Senior Power Operations Engineer - PV/BESS & Grid

Acwa; Umluj; On-site; SAR 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Acwa Operations seeks an experienced Operations Lead to manage the safe, efficient operation of PV/BESS assets and related plant utilities. You will ensure compliance with grid codes, optimize performance and supervise shift teams across generation facilities.

Ideal candidates have 8–10+ years in power generation operations, strong SCADA knowledge, and a proven leadership track record in a senior role. The role emphasizes HSSE, PTW and continuous improvement within NOMAC/ACWA standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Power Engineering or equivalent.
• 8-10+ years in power generation operations with PV/BESS or conventional generation.
• 3+ years in a senior/lead role.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day generation operations including start-up, shutdown and load management across PV/BESS and balance-of-plant.
• Monitor alarms, trends and KPIs; coordinate response to deviations and abnormal events; implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Ensure adherence to dispatch instructions and grid requirements; coordinate with CCC/SCADA and Shift teams.
• Own and continuously improve operating procedures, SOPs and LOTO; ensure robust PTW implementation.
• Support root cause analyses and lead implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Coordinate with Maintenance and Performance teams for planned outages and emergent work to minimise downtime and production losses.
• Validate commissioning/return-to-service for power systems after maintenance
• Champion HSSE culture; ensure compliance with NOMAC/ACWA standards and RSG site rules; participate in audits and drills.
• Guide Shift Engineers/Operators; provide on-the-job coaching and ensure skills are current; liaise with PGM, O&M and external stakeholders as required.

Skills

Power plant systems

SCADA operations

Root cause analysis

IMS/ISO knowledge

PTW/LOTO

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Power Engineering or equivalent

Tools

SCADA

Job description

Acwa Operations seeks an experienced Operations Lead to manage the safe, efficient operation of PV/BESS assets and related plant utilities. You will ensure compliance with grid codes, optimize performance and supervise shift teams across generation facilities.

Ideal candidates have 8–10+ years in power generation operations, strong SCADA knowledge, and a proven leadership track record in a senior role. The role emphasizes HSSE, PTW and continuous improvement within NOMAC/ACWA standards.