Summary
ACWA Power is seeking a Control Room Operator for its power and water units in Al Madinah Al Munawarah, Sidra. The role involves monitoring and controlling plant operations, responding to equipment abnormalities, coordinating with field operators, and maintaining shift logs and handovers. The operator also supports maintenance isolation procedures, environmental monitoring, and on-the-job training for junior team members. Applicants need a technical diploma in engineering and 3–5 years of control room experience in power or water desalination, with knowledge of DCS, SCADA, or PLC systems.
The posting
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Position Title: CCR Operator
Reports to: Shift Engineer / Shift Supervisor
Location: Al Madinnah Al Manwarah, Sidra
JOB PURPOSE:
To monitor and control the operations and parameters of the power and water units through the plant’s control room and maintain a steady state of operations of the units, to meet the required production targets, in accordance with ACWA NOMAC’s work instructions and quality and HSSE standards.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Description
Control Room Operations
- Operate the assigned unit / plant from the control panel as per defined procedures, adjust operating conditions and product flows and take immediate corrective action in the event of abnormalities or malfunction in the operating equipment.
- Develop thorough understanding of plant layout, processes, operating advanced technology systems and equipment and work procedures of multiple operating assets in order to perform duties and day-to-day operations as per defined quality/HSE standards.
- Maintain continuous radio contact with field operators, informing them of current operating conditions and initiating required actions to maintain operations within the agreed operating parameters.
- Update the control room registers and logs and carry out proper shift handover to ensure seamless communication.
- Follow the work instructions of the Shift Supervisor / Engineer, monitor any system abnormalities and take quick actions and decisions to normalize the equipment as per the work instructions / SOPs.
- Make initial diagnostic check to determine cause of equipment malfunction, correct faults if required or raise work requests for faulty equipment to the concerned departments and follow up for the timely and efficient defect rectification.
- Coordinate and ensure Lock Out & Tag Out during the isolation of equipment for maintenance and normalize the equipment after cancellation, as per the approved Permit to Work procedure.
- Provide on-the-job training to junior team members to facilitate knowledge sharing and achievement of defined quality standards within the team.
Health, Safety, Security & Environment
- Adhere to all relevant health, safety, security and environmental procedures, instructions and controls so that the safety of employees and environmental compliance can be guaranteed.
- Monitor the environmental regulatory parameters on a regular basis and report any deviations to Shift Supervisor/Engineer for corrective action.
Policies, Processes, Systems & Procedures
Adhere to all relevant organizational and departmental policies, processes, standard operating procedures and instructions so that work is carried out to the required standard and in a consistent manner.
Continuous Improvement
Contribute in the identification and implementation of change initiatives, programmes and projects in line with the organization’s standards.
Related Assignments
Perform any other duties which the line manager may require to be carried out.
QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, & SKILLS:
Minimum Qualifications:
- A Technical Diploma holder in Engineering.
Minimum Experience:
- 3 - 5 years’ experience in control room operations in the Power / Water desalination units
Skills:
- Knowledge of relevant plant equipment and control room operations
- Awareness of HSE & quality standards
- Knowledge of all relevant plant processes and equipment
- Attention to detail
- Extensive knowledge of operating systems like DCS, SCADA, PLC etc.
- Knowledge of downtime analysis and good knowledge of problem solving tools
- Knowledge of power and water desalination operational activities
- Mentoring, coaching and people management skills
- Planning, organizing, and integration skills
- Teamwork and effective collaboration skills