Job description

About the job Plant Performance Engineer

Job Purpose:

To provide overall technical direction and engineering support in the area of plant performance and

efficiency, ensuring that all power station efficiency engineering matter are addressed in a consistent,

timely, safe, reliable, efficiency and cost-effective manner.

Description

• Responsible for optimising the overall plant energy conversion process and commercial performance by proactively identifying opportunities for improvement in BPP and Maintenance or Engineering practices.
• Assist with developing of the business and plant performance, using industry standards practices for meeting industry' goals;
• Develop and implement performance monitor and data validation systems and assess operational issues and develop options to improve performance data analysis and reliability of power plant equipment;
• Effective manage and work to with key stakeholders to actively improve on/off site KPI and operational dashboard/reports;
• Develop and share weekly and monthly KPIs relevant to BPP, Operations & Maintenance;
• Support the development of workflows within the operations to optimise total site performance through the use of Standard Site Operations (SSO);
• Assist the Management team in developing a proactive culture by using the condition monitoring functionality to optimise preventive maintenance scheduling;
• Develops and implement PM schedules;
• Support the development of maintenance or engineering strategies for improvement opportunities to recommend plant upgrades and process improvement;
• Lead or assist with business care development for equipment modification and renewal as well as identify and evaluate new ideas, methods, technologies, innovative techniques, materials and best practices related to plant operation and recommend improvements;
• Perform inspections and condition assessments of major power plant components to identify potential availability losses and recommend appropriate corrective action.

Analysis of Equipment Failure and RCAs

• Support in attempts all possible means of reducing equipment downtime and ensuring high plant availability;
• Support Collect data of all outages and present it in meaningful way so that analysis can be taken up for developing KPIs of Reliability;
• Keep the database updated;
• Organize failure analysis and RCAs.

Management of Change

• Support in Administration of Management of Change in Intelex;
• Review of new permanent MOCs raised in Intelex;
• Organize MOC committee meeting for approval of MOC;
• Organize implementation of MOC including, training and changes in master docs;
• Prepare report progress on MOC periodically.

Maintenance Tasks Planning and Execution

• Analyses construction sites and local environments to determine appropriate logistics solutions and resources;
• Draws up plans and presents schedules of work, often with visual aids such as bar charts and procedures diagrams;
• Uses specialist planning computer software;
• Prepares logistics plans and pricing schedules for individual projects;
• Monitors progress throughout the maintenance process and compares with the projected schedule of work;
• Provide advice and support to the Head of Maintenance Engineering and Maintenance HOD's throughout the process, making adjustments to projects as necessary for the development of specific systems;
• Prepares the integration & follow up of periodic overall schedules (4weeks, 3months & 18months);
• Prepares of a weekly and monthly Maintenance Department planning and preventive maintenance reports;
• Preparation of a periodic Budget & Cost forecast;
• Planning coordination & conflict identification with other departments;
• Preparation of EPC schedules & contractor planning monitoring;
• Involved in negotiations with contractors;
• Plays a coordination role between different disciplines (Maintenance, Operations, Supply Chain, Human Resources);
• Prepares the risk register;
• Interfaces with cost controller: Preparation of monthly cost, invoicing, cost at completion;
• Prepares monthly coordination meeting with Contractors;
• Preparation of schedules (Engineering, procurement, commissioning, Milestone, critical path, Resources, Training, etc );
• Management of Planning / Preventive & Predictive Maintenance or Engineering team;
• Preparation of work progress (Daily, weekly & monthly), different curves (using EVM Methods);
• Propose different recovery plan.

Reporting and Planning

• Generate weekly KPI report and circulate to stake holders;
• Support in Preparing monthly report and monthly KPIs;
• Use analytics to monitor open workers;
• Coordinate with operation and maintenance to update the status of work orders;
• Delivers monthly report (Work orders status) to Manager of Business & Plant Performance (BPP) department;
• Discusses planned and unplanned jobs undertaken with the BPP department;
• Assists the BPP department in planning daily jobs.
• Assists the BPP department in doing the budget together with BPP.

4. HEALTH & SAFETY:

The Job Holder will be based at Al Taweelah A1 Power and Desalination Plant

The Job Holder will work in a controlled hazardous environment.

Work Levels and Conditions and Risks:

• Work Level 1: the tasks that he/she performs as part of their daily work activities do not represent a risk for their integrity and for their physical integrity (e.g. working in zones with high temperatures or with permanent increased noise levels);
• Work Level 2: the tasks that he/she performs as part of their daily work activities represent a risk of medium kind and with temporary consequences like blows, falls, etc.;
• Work Level 3: the tasks that he/she performs as part of their daily work activities represent a risk of accidents of medium kind that can generate permanent consequences (burns, mutilations, irreversible wounds);

• Work Level 4: the tasks that he/she performs as part of their daily work activities represent risks and are controlled by means of procedures, supervision, safety devices and HSE Teams in such a way that its non-observance that could lead to a serious accident of even death.
• Work Level 5: the tasks that he/she performs as part of their daily work activities represent a high risk for their physical integrity. This job is classified according to International Safety Regulations as a high risk level job.

Exposure to Risks:

• Traffic/automobile accidents;
• Risks inherent to the job of the Plant Engineering while performing inspections, site visits, operations and maintenance activities, etc.

EHSMS Roles & Responsibilities:

• Ensure that the EHS roles and responsibility of their subordinates are communicated and known to them and complied;
• Ensure the compliance of EHS Legal and other requirements related to the area of responsibility;
• Ensure that the members of his staff have the facilities, tools and PPE necessary for the safe execution of their roles and responsibilities;
• Ensure that the risk assessment carried out for all the activities under their area of responsibility, control measures implemented and risks mitigated to as low as reasonably practicable;
• Arrange and provide EHS training to employees and contractors;
• Arrange and participate in work place inspection;
• Ensure the communication and consultation of EHS related issues / topics within the area of responsibility;
• Ensure that all Environment health and safety incidents reported, investigated root cause identified and corrective actions taken;
• Ensure that the code of practices and standard operating procedures applicable to their area of responsibility are implemented and followed;
• Ensure the monitoring and measurement of the parameters specified in EHSMS to ensure the compliance of EHS requirements;
• Takes part in the risk analysis at the working stations;
• Checks the application of the EHSMS procedures to ensure effective implementation;
• Ensure that CoPs and SOPs are implemented and adequate control measures are in place to avoid any activity which might lead to Environment, health and safety incidents;
• Maintain records related to the EHS performance;
• Ensure that all the fire fighting equipments and all other equipment required as per the emergency response plan is regularly tested and in good condition;
• Assist HSE manager in all EHS related issues.

5. JOB CONTEXT:

• Works in the BPP Department under the supervision of the Business & Plant Performance Manager;
• The Job Holder works closely with the BPP department to ensure the Plant Routines are carried out efficiently and to high quality standards;
• The Job Holder's role is defined by the Business & Plan Performance Manager. The responsibility and authority of the Job Holder is subject to the demands of the work scope and criticality;
• The Job Holder is required to understand and promptly act upon oral operational instructions, respond effectively in pressure situations, make quick decisions in the event of breakdown or failure to safeguard the Plant, manage stress, coordinate and follow up on maintenance activities, ensuring high levels of safety and compliance with Procedures;
• The Job Holder is expected to have a higher level of field experience and the use of these skills is the prerogative of the BPP Manager.

6. PROBLEM SOLVING:

• The Job Holder must solve problems in accordance with Standard Company Policies and Procedures;
• The Job Holder is empowered to take on the right initiative to ensure problem will be solved in timely, cost efficient and sustainable manner, to avoid reoccurrence
• Problem solving may require various parties to support the initiative
• The Job Holder must consider how problems will be solved. The focus in on operational problems which are solved by applying Standard Operating Procedures, learned techniques, engineering skills, operational experience, initiative and judgment.

7. COMMUNICATION AND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:

The Job Holder will work and communicate with:

• Internal: Manager of Business & Plant Performance, Maintenance Manager; Outage / Production Engineers, other Maintenance Head of Sections, Operations Department, Supply Chain Manager;
• External: Contractors and Sub-Contractors' operational staff.

8. JOB ACCOUNTABILITY:

Responds/acts upon the Business & Plant Performance Manager's supervision and direction.

• The Job Holder is accountable for task execution under direction;
• The Job Holder is authorized to act within the boundaries of defined Procedures and Precedents and under the close supervision of the Business & Plant Performance Manager;
• The Job Holder contributes to the end result and is accountable for it.

Teamwork:

• Consistently acknowledges and appreciates each team member's contributions;
• Effectively utilizes each team member to his/her fullest potential;
• Motivates the team to work together in the most efficient manner;
• Keeps track of lessons learned and shares those lessons with team members;
• Mitigates team conflict and communication problems;
• Suggests areas for improvement in internal processes along with possible solutions;
• Encourages the more junior innovators to take responsibility for their development within the company;
• Complies with and helps to enforce Standard Policies and Procedures;
• Continually seeks opportunities to increase internal client satisfaction and deepen client relationships;
• Initiates and implements improvements in all areas of the scope, within the budget provided;
• Identifies opportunities for improvement and makes constructive suggestions for change.

Client Management:

• Execute the day-to-day Business & Plant Performance section activities
• Manages internal and external clients/suppliers expectations, claims and issues to meet personal and company objectives.

9. JOB DIMENSIONS:

Number of staff supervised:

Number of Direct Reports:

Nil

Position titles of Direct Reports:

Nil

Positions that report indirectly to this role:

Nil

Budget

Accountable for:

10. QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering, OR any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Experience:

• 8 years' experience in Plant Performance Engineering of a large power generation and water desalination or process systems environment plant. Must have power plant operations experience.
• At least 3 years in a Supervisory Role, preferably in a power and desalination plant;
• Experience in the maintenance/engineering, including plant performance experience is essential;
• Experience in power plant system operation and maintenance practices with particular expertise in assessing, tuning and optimizing power generation system components;
• Proficient in the preparation or review of basic and detailed engineering drawings, datasheets, calculations, specifications and procedures;
• Amongst candidates, selection will be performed upon meeting the most of the above listed criteria for the role (qualifications and experience).

Skills/Knowledge:

a. Soft skills:

• English is essential: excellent communication skills both written and verbal;
• Must be flexible: willing to work long hours, weekends and be on call (periodically);
• Arabic is an advantage;
• Highly proactive and self-motivated
• Must be a team player;
• A pro-active and flexible approach to the presented challenges is required

b. Technical skills:

• Computer literate: a high degree of business computing applications such as databases, word processors and spreadsheets, etc.;
• Hands-on background in water treatment and equipment maintenance as related to gas turbines and high pressure boilers, desalination, cooling water systems and water purification equipment;
• Working knowledge of Environmental Regulations as they pertain to the Operations and Maintenance of an energy generating facility;
• Must be able to visually read and respond to computer generated data, instrumentation, gauges, readouts and variations in color;
• Knowledge of the kinds and types of equipment installed derived through a combination of hands-on experience and formal training performed in the manufacturer's factory and/or at the jobsite;
• Demonstrates skills in the use of tools, test equipment and calibration appliances;
• Strong mechanical aptitude, basic understanding of chemistry, physics, electricity and mathematics;
• Business knowledge: good working knowledge of the Power Plant operating environment, including the processes, the equipment and potential risks.

c. Leadership skills:

• Must be able to demonstrate management ability with highly developed interpersonal skills including subordinate development, team building and conflict resolution;
• Team management/supervisory skills;
• Coaching and training skills;
• Acts as a role model, leads by example;
• Performance management/evaluation skills;
• Organization & planning skills.

11. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for one's own Health and Safety and that of his/her colleagues in accordance with the Health and Safety Policies & Procedures of the Company;
• Lives the values of TTEOM;
• Promotes open, honest and positive communication;
• Respects each other as well as the cultural diversity within TTEOM;
• Maintains the high standard of TTEOM;
• Promotes and instills cooperation and leadership;
• Shares information and knowledge;
• Takes ownership;
• Undertakes such other duties as may be expected within reason.