Maintenance Planning Engineer

🔧 Planning Engineer | ACWA Power NOMAC

📍 Location: Sohar, Oman

🏭 Department: Maintenance

👤 Reports to: Maintenance Manager

About NOMAC

The First National Operation & Maintenance Company (NOMAC), a subsidiary of ACWA Power , is a leading operations and maintenance service provider for power generation and water desalination plants worldwide. With a presence in over 10 countries and a commitment to operational excellence, safety, and sustainability, NOMAC plays a vital role in ensuring reliable utilities that power communities and industries.

About the Role

As a Planning Engineer , you’ll be at the heart of NOMAC’s maintenance operations — driving the planning, scheduling, and coordination of maintenance programs, outages, and major shutdown activities. You will play a key role in ensuring plant reliability, asset performance, and maintenance efficiency across our operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and manage maintenance schedules (daily, monthly, and outage-related) using SAP and MS Project.
• Coordinate major shutdowns and turnaround activities , ensuring milestones and quality standards are met.
• Monitor and report on maintenance execution , including progress tracking, backlog analysis, and cost variance reports.
• Verify and coordinate material requirements , spare parts, and technical specifications with operations and procurement.
• Provide technical support on plant modifications, ensuring adherence to engineering standards and safety practices.
• Collaborate with internal teams and contractors to ensure safe, efficient, and timely maintenance execution .
• Lead SAP administration for planning processes, maintaining accurate and standardized data.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives , developing smarter ways to enhance equipment reliability and reduce downtime.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Instrumentation Engineering .
• 7–10 years’ experience in maintenance planning within power generation or water desalination plants , including at least 2 years in a supervisory capacity .
• Strong knowledge of CMMS tools (SAP preferred) , project management, and predictive maintenance methods.
• Proven experience managing outages or shutdowns for critical electrical/mechanical equipment .
• Excellent planning, organization, and analytical skills , with a strong safety and quality mindset.
• Effective communicator with the ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams and mentor junior engineers.

Why Join NOMAC?

• Work within one of the region’s most advanced and sustainable utility operators .
• Be part of a team that values safety, integrity, and continuous learning .
• Gain exposure to large-scale, high-impact projects in energy and water.
• Enjoy a collaborative, growth-oriented culture that recognizes excellence