Junior Desalination Engineer

Job Description

Junior Desalination Technical Engineer

About ENGIE

ENGIE group is a global reference in low-carbon energy and services. Together with our 170,000 employees, our customers, partners and stakeholders, we are committed to accelerate the transition towards a carbon-neutral world, through reduced energy consumption and more environmentally friendly solutions. Inspired by our purpose (“raison d’être”), we reconcile economic performance with a positive impact on people and the planet, building on our key businesses (gas, renewable energy, services) to offer competitive solutions to our customers.

ENGIE’s Business Unit for the Asia Middle East and Africa (AMEA) region is headquartered in Dubai. The region has activities in large scale power generation, water desalination, district cooling, energy solutions and renewables including green hydrogen, wind and solar. We act throughout the value chain: strategy, design, engineering, energy-efficient asset construction, digital platforms, operations management, financing syndication and outcome assurance. And, by using globally leading technologies, we create innovative energy and smart solutions that help to make the world a better place.

Key Accountabilities:

• Act as a key representative of the Desalination Centre of Excellence (DCoE), maintaining close coordination with desalination plants across the ENGIE fleet and serving as a central interface between the DCoE and the operating assets.
• Contribute to the development of DCoE technical tools, methodologies, guidelines and reference materials, supporting a consistent technical approach across operating assets and new projects.
• Contribute to the DCoE Knowledge Management workstream, supporting the development of a structured and data-driven knowledge base across the desalination fleet, including:
• Collection, consolidation and structuring of key operational and technical data from the different desalination assets.
• Monitoring and analysis of relevant performance indicators to support benchmarking, performance assessment and identification of improvement opportunities.
• Contribute to the development of DCoE technical tools, methodologies, guidelines and reference materials, supporting a consistent technical approach across operating assets and new projects.
• Coordinate and animate the Desalination Networking Group, fostering collaboration and technical exchange across the desalination community, including:
• Sharing of lessons learned, operational experience and best practices across the fleet.
• Organization and coordination of technical exchanges, workshops, knowledge-sharing sessions and other networking initiatives.
• Coordinate and contribute to selected Research, Development & Innovation programs, including technical studies, pilot testing, assessment of emerging technologies and implementation of selected solutions in collaboration with internal teams, operating assets and external partners.
• Support bidding activities, providing desalination technical expertise during tender preparation and review, particularly on technical requirements, design assumptions, performance guarantees and proposed technical solutions.
• Support projects involving the integration of desalination with other energy technologies, providing the candidate with broader exposure to areas such as CCGT and renewable energy where relevant to water and power projects.
• Support the visibility and external positioning of the DCoE, working with the Communication Team on desalination-related events, conferences, technical publications, presentations and other industry initiatives.
  
  

Dimensions of job

Based in the Dubai HO, the position will be on the engineering and technical departments and will mainly to take all the opportunities to learn in the desalination technology and develop an expertise.

Gain confidence in working within a technical and engineering Team environment

Reportingto:Head of Desalination

Staff: This position has no staffing responsibilities.

Key relationships

Key relationships are as follows:

Internal

• Plant Operation and Maintenance Teams
• Asset Management
• Engineering and Technical Support Team
• Technical and Operation Support
• Business Development
  
  

External

• Not expected
  
  

Qualifications

• Graduate (1 to 2 years after school)
  
  

Experience

• Engineering background
  
  

Knowledge and Skills

• Fluent in written & spoken English. Basic level proficiency of Arabic language is a plus.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Good technical background/understanding.
• Ability to work independently.
• Experience of Middle East is a plus.
• Strong organization skills.
  
  

Location/travel

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• Dubai Office
• Travels potentially to GCC assets
  
  

Field: Engineering & Technical Support

Schedule: Full time

Primary Location: Dubai

Company Name: ENGIE Middle East

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