Planning Engineer

KSA Technical Recruitment Campaign 2026

Location: Saudi Arabia
Function: Engineering

Job Summary

ACWA Operations is seeking experienced Planning Engineers for upcoming opportunities across power generation and water desalination plants in Saudi Arabia.

The role is responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating plant maintenance and outage activities to ensure efficient resource utilization, equipment reliability, and maximum plant availability while maintaining compliance with quality, cost, and HSE standards.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities using CMMS, ensuring effective coordination with Operations and Maintenance teams.

• Develop weekly and monthly maintenance schedules, ensuring the availability of required manpower, materials, tools, permits, and spare parts.

• Prepare detailed outage plans, including work scope, critical path, resource allocation, cost estimates, and execution timelines.

• Coordinate with Warehouse and Procurement teams to ensure timely availability of spare parts and materials for planned maintenance activities.

• Maintain accurate CMMS records, equipment hierarchies, maintenance plans, task lists, and work orders.

• Monitor and report maintenance KPIs, including schedule compliance, maintenance backlog, preventive maintenance compliance, and budget performance.

• Ensure compliance with HSE requirements, permit-to-work procedures, Integrated Management System (IMS), and applicable operational standards.

• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance maintenance planning efficiency, plant reliability, and operational performance.

Job Specifications

Minimum Education

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering.

Minimum Experience

• Minimum 6–10 years of experience in maintenance planning and scheduling within power generation, water desalination, or similar process plants.

Required Skills

• Strong knowledge of CMMS systems, including SAP PM or Maximo.

• Proficiency in maintenance planning and scheduling tools such as Primavera or MS Project.

• Good understanding of preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance practices.

• Knowledge of outage planning, resource coordination, and maintenance performance reporting.

• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

• Good communication, coordination, and teamwork skills.

Work Conditions

• Plant-based position in Saudi Arabia.

• Coordination with Operations, Maintenance, contractors, and OEMs during planned maintenance and outage activities.

Join Our KSA Technical Recruitment Campaign!

We welcome experienced Planning Engineers interested in upcoming opportunities across Saudi Arabia.

Apply by 26 November 2026 to be considered for the December recruitment campaigns.

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by our Talent Acquisition team with further information about the recruitment process.

Applications will be reviewed against relevant recruitment requirements. Registration does not guarantee an invitation, interview, or employment offer.