Job Title: Chillers Expert
Job Purpose
Develop, plan and execute chiller‑related projects, modification, and maintenance activities, applying in-depth expertise in large chiller systems' operation, troubleshooting, maintenance, upgrades, and modifications.
Responsible to monitor chiller performance and reliability, identify chiller operational issues and improvement opportunities and implement modifications, upgrades, corrective and preventive maintenance activities to ensure the reliable and efficient operation of large‑capacity chillers, particularly in BNPP operating conditions.
Key Activities, Responsibility & Accountability
• Provide chiller in-depth technical expertise for chiller system performance, reliability, efficiency, failures, and degradation issues.
• Define technical problem statements, conduct root cause analysis and extent of condition assessments for issues related to chiller mechanical, electrical, and control issues.
• Develop technical solutions aligned with approved design and control philosophies.
• Participate in design reviews to ensure proposed solutions are safe, executable, operable, and maintainable.
• Define and maintain preventive maintenance (PM) technical requirements for chillers and contribute to the development of the long-term maintenance strategy and obsolescence management strategies.
• Support preparation and execution of chiller scopes of work and technical specifications.
• Compile Material Master Requirements for warehousing and purchasing.
• Specify quality, safety and regulatory requirements in accordance with standards, best practice and regulations and perform quality oversight during fabrication, manufacturing, inspection and testing.
• Apply experience operating chillers in high ambient, dusty, and corrosive environments.
• Support monitoring chiller operational performance, efficiency, and reliability trends, identify early degradation and initiate corrective or preventive actions.
• Perform and/or oversee technical inspections, condition monitoring, and system walkdowns.
• Implement corrective actions to improve reliability, efficiency, and availability.
• Apply practical expertise in chiller controls and sequencing.
• Optimize chiller operation under varying loads and ambient conditions.
• Support execution of control logic changes and operational improvements.
Responsibilities & Accountabilities (contd.)
• Develop execution strategies for chiller upgrades, replacements, preventive and corrective maintenance.
• Plan chiller maintenance, replacement, and modification activities, including scope definition, sequencing, and system reinstatement.
• Support feasibility studies, optioneering, and technical tender evaluations for chiller maintenance, replacement and upgrade projects.
• Develop, review, and revise chiller technical requirements related to service contracts.
• Support the development, review, and revision of chiller scopes of work and technical specifications.
• Provide oversight, guidance, direction and advice to support chiller maintenance and installation methods, materials and equipment and work sequences.
• Review and revise chiller maintenance and installation work instructions and procedures to ensure they are available and relevant.
• Oversee chiller maintenance, replacement, modification, and upgrade works.
• Oversee commissioning, testing, and system handover activities related to chiller systems ensuring they meet the defined technical requirements.
• Support outage and/or the emergency response organization, as assigned, to ensure safe, reliable and continued operations; this may require shift work/off hours support
Professional Certifications
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree or Diploma (or Equivalent) Degree in Engineering, Project Management or related Science.
Experience
6–7 years hands-on experience with chiller systems
Experience with large chiller systems in nuclear or large industrial facilities
Experience with large chiller systems in GCC (or GCC-like) conditions including high ambient temperature, humidity, dust, and marine/corrosive conditions
