Technical and Performance Engineer

Overview

Optimize performance, efficiency, and heat rate of a combined-cycle power plant.

Key Responsibilities

• performance testing
• heat rate
• efficiency optimization
• data analytics
• compliance management
• performance reporting

Tasks

📩 Apply now and help drive performance excellence across one of Saudi Arabia’s leading combined-cycle power plants in Al Madinah. Play a key role in optimizing performance and efficiency across one of Saudi Arabia’s most advanced power generation facilities. As a Process & Performance Engineer, you’ll monitor plant performance, conduct detailed testing, and identify opportunities to enhance output, reliability, and heat rate efficiency across all operating systems. -Collaborate with operations, engineering, and maintenance teams to ensure optimized plant performance. -Lead efficiency improvement initiatives, including flue gas path mapping, combustion optimization, and air heater in-leakage testing. -Support continuous improvement and digitalization initiatives in plant performance and data analytics. -Conduct periodic performance testing on equipment including turbines, condensers, pumps, and heaters. -Ensure compliance with all Integrated Management System (IMS) requirements and maintain accurate documentation. -Monitor and control plant heat rate, unit heat rate (UHR), and auxiliary power consumption. -Uphold all HSE procedures to ensure safe and environmentally compliant operations. -Oversee performance monitoring of major systems such as fans, milling systems, and condensers. -Analyze performance gaps versus design specifications and recommend corrective actions. -Generate daily, monthly, and annual performance reports with insights for management review.

Requirements

• mechanical engineering
• performance software
• heat balance
• data analysis
• 7-10 yrs
• english

What You Bring

-Excellent analytical, reporting, and communication skills. -Skilled in using software tools for performance calculation and monitoring. -Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Process, or Power Engineering. -Proactive, detail-oriented, and able to handle emergency plant conditions effectively. -Deep knowledge of plant systems, thermodynamic processes, and performance testing procedures. -Hands-on experience in performance data analysis, diagnostics, and optimization. -Strong understanding of heat balance calculations, energy audits, and process simulations. -7–10 years’ experience in power plant operations or performance monitoring, ideally in CCGT or coal-based plants. -Fluent in English; Arabic is an advantage.

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About Nomac

-Rapid expansion saw it evolve from a regional operator to a global O&M powerhouse. -Their typical projects range from combined‑cycle gas plants to large PV solar farms and reverse‑osmosis desalination facilities. -In South Africa they run a molten‑salt CSP plant, in Vietnam a solar PV station, and in Saudi Arabia multiple large desalination and power units. -Strong financial backing from ACWA Power ensures stable funding and long‑term project support. -Standout fact: they manage both the world’s largest MSF plants and cutting‑edge CSP and RO water projects under one roof.

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