About this role
1. JOB PURPOSE:
Supervise and carry out the electrical maintenance, scheduled preventive maintenance, troubleshooting and breakdown maintenance of the electrical systems of the Dalma Gas Development (DGD) plant and its associated offshore wellhead towers, to ensure safe, reliable and continuous operation of the power generation and distribution network and all connected equipment. The role also supports project completion, pre-commissioning, commissioning and start-up activities and the handover of new electrical systems into steady-state operation and maintenance.
2. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Job Specific:
- Issue and control isolation certificates/electrical work permits in accordance with Company's safety regulations and the general rules to ensure safe operation and maintenance of electrical apparatus on power network, covering HV, MV and LV systems onshore and on the offshore wellhead towers.
- Supervise and carry out repairs on various types of electrical equipment, which includes repairing or replacing defective parts, obtaining necessary spare parts, and tools as necessary, and testing to ensure equipment functionality.
- Supervise planned and breakdown electrical maintenance work by electrical technicians and contractor personnel installations ensuring that work is done according to Company's specifications and standards/regulations.
- Carry out preventive or routine maintenance on electrical equipment as instructed by the Electrical Maintenance Supervisor, in line with SAP PM plans, OEM manuals and Company maintenance strategy.
- Carry out electrical testing, inspection and diagnostics including insulation resistance, contact resistance, protection relay verification, earthing and continuity checks, thermography and hazardous area (Ex) inspection.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
- Perform safe isolation, earthing, proving dead and de-isolation of HV/MV switchgear, transformers, motor control centers, distribution boards and UPS/DC systems, ECMS/PMS healthiness, and applying the associated interlocking and inter-tripping arrangements.
- Support electrical pre-commissioning, commissioning, energization and start-up activities for new and modified systems, including loop checking, functional testing, FAT/SAT witnessing, punch list closure, red-line mark-up of drawings and system handover from the Contractor to Operations.
- Support restoration of power supply and emergency/black start arrangements during partial or total loss of power, in coordination with Operations and the Power Management System philosophy.
- Identify and initiate necessary materials requisitions for replenishment of the stock to ensure adequate supplies of stores and spare parts required for maintenance and repair work in liaise with the Supervisor.
- Maintain up-to-date records of all maintenance work completed including work orders and maintenance log, describe the fault, work carried out and materials, time and manpower used, and record test results on various units for further reference.
- Contribute to updating and improving Maintenance Checklists, Procedures & Guidelines, and to the build-up and verification of equipment registers and asset master data for newly commissioned electrical systems.
- Engage in new projects issues and upgraded equipment installation & Performance etc. follow-up. Proactive with a logical approach to challenges.
- Power generation and main distribution - gas turbine generators, emergency diesel generators, step-up unit transformers and the 33 kV gas insulated switchgear (GIS) in the main power generation substation.
- Plant distribution network - 11 kV, 6.6 kV and 415 V switchgear, motor control centers, distribution boards, LV bus ducts, power and distribution transformers, neutral earthing resistors and associated protection relays and metering.
- Secure and emergency supplies - UPS systems, battery banks and chargers, AC/DC distribution boards, emergency lighting and essential services supplies.
- Rotating equipment supplies - HV, MV and LV motors, variable frequency and variable speed drives and their associated control and protection.
- Control and monitoring - Electrical Control and Monitoring System (ECMS), Power Management System (PMS), load shedding and auto-synchronization schemes and their field interfaces.
- Offshore wellhead towers and platforms - 6.6 kV ring main units (RMU), distribution transformers, LV switchgear and distribution boards, DC/UPS systems, TUTU and splitter box panels, junction boxes, wellhead control panel supplies, subsea composite cable terminations and platform lighting and small power.
- Supporting electrical systems - cathodic protection, electrical heat tracing, earthing and lightning protection, and hazardous area (Ex) electrical installations.
Generic:
Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures
- Implement and comply with all relevant functional policies, processes, systems, standards, procedures, to accomplish operational objectives. Training
- Provide on-the-job Training to meet Competency Based Training programs for UAE Nationalization.
Tool Box
- Maintain all tools, safety gear and equipment provided by company safely and in working condition.
- Arrange for repair or replacement of any tools and safety gear that may not be in good working condition.
Time Management
- Carry out all maintenance jobs in line with assigned time standards.
- Inform the Maintenance Supervisor in case additional resources are required to carry out the job within the assigned time frame.
Innovation and Continuous Improvement
- Contribute to the identification of areas and opportunities for continuous improvement in the operating procedures, modification of functional processes, machinery or equipment. Health, Safety, Environment (HSE) and Sustainability
- Comply with relevant HSE policies, procedures & controls and applicable legislation and sustainability guidelines in line with international standards, best practices and ADNOC Code of Practices.
- Participate in Emergency Response duties as a team member. Housekeeping
- Maintain the work environment clean and tidy before, during and after executing the job, in line with established standards of Hygiene and Housekeeping.
Reports
- Collect technical data from the field as required and provide inputs to prepare Section progress reports for Company Management.
- Provide input for the preparation of Method statements and initiate Near Miss reports.
3. COMMUNICATION & WORKING RELATIONSHIP:
Internal:
- Regular contact with team members, supervisors, line managers, and HSE staff.
- Regular contact with work-related partners from other teams. External
- Regular contact with vendors and contractors.
External:
- Regular contact with vendors, OEMs and contractors for specialist maintenance, commissioning support and technical clarifications.
4. QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:
Minimum Qualification
- Technical Diploma or degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
Minimum Experience & Knowledge & Skills
- 6 years of relevant experience maintaining electrical equipment within a large industrial plant, preferably in the Oil and Gas industry, of which a minimum of 3 years on HV/MV systems and 2 years in an offshore environment.
- Proficient in English.
Professional Certifications
- LV/LV Electrical Authorization Certification
- Hazardous Area (Ex) competency – CompEx or equivalent preferred
5. CORE / TECHNICAL SKILLS:
AI Fluency (L3), AI-Driven Process Optimization (L4), Intelligent Data Interpretation (L4), Process Safety Management (L2), Near Miss, Incident, and Accident Reporting (L1), Crisis Management and Emergency Response Planning (L2), Battery System Maintenance (L3), Control Panel Maintenance (L3), DC Machine Maintenance (L3), AC and DC Power Supply Systems Maintenance (L3), Transformer and Ancillary Equipment Maintenance (L3), Electrical Isolations and Deisolation (L3), Lighting and Small Power Systems Maintenance (L2), Low Voltage Cables, Connectors and Terminals Maintenance (L3), Motor Control Center (MCC) Maintenance (L3), Power Distribution Systems Maintenance (L3), Single and Three Phase Motors Maintenance (L3), Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) Systems Maintenance (L3), Variable Frequency Drives Maintenance (L3), Simultaneous Operations (SIMOPS) (L2), Permit to Work (L2), Job Safety Analysis (L2), Energy Isolation (L2)
6. BEHAVIORAL / LEADERSHIP SKILLS:
As per the approved Competency dictionary
7. WORK CONDITION:
Physical Effort
Work Environment
Walking / Standing: 80%
Offshore island and wellhead platform environment (outdoors)
10. PRODUCTIVITY DRIVERS:
Driver Name
Type
Weight
Unit of Measure
Productivity Driver Unit
Expected Value
Collaborate with Team Members
Quality
10%
Numbers
Stakeholder meetings held
Conduct Troubleshooting and Repairs
Quality
20%
Numbers
Issues resolved
Document Maintenance Activities
Output
10%
Numbers
Records updated
Ensure Safety Compliance
Quality
20%
Numbers
Compliance checks performed
Inspect and Test Electrical Systems
Output
15%
Numbers
Inspections conducted
Perform Preventive Maintenance
Output
25%
Numbers
Tasks completed