Job summary
Operations Manager role at ACWA Power for the Red Sea Project in Saudi Arabia. The position oversees power generation and water production, driving operational excellence, safety and reliable plant performance while leading the operations team.
Key responsibilities
- Lead daily power generation and water production to meet reliability and production targets.
- Develop and implement operational strategies and performance improvement plans.
- Manage, coach and develop operations teams to achieve targets.
- Monitor KPIs and implement initiatives to improve plant efficiency and reliability.
- Coordinate with maintenance for preventive work, corrective actions and outages.
- Ensure compliance with HSE, environmental and quality standards and promote safety culture.
- Manage departmental budgets and drive cost optimisation measures.
- Oversee laboratory operations and water quality monitoring to meet standards.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
- 12–15 years' experience in power generation and/or water desalination plants.
- Strong technical knowledge of plant operations and performance optimisation.
- Proven experience leading plant operations teams.
- Experience in operational planning, maintenance coordination and emergency response.
- Experience in large-scale industrial or utility power and water facilities.
Skills
Operations ManagementPlant PerformanceMaintenance PlanningHSE ComplianceBudget ManagementTeam LeadershipWater ChemistryKPI MonitoringEmergency ResponseStakeholder Management
Source: Company careers page. Last checked as open: 13 Nov 2026. You apply directly with the employer.
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