Head (Electrical)

YTL PowerSeraya Pte. Limited; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

YTL PowerSeraya Pte. Limited is seeking a senior Electrical Asset Maintenance Lead in Singapore to develop and implement maintenance strategies that maximise plant availability and reliability.

You will lead a high-performance team, manage CAPEX/OPEX budgets, and ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards. You will oversee planning, upgrades, and procurement of parts, while guiding the team through root-cause analysis and continuous improvement to deliver reliable electrical systems

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering with 15+ years in electrical asset maintenance.
• 8+ years in a management/supervisory role within power plants or related industries.
• Experience commissioning and maintaining HV/LV equipment up to 400kV.
• Knowledge of protection relays, generators, switchyards, SCADA and VSDs.
• Strong budgeting, risk assessment and contracts management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of engineers, officers and technicians for outages and plant issues.
• Advise long-term maintenance plans with CAPEX/OPEX budgeting and monitoring.
• Plan modifications, upgrades, and installations to improve reliability.
• Plan procurement of spare parts and services; manage contracts.
• Demonstrate leadership to mentor and develop staff while addressing root causes.

Skills

Team leadership

Budget management

Contract management

Risk assessment

Incident management

Project planning

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

HV/LV equipment knowledge

Protection Relays

Generators & Switchyards 400kV

SCADA system

Variable Speed Drives

Job description

A key member of the plant management team, you will be responsible for the development, management and implementation of Electrical asset maintenance strategy and programmes to achieve desired plant availability and reliability, to ensure that the plant assets are professionally maintained within the budget and in compliance with statutory, regulatory and safety requirements. You will prioritise works, organise and manage resources to achieve expected results. At the same time, you will build and develop a collaborative, competent and high performance electrical maintenance team.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of engineers, technical officers, and technicians to respond to plant issues and outages, ensuring timely and proper rectification and restoration. Ensure maintenance works are executed effectively, efficiently, and complies with safety and regulatory standards.

• Advise and recommend long-term maintenance plans for all electrical assets, including CAPEX/OPEX budget estimates, budget monitoring and control, and scheduled maintenance and project works.

• Plan and execute modifications, upgrades, and installations of plant electrical systems and equipment for enhancement, availability, and reliability improvements.

• Plan procurement of spare parts and services to meet maintenance needs, including contracts management and administration.

• Demonstrate strong leadership skills to engage, coach, and motivate staff, providing guidance on troubleshooting and root cause analysis of plant issues.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent with at least 15 years of relevant experience in electrical asset maintenance of combined cycle/co-generation power plants or related industries, with 8 years at management level.

• Proven experience in commissioning and maintenance of electrical assets like high voltage & low voltage equipment of various sizes and capacities of power plants, including generators, generator transformers, and switchyards up to 400KV.

• Good working knowledge of various types of Protection Relays, Generator, Start Frequency Convertor / Static Excitations Equipment, Transformers, Motors, Gas Insulated Switchgears (66kV,230kV, 400kV), SCADA system, Variable Speed Drives etc.

• Possess relevant technical skills to manage incidents involving power plant and equipment, process safety, management of critical spares, engineering risk assessment, and financial skills to manage OPEX/CAPEX budgets and contracts managements.

• Knowledge of Local regulatory requirements, and codes of practice and regarding high voltage switch house maintenance works and other electrical systems.

• Driven and enabling people manager with strong interpersonal, presentation, communication, and negotiation skills to manage a diverse group of stakeholders.