Electrical Engineer

About the Role

Acwa China is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join their team in Al Khafji. This full-time role involves planning and supervising all electrical maintenance activities for plant equipment, including preventive and corrective maintenance, as well as monthly, annual, and overhauling work. The successful candidate will work under the direction of the Section Head to ensure operational efficiency and compliance with maintenance standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Assign preventive and corrective maintenance jobs as directed by the Section Head, supervising and coordinating maintenance staff activities.
• Maintain accurate records, prepare reports, and compose correspondence related to work tasks.
• Execute work orders through the 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 actions and facilitate corrective measures.
• Assist the Maintenance Manager in executing corrective and planned maintenance in line with the annual scheduled maintenance plan.
• Perform technical evaluations of quotations 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.
• 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 on IMS objectives, targets, and programs, providing necessary resources for effective implementation.
• Ensure legal, contractual, and organizational compliance within the scope of activities.
• Identify root causes for non-conformances/deviations and implement corrective/preventive actions.
• Identify competency gaps for subordinate personnel and implement necessary training actions.
• Conduct annual performance evaluations for reporting employees.
• Provide on-the-job training to new employees and evaluate their performance.
• Identify, document, and control hazards in the assigned work area.
• Monitor identified aspects and ensure 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.

Required Experience

• A minimum of 5 to 10 years of experience in electrical engineering, preferably within a plant maintenance environment.

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, airborne particles, toxic chemicals, and electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is typically moderate but can be very loud at times.