Operations Manager

Job Purpose

The Operations Manager leads and manages the Shift Teams to ensure safe, efficient and reliable operation of the plant, meeting generation and cost targets within strict environmental limits

Provides dynamic leadership in a culturally diverse environment

Duties and Responsibilities

Directs, supervises and coordinates the activities of all operation and maintenance personnel

Reviews, continually, the shift log entries to ensure relevant information to the safe and reliable operation of the equipment is logged and handed-over

Makes decisions, or assists others to make decisions, on plant operational problems with immediate, medium and long term consequences

Evaluates and prioritizes defects or maintenance work planned or carried out with potential safety or commercial impact to the operational availability of the plant

Inspects and checks high priority maintenance activities monitoring work in progress, liaising with maintenance personnel to ensure work is completed with quality and on time

Reports to the Plant General Manager any serious deviation from normal operating conditions and takes or recommends remedial corrective actions

Uses available diagnostic and surveillance tools to check parameters and trends to identify or prevent deviations from historical data or to determine the cause of trips and other operational events

Has detailed knowledge of the PWPA and O&M agreement

Participates in fire drills as defined in the emergency management procedures

Oversees attendance of shift staff and manages holidays in line with operational needs through the effective management of the shift rota

Supports the development of operations staff competence, coaching and sharing expertise and skill

Ensures technical and/or HS&E training plans are created for and followed by apprentices and shift staff

Ensures all Operations staff is appraised and developed in line with the business needs

Cooperates with the development of succession plans

Writes, assists, and/or suggests revisions or modifications needed in the operating procedures

Cooperates with the preparation of the Production budget

Performs the role of Subject Matter Expert in specialized areas of the plant and provides training to staff when necessary

Supports development of Emiratis within the team

Engages in performance management processes by suggesting and agreeing objectives and meeting targets. Provides support to individual’s in achieving the set targets whenever necessary

Follow the ICS/OT Cybersecurity’s Procedures, guidelines and best work practices

Ensure that operation department is in full compliance with cyber security compliance

Engages in Site, Regional and Corporate initiatives

Actively involved as a Department leader contributing to the general motivation of subordinates and colleagues

Take leadership and ownership in correct and consistant implementation of company safety rule.

Develop the operational staff peform various roles and responsibilites under safetey rule

Follow management change procedure and resposible for shfort and temproary modification

Actively participate in RCA of all operation and safety rule related incidents/accidents

Incident reporting to shareholders and stakholders

Managing dispatch center and offtakers related to PWPA compliance

Ethics, Health & Safety and Business Continuity:

Adheres to the required level of moral and ethical standard for employability in the company

Applies all HSE Policies and Procedures and continually strives to improve all aspects of HSE Performance

Responsible to immediate Supervisor ensuring compliance with the facility’s Environmental Compliance Program taking all reasonable precautions to prevent incidents of non-compliance personally or on the part of others.

Adheres to ITM’s Policies in line with the policies of the owner companies and the law

Responsible for one’s own Health and Safety and that of his/her colleagues in accordance with the Health & Safety and Environmental Policies & Procedures of the Company

No tolerance for unsafe conditions or unsafe acts

Use stop work authority when observing an unsafe condition or unsafe act

Lives the values of ITM

Promotes open, honest and positive communication

Respects each other as well as the cultural diversity within ITM

Maintain the high standard of ITM

Promote and instill cooperation and leadership

Share information and knowledge

Take ownership

Ensuure that opeation team is fully engage with various HSE initatives

Implementation of plans to ensure that safety rule audit is being done on regular basis for contious improvement

Delegate the authority and responsibility officially while away from the site or on leave

Comply with the requirement of Business Continuity Management of ITM

Develop and implement the Business Continuity action plan

Fire Prevention Inspection Upon receipt of a Fire Prevention Inspection Report; ensure that all noted issues and concerns are corrected as appropriate

Hazardous Material and Waste Management Inform employees and contractors that hazardous materials and hazardous waste.

Minimum Qualification And Experience

Bachelor Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or higher education in the relavint area

A qualification in management studies is preferred

Experience In DCS And PLC Systems Is Preferred

Fluent in English with excellent report writing and presentation skills

Experience

Minimum ten years of previous operational experience in modern gas turbines power and desalination plants is preferred

License / Others

NEBOSH IGC or equivalent would be an advantage

Competencies

A proven track record of working to demanding safety standards

Effective communication skills to disseminate information, ability to motivate staff and be a competent co-ordinator, and have both the technical knowledge and experience to propose and challenge objectives

A positive attitude supporting continuous improvement

Technical competence within the appropriate disciplines of engineering

The ability to anticipate and respond effectively to the operational demands on the station

Defining and implementing operating policies and practices

Knowledge of local environmental legislation and principles of management

Knowledge of contract management and the ability to negotiate

Working knowledge of commercial contracts and agreements i.e. PWPA and O&M Agreement

Knowledge of the principles of statutory, insurance, technical and safety issues relating to power plant

Budget Management

Strong interpersonal and relationship skills

Used to working within a multi-cultural environment

Able to see the commercial consequences of decisions – thinks about and plans for positive outcomes

Excellent presentation skills

Motivated and eager to contribute and learn, employee looking for a major challenge and the opportunity to excel and grow

A comprehensive knowledge of mainstream operations of modern combined cycle gas turbine plant, multistage desalination plant, fired boiler plant (oil & gas), steam turbine plant and associated auxiliaries

A sound knowledge of power plant chemistry and efficiency

Physical Effort

Moderate physical effort involving standing and walking during normal and emergency operational conditions 80% of the working time

Reporting Hierarchy

Direct:Plant General Manager

Work Environment

The Operations Manager will work in a controlled hazardous environment of the plant

Exposure to Risks

Risks inherent to the job of the Operations Manager in the control room and while performing inspections, site visits, operations and maintenance activities, etc.

Traffic/automobile accidents, ergonomic problems and accidents

Language

Fluent in English, but Arabic preferable.

Company Name: ENGIE Middle East

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