Job Description

The Regional Electrical Engineering Manager will provide leadership in defining technology, tools and maintenance strategy related to Electrical. This individual will be managing the Electrical Engineering Team located across the SEA region.

• Responsible for the safe work practice standards implementation in relation the standards set by the organization and regulatory bodies
• Manage the Electrical Engineering team to ensure that they meet the safety standards and also technical compatibility with existing work practices
• Work closely with internal teams to ensure that all phases of the development of new plants, such as preliminary design, qualification of vendor, conceptual review, and FAT of new technologies or designs, are carried out safely, quickly, and technically.
• Develop new safety-related work practices, share electrical incidents, and discuss issues with the HQ and other Electrical Engineering managers.
• Provide technical help either remotely or onsite for the operation and maintenance of the electrical equipment operations
• Provide and carry out programs for training and certification of all plant-based operating and maintenance staff whose responsibilities include handling and testing electrical equipment, such as MV switchgear, LV control centers, and similar equipment.
• Ensure the safe execution of technical modifications and alterations to electrical systems and equipment as necessary for process systems and equipment to operate continuously on-stream.
• Provide technical leadership by promptly supplying information, drawings, manuals, and other documents for safe and competent repair and troubleshooting of broken electrical equipment and systems
• Carry out plant performance enhancement projects and initiatives to increase reliability.
• Maintaining, updating electrical drawings and documents
• Participate in RCA, and to prevent equipment failures.

Regional opportunity|Global multinational organization

• Bachelor of Electronics Engineering & equivalent with strong emphasis on heavy power knowledge
• 15-20 years of experiences in the same field an industrial work environment with at least 5 years in a leadership position
• Minimum of 5 years of operational experience in the in the field of petrochemical, chemical or gas plants (owner side)
• Has managed a team before and has proven track record in leadership
• Good communication skills in English. Other languages such as Bahasa Melayu and Mandarin will be an added advantage
• Understands OPEX, CAPEX and budgeting
• Proficiency in: MV switchgear (troubleshooting with schematics drawing, circuit breaker operations); low voltage motor and equipment control; transformer with the capacity up to 80MVA
• Technical knowledge in UPS, electrical network operations in large power substations, operations, design and maintenance of electrically hazardous equipment, MV induction and synchronous motor operations
• Regional travel = 50%

Our client is a Global Chemicals Manufacturing organization with more than 25+ sites across the SEA region. They are currently looking for a competent Electrical Engineering Manager to manage and lead all Electrical Engineering team across all the sites.

Regional exposure and opportunity to manage cross cultural teams