Siemens Energy

A Snapshot of your day

Your day starts with reviewing performance reports, safety logs, and plant status, followed by shift handovers, morning meetings, and plant walkdowns to inspect systems and engage with operators. Throughout the day, you coordinate with teams, monitor KPIs, approve corrective actions, oversee safety and compliance, support training, and ensure smooth operations, staying on-call for emergencies after hours.

How You Will Make an Impact

• Lead and manage all plant operations, including start-up, shutdowns, and emergency operations, ensuring compliance with safety, commercial, technical, and customer requirements while meeting grid dispatch and market demand schedules.
• Monitor and optimize plant performance using advanced DCS/SCADA systems and conduct trend analysis to address performance issues and maximize efficiency.
• Champion a strong safety culture, ensuring compliance with ISO standards and regulations, manage inspections and audits, and enforce strict adherence to safety procedures like permit-to-work and LOTO.
• Lead and develop a skilled workforce by defining roles, providing mentoring and training, conducting workforce planning, and ensuring adherence to Siemens Energy Standards and CMMS systems.
• Collaborate with the Maintenance Manager on outage planning, failure analysis, preventive maintenance, and corrective actions to minimize downtime and maintain operational reliability.
• Prepare detailed operational reports, manage budgets and OPEX, oversee fuel and resource usage, and implement measures to optimize efficiency and reduce costs.

What You Bring

• Diploma or bachelor’s degree in mechanical, Electrical, Power Plant Engineering, or a related field; master’s degree or MBA preferred.
• Over 10 years of experience in large-scale power plant operations, including 3+ years in combined cycle technology and 5+ years in operational leadership roles for facilities >500 MW.
• Strong knowledge of thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, high-pressure steam systems, and familiarity with OEM operation protocols (Siemens Energy preferred).
• Proficient in DCS/SCADA systems, plant performance software, predictive maintenance tools, and digital analytics platforms, with high digital literacy in IT applications (e.g., Microsoft Office, T3000).
• Skilled communicator in English (verbal and written), with additional language skills in Kurdish, Arabic, or German as a plus, and experienced in leading and motivating teams in challenging environments.
• Creative, proactive, and solution-oriented, with a strong commitment to HSE, quality standards, and a willingness to work in Khormala and reside in Erbil, Iraq.

About the Team

Our Gas Services division offers Low-emission power generation through service and decarbonization. Zero or low emission power generation and all gas turbines under one roof, steam turbines and generators. Decarbonization opportunities through service offerings, modernization, and digitalization of the fleet.

Who is Siemens Energy?​

​At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation. ​

​Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation. ​

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.​

Rewards/Benefits

• Competitive Salary Package
• Targeted Bonus
• Continual learning through the Learn@Siemens-Energy platform

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