Hiring: Process & Performance Engineer Combined Cycle Power Plant
Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia
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.
What you'll do:
- Monitor and control plant heat rate, unit heat rate (UHR), and auxiliary power consumption.
- Conduct periodic performance testing on equipment including turbines, condensers, pumps, and heaters.
- Analyze performance gaps versus design specifications and recommend corrective actions.
- Lead efficiency improvement initiatives, including flue gas path mapping, combustion optimization, and air heater in-leakage testing.
- Oversee performance monitoring of major systems such as fans, milling systems, and condensers.
- Generate daily, monthly, and annual performance reports with insights for management review.
- Ensure compliance with all Integrated Management System (IMS) requirements and maintain accurate documentation.
- Support continuous improvement and digitalization initiatives in plant performance and data analytics.
- Collaborate with operations, engineering, and maintenance teams to ensure optimized plant performance.
- Uphold all HSE procedures to ensure safe and environmentally compliant operations.
What we're looking for:
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Process, or Power Engineering.
- 710 years experience in power plant operations or performance monitoring, ideally in CCGT or coal-based plants.
- 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.
- Skilled in using software tools for performance calculation and monitoring.
- Excellent analytical, reporting, and communication skills.
- Proactive, detail-oriented, and able to handle emergency plant conditions effectively.
- Fluent in English; Arabic is an advantage.
Apply now and help drive performance excellence across one of Saudi Arabia's leading combined-cycle power plants in Al Madinah.
