Electrical Engineer

About the Role

Acwa is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join their team in Al Khafji. This is a full-time position requiring 5-10 years of experience. The Electrical Engineer will work under the direction of the Section Head, focusing on the planning and supervision of all maintenance activities for plant electrical equipment.

Key Responsibilities

• Assign preventive and corrective maintenance jobs as directed by the Section Head, supervising and coordinating the activities of maintenance staff.
• Maintain records, prepare reports, and compose correspondence related to work activities.
• Execute work orders through CMMS (SAP) and coordinate with the planning engineer for job completion and technical matters.
• Ensure necessary communications and relations are maintained to report on the status of matters requiring action and to ensure corrective action is undertaken.
• Assist the Maintenance Manager in executing corrective and planned maintenance in accordance with the annual scheduled maintenance plan.
• Perform technical evaluation of quotations received from the purchase department and recommend appropriate choices.
• Prepare purchase requisitions for spare parts and consumables, ensuring budgetary constraints are met and strategic spares are available for maintenance requirements.
• Review and recommend new maintenance procedures and work instructions.
• Supervise, direct, and coordinate the activities of all personnel assigned to the area.
• Ensure Environmental Aspect-Impact and Hazard Risk Assessments are carried out, controlled, and updated.
• Implement, monitor, and report IMS objectives, targets, and programs, providing necessary resources for effective implementation and sustenance of IMS.
• Report IMS performance to management periodically and ensure legal, contractual, and organizational compliance.
• Identify root causes for non-conformances/deviations and implement corrective/preventive actions.
• Identify competency gaps for subordinate personnel and implement necessary actions, including providing on-the-job training to new employees and evaluating their OJT performance.
• Carry out annual performance evaluations of reporting employees.
• Identify, document, and control hazards in the assigned work area, ensuring identified aspects are monitored and operational controls are followed.
• Report deviations in the Integrated Management System, emergencies, incidents, and near misses.
• Ensure effective resource utilization and perform other assigned duties.

Experience and Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 to 10 years of experience in a relevant electrical engineering role.
• Proficiency in executing work orders through CMMS (SAP).
• Demonstrated ability to supervise and coordinate maintenance staff activities.
• Strong understanding of preventive and corrective maintenance practices.
• Knowledge of Integrated Management System (IMS) principles and reporting.

Work Environment

The role involves working near moving mechanical parts and in various outside weather conditions. There may be occasional exposure to high precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or chemical risks, and electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is typically moderate, though very loud conditions can occur.