Shift Charge Engineer - Reverse Osmosis

JOB PURPOSE: 

Supervise, control and co-ordinate the integrated power and water systems and related networks within Red Sea project operations activities to ensure reliability and timely effective plants production/delivery in accordance with established schedules, quality, cost, and time objectives. Also, to direct the operation on power grid/Distribution network to ensure power quality and reliability at delivery points.  

Responsible for safe startup/shut down/operation of the plants as per the Standard Operating Procedures and power/water governors’ codes. . 

Key Accountabilities  

Strategy & Plans 

• Contribute to the development of the functional strategy to ensure vertical alignment and horizontal integration with other interfacing departments. 
• Regularly report to the manager on the operational activities of department, challenges and issues faced, mitigations taken, etc. as required, to keep them informed and updated on the department’s activities. 
• Benchmarking of the power system operation industry and leads NOMAC to the best practices in power system operation & Control. 

People Management 

• Manage the effective achievement of the team’s objectives through setting individual objectives, managing performance, developing the team, and providing formal and informal feedback to maximise overall performance, engagement and motivation. 

Budget Management  

• Contribute to the preparation of the RO operation budget, manage, and monitor the technical and financial performance against the budget so that areas of unsatisfactory performance are identified, rectified promptly and potential performance improvement opportunities are capitalised upon.  

Job Management 

• Organize the integrated system process in such a way that work is carried out to the required standard with minimum risk to men, machine and materials, comply with safety and environmental standards.  
• Coordinate with all other departments all activities that are related to the integrated system operations during the shift and comply with safety rules and regulations.  
• Have a complete understanding of the permit to work system applied to the plant. Issue and cancel permits to work per authorization. 
• Coordinate activities involving:  

1. RO CCR Operators, plant local; operators and the Chemist RO plant chemistry. 
2. Power dispatching from generation plants to delivery points. 
3. Maintenance departments for the systems troubleshooting.  
4. Planning and performance department to secure power and water forecast and availability. 
5. Production plants to assure production-Load balance. 

• Direct power grid and water systems operation to achieve the targeted KPIs and minimize the cost of operation. 
• Follow present operational schedules to fulfil the planned availability production targets safely and efficiently. 
• Coordinate all activities or changes in the integrated system status with management team. 
• Ensuring the availability of the emergency plans, readiness and Make a quick on the spot decisions to correct abnormalities and disturbances. Take corrective actions during a state of emergency. 
• Supervise the interlock checks on start-up, protection tests, non-routine activities. 
• Monitor the overall status of the integrated system and summarize the activities in the log book. Fill daily plant status reports and relay all activities that occurred during his shift 
• Maintain staff evaluation records, vacation schedules etc. prepare evaluation forms for personnel requirement. 
• Prepare incident / accident reports and other reports required by the departments. 
• Keep accurate records and prepare daily and monthly reports. 
• Assist in the training and familiarization of new personnel in the shift. 
• Study and suggest for any modifications which can improve the plant efficiency and to be recorded on synergy life. 
• Ensure Environmental Aspect-Impact and Hazard Risk Assessment are carried out, controlled and updated. 
• Implement, monitor and report IMS objectives, Targets and programs. 
• Provide necessary resources for effective implementation and sustenance of IMS. 
• Report IMS performance to the management periodically. 
• Ensure Legal compliance with respect to their scope of activities. 
•  Ensure identification of root cause analysis (RCA) for the identified non conformances/ deviations and to implement corrective actions/Preventive actions. 
• Identify the competency gap for their subordinate personnel and implement necessary actions. 
• Carry out annual performance evaluation of reporting employees. 
• Responsible to ensure the compliance to legal requirements, contractual and organizational requirements. 
• Provide on-the-job training to new employees and evaluate their OJT Performance. 
• Identification, documentation and control of hazards in assigned work area. 
• Ensure aspects identified are monitored and operational controls are followed. 
• Report deviations in Integrated Management System, identify root cause and implement corrective and preventive actions. 
• Reporting of emergencies and incidents and near misses. 
• Effective resource utilization. 
• Perform other duties as assigned. 

Policies, Processes, Systems & Procedures 

• Contribute to the development and implementation of policies, procedures and controls covering all areas of activity so that all relevant procedural/legislative requirements are fulfilled while delivering a quality, cost-effective service. 
• Establish and maintain operation & Control procedure to guide the subordinate in grid operation.  

Health, Safety, Security and Environment  

• Ensure compliance to all relevant health, safety, security and environmental management policies, procedures, and controls across the department to guarantee employee safety, legislative compliance and a responsible environmental attitude. 
• Contribute in developing operation safety procedures to guarantee safe network operation. 
• Maintain safe operation protocols for the interfaces with other parties. 

Continuous Improvement 

• Identify opportunities of improvement and contribute to organisational and departmental change initiatives, programmes and projects taking into account best practice and standards in the business environment. 

Related Assignments  

• Perform any other duties which the organization may require to be carried out.