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POSITION SUMMARY

BESS Electrical Technician shall be responsible for operating & maintaining the 450MW Battery Energy Storge System (BESS) in NEOM region. The main objective to ensure smooth, reliable & efficient O&M practices in BESS plant by ensuring the safety of plant personnel and plant assets.

The main functions of this position are:

• Deliver best Operation & Maintenance practices for Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) along with associated systems & sub systems in compliance with OEM recommendations and approved schematics.
• Actively participate in plant O&M activities, Commissioning activities & safety compliance workshops.
• Enthusiastic to implement & propose the Continuous improvement suggestion to keep elevating the best plant O&M practices.
• Implement the developed O&M system strategies and practices to encourage continuous workflow improvements and increase the asset productivity, efficiency & lifecycle.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSBILITIES 

Quality O&M Practices:

• Execution of recommended isolation/switching sequence & LOTO procedures during every operation & maintenance activity.
• Responsible to monitor, maintained & restore BESS system within the minimum time frame by performing necessary, appropriate & correct troubleshooting methods with quality practices in line with OEM recommendations.
• Adhere to optimum response time towards a corrective action notification raised by SCADA team.
• Responsible for necessary operation, simulation checks & verification must be performed after every maintenance to ensure the equipment operational healthiness.
• Adhere to required Quality Housekeeping practices which will be followed by every preventive or corrective maintenance activity.  
• Execute every Operation & Maintenance activity with approved procedures (SOPs/SMPs), WMSRA, Risk Assessment (RA), check list (if needed) or any other supporting document if recommended.
• Responsible to perform the detailed troubleshooting of any events/incident occur in the plant.
• Perform every Operation & Maintenance activity with approved Permit to Work (PTW) & associated PTWs (If required).
• Perform all Maintenance activity as resource mobilization plan to optimise the downtime of the equipment & perform quality maintenance.
• Ensure during shift handover all information; data & records has been Passover to next shift with complete details & accuracy. No communication gap should evolve during shift handover.
• He should be aware of isolation & de isolation procedures, LOTO procedure & required isolation points for every plant equipment/asset.
• Ensure the contractor is delivering the required maintenance deliverable with quality as per scope of work under maintenance agreement.
• Responsible to effectively use the Plant CMMS system which will support to build the historical data base for real analytics for every asset.
• Responsible to respond on time for any emergency call outs requirements.
• Check & verify the quality maintenance work has been executed by subcontractor in-line with OEM recommendations & procedures.
• Ensures that required safety procedures are being followed by contractors during every maintenance activity.
• Responsible to Provide necessary support to subcontractor team in timely manner wherever required.
• Provide time to time the Improvement suggestion to enhance the operation maintenance quality, feasibility, reliability, reducing equipment down time & unavailability. 
• Calibration includes routine calibrate of instruments to ensure accuracy and reliability. This involves adjusting the instruments to match established standards and checking for any discrepancies.
• Basic understanding of electronic & pneumatic system. Good knowledge to work with a variety of instruments such as gauge, transmitter, transducers, indicators, recorders, and controllers.

Spare Part & Resource Management

• Ensure that the spare part storage condition is met in accordance with OEM recommendations.
• Communicate the information of any consumable/ spare part which running out of stock to shift in charge in time.

Reporting Matrix & Documentation

• Responsible for every operation & maintenance document record must be duly signed & recorded properly.
• Ensuring the subcontractor maintenance services reports & third-party intervention reports are recorded & documented properly.  

Tools & Equipment’s Inspections     

• Perform the tools & equipment inspections regularly as per schedule regarding working condition, calibration, suitability etc.  as per check list.    
• Ensure that the maintenance tools, equipment should be selected & utilised suitably as per maintenance activity.

Interdepartmental Communication & Coordination

• Support & assist to other departments requirements time to time. This is to enable established O&M practices more reliable & effective.
• In case of any incident or event responsible to strictly follow the established plant communication matrix.

HSSE

• Ensure the O&M team & sub-contractors/ suppliers obtained PTW for each job and monitor them onsite for HSE compliances mitigations.
• Participate/ Assist to review/ revise the task risk assessment (TRA) time to time.
• Participate actively in emergency response plan as per approved ERP.
• Support in executing the emergency response drills.
• Assist when needed in the HSE incidents/ accident investigation.
• Ensures PTW’s for all activities are issued as per approved WMSRA/ PTW/LOTO system.
• Ensures the isolations/ deisolation and LOTO applications are applied as per SLD/ switching sequence.
• Ensures specific PPE (e.g.: insulated gloves, Cat2, or Cat4 suits, vizor/ safety shield or insulated tools, long knobs testing equipment/ hot sticks etc.) are available & properly worn/used for all electrical work activities.

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION and/or QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

• A high school diploma or bachelor’s degree in Electronics or Electrical Engineering with minimum 3+ years of experience working with BESS plant capacity greater & equal to 50MW.
• Specialized in Battery Energy Storage System, MV/HV system Operations, Switching sequence preparations, Plant Performance report preparation & analytics.
• He must have a Sound knowledge on electrical system such as Power Transformers, BESS system, Substation (GIS), Inverters, RMUs, PV- technology etc. 

DESIRED EDUCATION and/or QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

• A High school diploma or bachelor’s degree in Electronics or Electrical Engineering with minimum 3 years of experience working with BESS plant capacity greater & equal to 50MW.

 SKILLS / TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AREAS:

• Professional in Microsoft Operating System (MS office).
• Electric/Electronic components fundamental knowledge for basic testing & troubleshooting analysis.
• Knowledge of Battery Energy Storage System Operation & Maintenance philosophy.
• Knowledge of different battery chemistry types & their maintenance strategy.
• Knowledge of BESS technology challenge such as response time, battery discharging & charging cycles etc. 
• Advanced analytical, technical skills.
• Knowledge of BESS system electrical & electronics components along with their testing equipment’s.
• Must be able to work on rotating shifts, call out, weekends and overtime (if required).
• Advanced analytical, technical skills and knowledge of electrical and mechanical equipment, as well as instrumentation & Electrical testing equipment.
• Deliverables on Time & Adaptability: - Be Enthusiastic & energetic to provide required deliverable within the time frame with quality standard.