SKILLEDGUYANESE.COM Head of Planning and Reliability
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Head of Planning and Reliability
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized university.
Minimum fifteen years of experience in engineering or maintenance roles, with at least five years in large-scale solar power plant operations.
Professional experience in failure mode/effect analysis (FMEA), reliability-centered maintenance (RCM), and root cause analysis (RCA).
Strong knowledge of photovoltaic systems, maintenance planning methodologies, and performance optimization techniques.
Experience using SAP Plant Maintenance (PM) modules and computer-based maintenance management systems (CMMS).
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and technical decision-making abilities.
Strong teamwork, leadership, and communication skills suitable for cross-functional collaboration.
Responsibilities
Develop and implement asset reliability, maintainability, and performance strategies for solar power plant operations, focusing on equipment durability and optimal production output.
Establish preventive and predictive maintenance programs, including condition monitoring activities, to ensure maximum asset availability and operational efficiency.
Review, validate, and continuously improve annual maintenance plans submitted to regulatory or contractual bodies.
Plan and manage maintenance schedules, ensuring alignment with operational targets, technical requirements, and safety standards.
Collaborate with maintenance teams, contractors, and technical specialists to oversee the execution of maintenance activities and diagnose equipment failures or deviations.
Provide technical support for troubleshooting plant equipment, conducting root cause analyses, and recommending corrective and preventive actions.
Manage power production planning, including monthly energy forecasts, performance reports, and coordination of revenue recovery submissions.
Lead performance management initiatives by developing KPIs, analyzing operational data, and reporting performance insights to management and energy authorities.
Drive continuous improvement programs targeting equipment reliability, lifecycle optimization, and reduced operational downtime.
Implement risk management strategies through structured incident reviews, failure investigations, technical audits, and the development of corrective action plans.
Plan and allocate maintenance resources, including manpower, budgets, materials, and spare parts, ensuring efficient and effective operations.
Atlas Professionals (Guyana) Inc.
Overview
We have more than four decades of experience in providing high quality and competent personnel to the onshore and offshore industries. We have worked hard to maintain and develop our global pool of highly-qualified and accomplished professionals across all specialised disciplines. Our professionals have a proven track record and skillset to compete alongside industry challenges.
Our day-to-day business is to connect a highly professional workforce to a broad network of companies all over the world and to efficiently arrange all the details involved with the placement.
We truly know our business - our Account Managers, Recruiters and Operations Support teams comprise accomplished recruitment specialists along with industry and subject matter experts, we, therefore, know the industries we operate in inside-out and can proactively deliver quality recruitment service. We keep our promises and operate in an open and transparent way to partner with our clients.
Our key experience lies in the 15 core business lines we have developed within the Energy, Marine and Renewables industries, each with its own specific standards and requirements. We invest in people - the Atlas organisational structure, work processes and, above all, our staff are focused on providing optimal service to all of our clients in these specialisms.
We are compliant and conduct business with integrity – we ensure this by having our own in-house tax, insurance, and legal teams. They are on hand to provide specialist and relevant advice to support our clients as well as assist them with a variety of payroll and contracting options in-house.
We are responsible and having a safe, reliable, and happy workforce is our motto. Our Senior HSE advisor and QHSE Manager help us, and our clients stay committed to our #ZeroHarm policy.