Senior Maintenance Engineer

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Ref: GP403-2285

Job description / Role

Job Type
Full Time

Job Location
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Nationality
Any Nationality

Salary
Not Specified

Gender
Not Specified

Arabic Fluency
Not Specified

Job Function
Engineering - Mechanical & Aeronautical

Company Industry
Oil & Gas

Job purpose

Develop and ensure effective implementation of electrical and instrument maintenance programs to improve technical and operational safety, integrity and reliability of the assets and to minimize downtime of the facilities.

Key accountabilities

Maintenance planning, execution and expertise

Develop, review, and optimize maintenance programs for electrical and instrument equipment and systems through RCM, FMECA and other structured tools to improve plant availability, equipment integrity and minimize cost.

Develop and implement maintenance execution performance assurance programs with regards to electrical and instrument equipment and systems accordingly identify and implement improvement action plans.

Prepare scope of work, conduct technical evaluation, establish contracts/service orders, prepare method statements, and manage execution of troubleshooting and major planned maintenance activities.

Review existing maintenance practices and support implementation of innovative and modern methodologies to improve productivity and equipment performance.

Support in resolving chronic electrical and instrument problems through different methodologies of RCA (root cause analysis).

Provide professional expertise in the technological up-gradation of obsolete electrical and instrument systems including assessment, scope preparation and execution of upgradation/modification works in existing facilities.

Ensure timely identification and availability of tools and critical spare parts required to maintain safe plant and production availability at optimized cost.

Prepare major shutdown maintenance programs for electrical and instrument equipment and systems and integrate activities within plant major shutdown plans.

Provide technical support for development, implementation, and commissioning of new projects to optimize costs and ensure compliance with applicable standards and best practices.

Drive the adoption of AI tools such as predictive maintenance programs for electrical and instrument equipment and systems to ensure power and control equipment/systems reliability.

Supervision

Plan, supervise and coordinate all activities in the assigned area to meet functional objectives.

Train and develop the assigned staff on relevant skills to enable them to become proficient on the job and deliver the respective section objectives.

Budgets

Provide input for preparation of the department/section budgets and assist in the implementation of the approved budget and work plans to deliver section objectives.

Investigate and highlight any significant variances to support effective performance and cost control.

Policies, systems, processes and procedures

Implement approved department/section policies, processes, systems, standards and procedures in order to support execution of the department/section's work programs in line with company and international standards.

Comply with all applicable legislation and legal regulations.

Performance management

Contribute to the achievement of the approved performance objectives for the section in line with the company performance framework.

Innovation and continuous improvement

Design and implement new tools and techniques to improve the quality and efficiency of operational processes.

Identify improvements in internal processes against best practices in pursuit of greater efficiency in line with ISO standards in order to define intelligent solutions for issues confronting the function.

Health, safety, environment (HSE) and sustainability

Comply with relevant HSE policies, procedures and controls and applicable legislation and sustainability guidelines in line with international standards, best practices and ADNOC code of practices.

Reports

Provide inputs to prepare section management information and progress reports for company management.

Communications and working relationships

Internal

Reports directly to manager, operations, regular interface with operations manager and discipline specialist staff on all field related issues including operations and maintenance activities, assets integrity, facilities reliability, implementation of technical standards and guidelines and maintaining field set KPIs.

Daily interaction with VP - operations and team members on the ongoing operations and projects.

External

Interface and coordinate with ADNOC group companies for interface operations and to share best practices for field management and best work practices.

Contacts with consultants and contractors on projects carried out for Al Dhafra, as required.

Qualifications, experience, knowledge and skills

Minimum qualification

Bachelor's degree in electrical/instrument engineering or equivalent professional qualification.

Minimum experience, knowledge and skills

8 to 12 years of experience in maintenance activities for electrical and instrument equipment, within a large industrial organization, preferably in the oil and gas industry.

Knowledge of the oil and gas industry.

Excellent knowledge of site workflows and plant processes.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Very good knowledge of verbal and written English. Knowledge of Arabic is preferable.

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.

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