Shift Charge Engineer

Description

Join a leading Operations & Maintenance team supporting one of Saudi Arabia’s critical CCGT power facilities. As Shift Charge Engineer, you will oversee plant operations during your shift—ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient generation while guiding control room and field teams through start-ups, shutdowns, emergency response, and continuous performance improvement.

📩 Apply now and take the lead in ensuring safe, reliable, and high-performance operations at one of Saudi Arabia’s key CCGT power plants in Al Madinah.

• Manage day-to-day performance of CCR Operators, Field Operators, and shift teams to meet operational targets safely and efficiently.
• Lead and supervise all operational activities during the shift, including unit start-ups, shutdowns, equipment changeovers, interlock checks, protection tests, and non-routine operations.
• Ensure accurate and complete documentation of all shift activities, including logbooks, status reports, and shift handovers.
• Provide technical guidance and troubleshooting support, ensuring quick resolution of operational issues.
• Manage commissioning and start-up activities during outages or equipment restoration.
• Coordinate with maintenance, planning, chemistry, and HSE teams to support corrective and preventive activities.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing reliability, safety, and operational excellence.
• Promote a strong HSSE culture, ensuring compliance with all safety and environmental regulations.
• Mentor, coach, and develop shift team members to enhance operational capability and performance.
• Ensure full adherence to the Permit-to-Work (PTW) system; issue and cancel permits as authorized.
• Conduct routine plant inspections to identify abnormalities, hazards, and deviations, and take appropriate corrective actions.
• Respond to plant emergencies as per the emergency response plan until relieved by senior authority.
• Normalize and test equipment after maintenance, verifying readiness for operation.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of CCGT equipment: gas turbines, HRSG, steam turbine systems, auxiliaries, and associated balance-of-plant.
• Solid understanding of operational procedures, start-up/shutdown sequences, emergency protocols, and interlock systems.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Technical Diploma in a related discipline.
• Strong planning, organization, and shift coordination skills.
• Working knowledge of ISO9001, ISO14001, and OHSAS/ISO 45001 standards.
• Experience with SAP or similar CMMS preferred.
• Excellent troubleshooting, decision-making, and leadership capabilities.
• Effective communication and team collaboration abilities.
• 5–7 years’ experience in power generation (preferably CCGT) with a Bachelor’s degree, or 10+ years’ experience with a diploma.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance