Director - Energy Electrical Projects

About Emirates Global Aluminium

Emirates Global Aluminium is the world’s biggest ‘premium aluminium’ producer and the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside the oil and gas industry.  EGA is an integrated aluminium producer, with operations on four continents from bauxite mining to the production of cast primary aluminium and recycling. EGA employs over 7,000 of these people including more than 1,200 UAE Nationals. EGA operates aluminium smelters in Jebel Ali and Al Taweelah in the United Arab Emirates, an alumina refinery in Al Taweelah, a bauxite mine and associated export facilities in the Republic of Guinea, a speciality foundry in high strength recycled aluminium in Germany, and a recycling plant in the United States.

1.              JOB PURPOSE:

• Responsible for setting long term plan and strategy for DUBAL, Emal & Shaheen Power Plant.
• Review of annual budget, quality procedures, all enquiries for service contracts, spares for electrical, I&C and operations departments.
• Review routine, preventive overhaul and emergency maintenance of all electrical equipment at power plants.
• Review all 3-plants contingency procedures/emergency procedures and Issue guidelines for spare parts, electrical equipment maintenance, RCA and other performance studies.
• Review and optimisation of Plant electrical protection concepts, design and settings. Division point of reference for electrical protections coordination with other Emirates National Grid divisions and ADWEA, GASCO, ADWEC, DEWA, ENEC, FEWA AND IPP plants.
• Responsible for integrity of the complete system and on the business case of the critical high value project within power and water generation, rectification, transmission and finally protection systems

 

2.              KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Strategy

• Participate both in General Electric & Alstom, conferences, exhibitions related to the power industry both home and abroad, in order to represent the organization, and to collect information for shaping the right strategy for the Division and organization as a whole.

Organization Network

Internal Touch points

• Generation, Rectification, Protection & Instrumentation Division - Senior Management

External Touch points

• Emirates National Grid, DEWA, FEWA,GASCO,ADWEC,ADWEA, Transco & ENEC

Budget

• Review strategic plan, annual budgets and long term cost estimations pertaining to Electrical Maintenance at all 3-plants. Review enquiries and orders related to all departments (MMD, EMD, I&C, Production & Planning, Efficiency & Asset Management) in EGA Energy before they are sent to SVP-. Perform Cost-benefit analysis for improvements.

Operational:

Plant Data:

• Review various technical reports and plant data and discuss them in various management review meetings. Provide recommendations to SVP for various issues related to Electrical equipment Load Flow, Fault level in electrical systems.

Breakdowns:

• Review events, lead and support root cause analysis and recommend remedial measures in case of breakdowns or recurring failures on Electrical & I&C Equipment.

Protection:

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