Electrical Engineer – Oil & Gas Maintenance

About the role

Anton Oilfield Services Group is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to join its On Sync Energy Management Services team in Kuwait. The position is responsible for maintaining and improving electrical infrastructure across oil and gas, petrochemical and industrial facilities.

Key responsibilities

• Perform and supervise preventive and corrective maintenance of electrical systems and equipment.
• Inspect, test, troubleshoot and repair electrical equipment, protection systems, substations, transformers and distribution panels.
• Diagnose electrical faults using testing and analytical instruments and recommend improvements.
• Develop and maintain equipment data, preventive maintenance records and asset information within a CMMS.
• Plan preventive maintenance activities, including manpower, materials, tools and spare parts.
• Prepare maintenance reports, shutdown analyses, failure investigations and corrective maintenance documentation.
• Operate and maintain high‑ and low‑voltage electrical distribution networks in accordance with operational procedures.
• Ensure compliance with electrical safety regulations, permit‑to‑work requirements and safe work practices.
• Provide technical guidance, supervise maintenance personnel and support on‑the‑job training.
• Participate in emergency call‑out duties and drive continuous improvement of electrical maintenance activities.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering or a related discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in electrical maintenance within the oil & gas, petrochemical or industrial sector.
• At least 4 years of experience working in oil & gas, petrochemical or similar utility facilities.
• Strong experience maintaining substations, transformers, switchgear and distribution panels.
• Proficiency with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) for asset and maintenance management.
• Solid knowledge of preventive maintenance planning, fault diagnosis and equipment reliability.
• Ability to troubleshoot electrical control systems, electronic circuits, microprocessor‑based equipment and protection systems.
• Good understanding of electrical safety standards, permit‑to‑work systems and maintenance best practices.
• Strong leadership, analytical, communication and problem‑solving abilities.

Required skills

• CMMS
• High‑voltage electrical distribution
• Low‑voltage electrical distribution
• Substations
• Transformers
• Switchgear
• Distribution panels
• Electrical safety standards
• Permit‑to‑work systems
• Fault diagnosis
• Electrical control systems
• Electronic circuits
• Microprocessor‑based equipment
• Protection systems