Senior Service Engineer, Dammam

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This position reports to

Project Engineering Specialist

Your role and responsibilities

1. Service Delivery • Performs medium to high complex Service tasks like installation , commissioning, maintenance, upgrades and retrofits, repair independently, identifies technical problems and makes analysis through remote or on-site activity in different Service categories (installation and commissioning, maintenance, extensions, replacements, upgrades and retrofit, end of life service etc.). • Plans and prepares site work for larger project team and manages related subcontractors at site. • Coaches technicians and engineers and supervises complex site activities. • Supports the certification process of associate field service engineers and field service engineers 2. Customer Focus • Contributes to customer satisfaction by planning and executing Service work according to customer order and expectation. • Clear understanding of sense of urgency and care in the direct area of responsibility. • Ensures customer retention by delivering superior customer experiences and effectively communicating service work timeline and expectations. • Works with customer to identify opportunities in the installed base to improve system performance and operational performance improvements. • While on-site, works with the customer to identify opportunities for improving the customers operations and eliminating pain points. • Utilizes the local practices for notifying the account team of opportunities. 3. Documentation and Reports: • Prepares all documents and customer reports to be signed by the customer representative. • Utilizes all relevant tools. • Reports work done in a timely manner and follows up when needed. 4. Troubleshooting • Troubleshoot equipment/Systems/Process failures and requests proactive corrective actions and makes recommendations to avoid repeating the problem in the future. • Acts as a technical consultant in own specific area of expertise. 5. Materials and Supply • Prepares material lists needed for service activity and ensures that all materials, parts, and equipment are available and at the appropriate quality for service activities. • Coordinates, prepares and ensures that all materials, parts and equipment are available and at the appropriate quality for Service activities. Prepares standard lists for ease of work. 6. Operational Excellence • Proactively plans and executes work on a first-time right approach with customers, and ensures the job is done on time and on quality. • Identifies improvement needs and potential solutions for them in the way of working and the products in question and drives improvement actions in own area of responsibility. 7. Health, Safety and Integrity • Applies safety rules and safe practices as well as environmental responsibilities. • Reports unsafe practices and incidents. • Leads HSE activities at site. 8. People Leadership and Development • Develops, coaches, and provides technical guidance to colleagues. • Act as trainer when needed, for team members and customers.

Qualifications for the role

• Engineer Degree with Automation or Electronics & Instrumentation
• More than 7 years proven working experience in automation engineering, and DCS services.
• More than 05 years as System 800xA engineering, installation and troubleshooting including system, hardware and application coding.
• Excellent knowledge of FF configuration with System 800xA is plus.
• Technical acumen for solution designing & troubleshooting support virtually.
• Excellent client-facing / handling and technical convincing skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills and time scheduling.
• Experience with customers like ARAMCO, SABIC, SWCC, Marafiq.
• Excellent knowledge on Engineering Hardware.
• Fluent in English is required.

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