Summary
Dar Al Riyadh is seeking a Mechanical Operations and Maintenance Site Engineer for dam facilities and water infrastructure in Saudi Arabia. The role supervises contractors, inspects mechanical and hydraulic equipment, coordinates maintenance and testing, and reviews technical submissions and hydraulic studies. Applicants must have a mechanical engineering degree, at least 8 years of relevant experience, and previous dam-facility experience. Site visits may be required anywhere in Saudi Arabia.
The posting
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Key Responsibilities:
- Supervise contractors’ daily mechanical O&M activities at assigned dam facilities.
- Review and audit mechanical works performed by contractors.
- Inspect gates, valves, pumps, actuators, hoists, pipelines, hydraulic power units and associated equipment.
- Verify that site activities follow approved drawings, specifications, method statements and maintenance procedures.
- Monitor repair, replacement, installation, alignment, testing and commissioning activities.
- Witness functional, pressure, leakage, performance and operational tests.
- Verify the condition and operation of mechanical safety devices and protection systems.
- Confirm that materials and equipment delivered to site comply with approved technical submissions.
- Review inspection and test plans and participate in required hold- and witness-point inspections.
- Identify defective work, issue observations and follow up corrective actions through to closure.
- Maintain accurate inspection records, site photographs, test results and completion evidence.
- Monitor the operation, availability and reliability of dam mechanical and hydraulic systems.
- Coordinate preventive, predictive, corrective and emergency maintenance activities.
- Review daily and weekly maintenance plans and verify readiness before work begins.
- Coordinate equipment isolation, shutdown, testing, restart and return to service.
- Monitor equipment failures, leakage, vibration, overheating, abnormal noise and other performance concerns.
- Support troubleshooting and root-cause analysis of recurring mechanical failures.
- Recommend corrective, preventive and reliability-improvement measures.
- Monitor maintenance backlogs and prioritize critical and safety-related work.
- Verify that spare parts, tools, lifting equipment and specialist resources are available.
- Support emergency response to gate, valve, pump, pipeline and hydraulic-system failures.
- Confirm that maintenance history and equipment information are updated in SAP or the approved maintenance-management system.
- Prepare and review mechanical technical specifications, scopes of work and bills of quantities.
- Review contractors’ drawings, calculations, data sheets, method statements and technical proposals.
- Review hydraulic calculations covering flow, pressure, head loss, pipe sizing and equipment capacity.
- Verify the selection and sizing of pumps, valves, gates, actuators and hydraulic equipment.
- Review facility hydraulic studies and evaluate their impact on mechanical equipment and operations.
- Check compliance with project specifications, Saudi codes and applicable international standards.
- Review material selection, pressure ratings, corrosion protection and equipment-access requirements.
- Review as-built drawings, test certificates, warranties, spare-parts schedules and O&M manuals.
- Prepare technical recommendations for equipment repair, rehabilitation, upgrade or replacement.
- Coordinate daily activities with contractors, operators, technicians and multidisciplinary site teams.
- Participate in toolbox talks, permit-to-work reviews and site coordination meetings.
- Monitor contractor manpower, equipment, productivity, safety performance and schedule compliance.
- Review contractor progress and identify delays, constraints and resource shortages.
- Coordinate mechanical works with civil, electrical, hydraulic, instrumentation, control, quality and HSE teams.
- Provide technical input for progress verification, payment assessments and variation reviews.
- Escalate critical technical, safety and operational issues to project management.
- Attend inspections, meetings and site visits anywhere in Saudi Arabia as required.
- Prepare facility technical reports and review hydraulic studies for dams and water infrastructure.
- Prepare clear daily, weekly, monthly, annual and technical reports as required by the assignment.
- Report equipment condition, work progress, contractor performance, defects, risks and corrective actions.
- Maintain registers for inspections, technical submissions, maintenance activities and non-conformances.
- Coordinate with government stakeholders, consultants, contractors and multidisciplinary teams.
- Comply with Saudi laws, applicable codes, Client procedures, quality requirements and occupational health and safety obligations.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from a recognized university.
- Minimum 8 years of professional experience in mechanical, hydraulic and pumping works.
- Previous experience with dam facilities is required.
- Practical site experience supervising mechanical installation, maintenance, testing and commissioning.
- Strong knowledge of pumps, gates, valves, actuators, hoists, pipelines and hydraulic power units.
- Experience reviewing hydraulic calculations, mechanical drawings and technical specifications.
- Knowledge of preventive, predictive, corrective and emergency maintenance practices.
- Experience reviewing contractors’ technical submissions, method statements and inspection requests.
- Familiarity with Saudi codes and applicable international mechanical engineering standards.
- Ability to interpret mechanical drawings, piping layouts, equipment data sheets and O&M manuals.
- Strong inspection, technical-reporting, coordination and problem-solving capabilities.
- Relevant experience must be supported by verifiable employment records, project references, reports or studies when requested.