Senior Engineer, Electrical

Job description / Role

About the Company

ADNOC Distribution is on a journey to change the retail landscape, delivering tangible actions to facilitate progress in providing sustainable mobility solutions for our customers. We are taking bold and transformative steps to grow our domestic and international footprint for our customers. We are customer-centric, offering digitally enabled journeys and providing innovative products and services to drive accelerated and sustainable development for the future of mobility. ADNOC Distribution markets, sells, and distributes transportation fuel to both retail and commercial customers. We also run non-fuel services at our service stations.

About the Job

Provide expert engineering technical support to ensure that electrical equipment, electrical distribution network and monitoring system of facilities are operated and maintained in line with best world-class practices and standards.
- Provide technical input to update company specifications to incorporate the latest industry trends and company's lessons learned
- Lead the activities of troubleshooting and analysis of complex engineering problems and offer effective resolutions to ensure that maintenance services are provided safely and efficiently
- Represent the company in the power grid for power coordination and studies
- Witness factory and site acceptance tests, pre-commissioning and commissioning of equipment/ systems and assures that the installation and performance are in accordance with specifications and approved for construction documents
- Maintain electrical equipment in line with HSECES guidelines and ensure compliance to Minimum Assurance Tasks requirements
- Carry out periodical review and advise on updating material stock and directs supervision of specifications considering information from manufacturers including deletion, obsolete and incorporation of new items, ensure availability of spares and materials
- Closely monitor electrical contractor activities, by conducting audit and weekly meeting to highlight their shortfalls, drawbacks and suggests improvement for the effective implementation of scope in line with the Service Agreements
- Diagnose, analyse, and carry out root cause failure analysis, highlight reasons for equipment failure and advise on remedial measures to avoid failures. Also, to study and carry out residual life assessment of critical electrical equipment and suggest corrective action to be initiated by respective area engineers
- Monitor and analyse failure reports, identify bad actors (RCA) and initiate corrective actions and develop solutions to rectify the problems and improve the performance
- Ensure the availability and reliability of electrical system/ equipment, and the smooth integration of new facilities such as modification/ upgradation of existing and additional facilities. Conduct site engineering studies to determine the feasibility of introducing, modification and incorporate the same to increase reliability and efficiency
- Study and carry out residual assessment of critical electrical equipment and suggest corrective action to be initiated by respective maintenance departments/ teams
- Develop scope of work for major overhauls of electrical equipment and work service orders and mini projects, coordinate implementation with other departments/ teams
- Develop and optimize vendor, OEM and specialist contractor support and arrange specialist services
- Carry out technical evaluation of bids related to service work orders and service agreements
- Evaluate and ensure that the contractor designs are in accordance with the scope of work and facilities delivered to end user are safe, reliable, operable, and maintainable
- Develop comprehensive monthly and annual management information system report covering all the major activities of the section, including expenditure profile and prepare various other presentation reports as and when required
- Follow the guidelines mentioned in Electrical Safety Rules (ESR) Electrical Safety Procedures (ESP) to ensure safe handling of all fixed and portable electrical equipment for both employees and contractors working at the facility
- Coordinate with Projects Division for any studies/ site related issue and project scope development
- Oversee predictive/ Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) programs for condition monitoring of electrical equipment to ensure improved machine availability and power system reliability
- Develop and apply engineering standards and procedures to assure adherence to industry norms and corporate policies, set up and use engineering standards both domestically and internationally, ensuring that all electrical systems are created and implemented in accordance with codes and standards set by the industry.
- Lead, coach, and mentor electrical maintenance supervisors and technicians within the maintenance division to ensure the enhancement of their technical capabilities and to provide them with the needed technical direction and support.
- Conduct design assessments and suggest enhancements in accordance with industry best practices and cutting-edge technologies.
- Accountable for examining designs and recommending changes considering new technologies and recommended procedures, including the reviewing of design concepts, analysing new products and technology, and suggesting changes.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements
- B. Sc. Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent Professional Qualification
- Minimum 8 years' experience in engineering and maintenance of electrical equipment with a large industrial organization, preferably in the Oil and Gas industry
- Knowledge of industry codes and standards applicable to oil and gas industries (API, ANSI, NEMA, NFPA, NEC/IEC, etc) required
- Good knowledge about monitoring and predictive maintenance programs associated with electrical systems
- Knowledge about specification of transformers, switchgears, motor controls, protection control system and variable frequency drives
- Fair knowledge and experience on PLC integration with power management system with latest technology communication protocols
- Expertise in resolving complex engineering and maintenance issues such as HV installation and protection, electrical automation and power control systems, electrical variable speed drives, UPS, etc.
- Good knowledge about electrical safety requirements and HSE procedures and practices
- Planning and organizing, scheduling, and coordinating, checking, examining and recording

About the Company

We are one of the world's leading energy producers, and a primary catalyst for Abu Dhabi’s growth and diversification.

We operate across the entire hydrocarbon value chain, through a network of fully-integrated businesses, with interests that range from exploration, production, storage, refining and distribution, to the development of a wide-range of petrochemical products.

Since 1971, we have created thousands of jobs, driven the growth of a diverse knowledge-based economy, and played a key role in Abu Dhabi’s global emergence.

Today, we continue to look for new and innovative ways to maximize the value of our resources, pioneering those approaches and technologies that will ensure we are able to meet the demands of an ever-changing energy market, and continue to have a positive impact on the Abu Dhabi economy for generations to come.