost-effective

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required.
• 12–15 years minimum experience in progressively complex production plants, with strong background in power generation and water desalination.
• Strong knowledge of power generation and water desalination plant operations; experience in planning, monitoring and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily plant operations, production planning, and shift scheduling to meet targets and maximize efficiency.
• Develop and implement departmental strategies, plans, and performance improvements aligned with plant objectives.
• Monitor plant performance, troubleshoot critical issues, and recommend solutions to improve reliability and efficiency.
• Coordinate with Maintenance for preventive/corrective maintenance, outages, shutdowns, and startup activities.
• Oversee plant chemistry laboratory testing and ensure regulatory and operational quality standards.

Skills

Operations leadership

Production planning

Shift scheduling

Performance monitoring

Troubleshooting

Cost control

Stakeholder management

Safety & HSE

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

ACWA Operations is seeking experienced Operations Managers for opportunities across power generation and water desalination plants in Saudi Arabia. The role leads plant operations and laboratory activities to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient production while achieving targets, maintaining contractual compliance, and optimizing performance.

Responsibilities include coordinating with maintenance, overseeing laboratory testing, budgets, and stakeholder management to guarantee cost-effective