Job summary
Shift Charge Engineer with ACWA Power based at Shuaibah RO, Saudi Arabia. Responsible for leading the shift team to operate the RO desalination plant safely, maintaining production, water quality, equipment integrity and coordinating with Maintenance, HSE and other departments.
Key responsibilities
- Lead and supervise all plant operation activities during assigned shift.
- Ensure safe start-up, normal operation, shutdown, and emergency operation.
- Monitor RO trains, pumps, pretreatment, post-treatment and chemical dosing systems.
- Keep process parameters within approved limits and meet production targets.
- Coordinate with Maintenance, HSE, Chemistry, Engineering and other departments.
- Issue and control Permits to Work and ensure proper equipment isolation.
- Maintain shift logbooks, prepare daily status reports and perform handovers.
- Support incident investigation, RCA and implement corrective actions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required.
- Preferred: Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Process or related discipline.
- Minimum 8 years relevant experience in power, desalination or process plants.
- Experience in shift operation and supervision.
- Preferred experience in RO or combined power & desalination plants in Middle East.
Skills
RO desalinationPlant operationsP&ID interpretationPermit to Work (PTW)LOTORoot Cause AnalysisChemical dosing controlShift handoverHSE compliancePerformance reporting
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