Job summary
ACWA Power is recruiting Operations Managers for power generation and water desalination plants in Saudi Arabia. The role leads plant operations and laboratory activities to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient production while meeting operational targets and compliance.
Key responsibilities
- Lead daily plant operations, production planning and shift scheduling
- Develop and implement departmental strategies and improvement initiatives
- Monitor performance and troubleshoot critical operational issues
- Coordinate with maintenance on preventive/corrective works and outages
- Oversee plant chemistry, laboratory testing and quality standards
- Manage budgets, operating costs, contractors and inventory
- Ensure HSE, IMS and emergency response compliance
- Lead operations teams and maintain stakeholder relationships
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering
- 12–15 years progressive experience in production plants
- Strong experience in power generation and water desalination
- Experience in production planning, shift operations and performance monitoring
- Experience coordinating maintenance and outage management
- Understanding of PPP arrangements and contractual obligations
- Strong leadership, planning, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management and coaching skills
Skills
Power generationWater desalinationRO desalinationCCGTSolar PVProduction planningOutage managementPlant chemistryOperational troubleshootingStakeholder management
Source: Company careers page. Last checked as open: 13 Nov 2026. You apply directly with the employer.
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