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About the Role

Elia Grid International (EGI) is a global power systems consultancy focused on driving innovation within the energy sector. Leveraging the expertise of the Elia Group and 50Hertz, EGI offers strategic, technical, and regulatory advisory services to support the energy transition. With a presence in multiple countries, EGI collaborates with clients worldwide on projects related to power system planning, smart grid design, asset management, and renewable integration. As EGI expands internationally, its objective is to become a leading consultancy in power systems, contributing to the development of resilient and sustainable energy systems.

The Asset Management Systems Functional Consultant will be instrumental in assisting electric utility clients with the design, implementation, and optimization of Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) and Asset Performance Management (APM) solutions. This role involves translating business and operational requirements into system configurations, process improvements, and data models to enhance reliability, ensure compliance, and optimize the lifecycle value of assets across Generation, Transmission, and Distribution.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead or support requirement gathering, functional design, configuration, and implementation of EAM and APM platforms.
• Serve as a functional Subject Matter Expert (SME) for asset management processes during implementation projects, upgrades, and rollouts.
• Support system configuration, validation, testing, and user acceptance activities.
• Conduct As-Is / To-Be assessments, gap analysis, and process harmonization workshops with stakeholders.
• Design and document end-to-end asset management processes, including work management, preventive and condition-based maintenance, asset lifecycle and replacement planning, and failure and defect management.
• Develop business process flows, functional specifications, configuration workbooks, and solution design documents.
• Contribute to Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), Risk-Based Maintenance (RBM), Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA/FMEA), and Asset Health Index (AHI) frameworks.
• Support the translation of reliability and risk models into EAM/APM system logic, thresholds, and workflows.
• Support APM use cases including condition monitoring integration, asset health scoring, failure probability and criticality assessment, and predictive and diagnostic analytics enablement.
• Collaborate with data and analytics teams to ensure asset-centric data structures support APM outcomes.
• Support asset data quality assessments, data cleansing initiatives, and master data alignment during EAM/APM implementations.
• Assist in defining asset master data structures, hierarchies, naming conventions, and governance practices.
• Support functional alignment and integration of EAM with SCADA / condition monitoring systems, SCADA / EMS systems, GIS, ERP, Field Service Management (FSM), and reporting and analytics platforms.
• Provide functional input to technical teams for integrations, without acting as an integration architect.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical, Electronics, or a related discipline).
• 12 to 15+ years of experience in EAM and APM implementation projects.
• Strong understanding of electric utility operations, including Transmission & Distribution (T&D) and substations.
• Hands-on experience with IBM Maximo / IBM MAS or similar EAM / APM platforms.
• Experience in RCM, FMECA, APM, asset health, failure analysis, and maintenance optimization.

Required Skills and Competencies

• EAM / APM Solution Delivery
• Requirement gathering and functional design
• System configuration and implementation
• Asset Management Processes & Frameworks
• As-Is / To-Be assessments, gap analysis, and process harmonization
• Work management, preventive and condition-based maintenance, asset lifecycle and replacement planning, failure and defect management
• Development of business process flows, functional specifications, configuration workbooks, and solution design documents
• Reliability & Risk-Based Maintenance methodologies including RCM, RBM, FMECA/FMEA, and AHI
• Development and application of reliability and risk models
• APM & Condition Monitoring Enablement, including condition monitoring integration, asset health scoring, failure probability and criticality assessment, and predictive/diagnostic analytics enablement
• Ensuring asset-centric data structures support APM outcomes
• Data Quality & Governance, including asset data quality assessments, data cleansing, and master data alignment
• Definition of asset master data structures, hierarchies, naming conventions, and governance practices
• System Integration Support, with functional knowledge of SCADA / condition monitoring systems, SCADA / EMS systems, GIS, ERP, Field Service Management (FSM), and reporting and analytics platforms
• Understanding of electric utility operations (T&D, substations)
• Proficiency with IBM Maximo / IBM MAS or similar EAM / APM platforms
• Expertise in RCM, FMECA, APM, asset health, failure analysis, and maintenance optimization

Work Environment and Location

This full-time position is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role requires mobility of approximately 10% worldwide for international assignments, depending on business development or project needs. EGI offers a permanent contract and operates within a professional and international environment, providing opportunities for personal development and growth within a fast-growing company.