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Senior Electrical Engineer

ACWA Power

Location
SA
Work mode
On-site
Seniority
Senior
Role track
Software engineering
Sector
PIF
Posted
November 3, 2026

Job description

Senior Electrical Engineer Job Details | acwapowerc
Senior Electrical Engineer
Date: 
Nov 3, 2026
Location: 
EG
Job Description: 
JOB PURPOSE:
To supervise and support electrical maintenance activities in the plants. To lead the design, development and installation of new or modified electrical components or systems. To support operation and maintenance teams in troubleshooting issues related to electrical components or systems. To ensure mid and long-term integrity, performance and reliability. of electrical elements/systems of the plants, in accordance with the O&M plans, HSE guidelines and quality standards. 
Design, development and installation related
Lead electrical activities from O&M side related to the implementation of any modification, including the activities related to the design, development, manufacturing and installation of any new or modified equipment.
Develop necessary specifications for electrical components and equipment.
Contribute in the bid/evaluation processes including preparation of bid documents, completion of technical evaluations for proposals and providing recommendations for selection.
Maintenance Management
Monitor the electrical preventive and corrective maintenance and overhauling work activities to ensure safe and efficient application of procedures and implementation of optimal electrical maintenance.
Reviews Electrical Maintenance Procedures and suggests where they can be improved.
Ensure that all documentation is completed in SAP correctly such as the Log, outlining the fault, method of repair and the time, labour and materials used in order to support timely availability of information.
Monitor and support on the response to all emergency breakdowns to ensure plant availability, thereby minimising downtime and possibility of liquidity damages.
Develop and promote a condition based preventive maintenance culture on day to day basis by conducting troubleshooting and root cause analyses, finding solutions to reduce reactive maintenance.
Support in activities related to budgeting, forecasting, accounting, work order management.
Troubleshooting and Technical Guidance
Troubleshoot critical problems/breakdowns of Electrical machinery and investigate, diagnose faults to determine best proper action/repairs while ensuring they comply with NOMAC’s quality and HSE standards. Performs Root Cause Analysis of Failures.
Lead performance monitoring of electrical equipment and components. Review and analyse electrical machinery maintenance data and conduct site engineering studies to determine the feasibility of introducing modifications to increase reliability and efficiency of plant, thereby ensuring continuous improvement and operational excellence.
Prepare feasibility studies for new installations, replacements or repair of existing electrical machinery including technical evaluation, specifications and materials for modifications in addition to process diagrams and cost estimates and ensure proper follow up reports and evaluation on completed modifications.
Provides field engineering oversight and direction for activities such as support, testing, installation, inspections, commissioning, etc.
Outage Management
Participate in the effective forecasting of manpower, budget and material requirements to ensure timely availability of resources and spares for effective execution of Electrical outage maintenance plans.
Support in the planning and execution of the shutdown maintenance of critical electrical machinery, as per the recommendation of the OEM, and provide technical support to ensure the EHS, scope, cost, and timeline objectives are met.   
Documentation
Ensure availability of engineering documentation.
Keep proper records of documentation generated related to electrical engineering activities (i.e. root cause analysis, troubleshooting support, performance analysis, integrity inspections, etc.).
Ensure that all maintenance documentation for the electrical activities are completed correctly including the Maintenance Log, outlining the fault, method of repair and the time, labour and materials used to support timely availability of information.
Health, Safety, Security & Environment
Ensure adherence to all relevant health, safety, security and environmental procedures, instructions and controls so that the safety of employees and environmental compliance can be guaranteed.
Together with HSSE department, ensure that safety rules and regulations are fully explained to plant employees / contractor staff and appropriate safety and protective equipment is worn; safety notices are prominently displayed in all work areas and that all accidents and incidents are efficiently investigated and analysed whilst ensuring that measures are implemented to avoid any recurrence.
Adhere to all relevant health, safety, security and environmental procedures, instructions and controls so that the safety of employees and environmental compliance can be guaranteed.
Material Management
Support

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