Technical and Performance Engineer

🔥 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 .
• 7–10 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.