Electrical Engineer – Power & Desalination Plant

About the role

The Electrical Engineer will lead a team of maintenance foremen, technicians and support staff to ensure reliable electrical operations at a power and desalination plant. The role also supports major outage management through a gas‑turbine long‑term service agreement, aiming to meet safety, environmental, availability, reliability, efficiency and budget targets.

Key responsibilities

• Supervise electrical technicians and contractors, ensuring compliance with safety, HSE and IMS procedures.
• Plan, execute and oversee preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance using CMMS work orders.
• Document maintenance activities, produce reports and ensure all work is recorded in the CMMS.
• Coordinate major outage activities and gas‑turbine service agreements.
• Maintain equipment according to OEM manuals and best‑practice schedules.
• Monitor safety performance indicators and report unsafe conditions.

Required profile

• Valid driving licence (or ability to obtain one during probation).
• Experience supervising electrical maintenance teams.
• Familiarity with IMS, HSE procedures and Permit‑to‑Work systems.
• Ability to work in a plant environment and follow method statements and work instructions.

Required skills

• Gas turbine long‑term service agreement
• Electrical systems and equipment
• Root cause analysis
• Computer literacy
• Electrical component maintenance
• Health, Safety and Environment management systems
• Electrical maintenance
• CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management System)
• Technical training