Overview
LOTO Engineer Jobs in Eastern, Saudi Arabia at Acwa
Title: LOTO Engineer
Company: Acwa
Location: Eastern, Saudi Arabia
The LOTO Engineer is responsible for developing, implementing, and managing the Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) and Energy Isolation Program during construction completion, pre-commissioning, commissioning, testing, and plant handover activities.
The role ensures personnel safety by preventing inadvertent energization, startup, release of stored energy, or operation of equipment during work execution. The LOTO Engineer shall coordinate all isolation activities between EPC Contractors, OEMs, Commissioning Teams, Construction, HSE, and future Operations personnel.
Key Responsibilities
LOTO Program Development
- Review and maintain the project Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) Procedure in accordance with project requirements, international standards, and company HSE policies
- Establish isolation management processes for mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, hydraulic, pneumatic, chemical, and thermal energy sources
- Develop isolation boundaries and energy isolation philosophy for all plant systems
- Ensure compliance with OSHA, NFPA 70E, IEC, and project-specific safety requirements
Isolation Planning and Coordination
- Review commissioning schedules and identify isolation requirements for testing and energization activities
- Coordinate with Construction, Commissioning, System Completion, and EPC teams to plan safe equipment release and energization
- Participate in System Handover and Ready for Commissioning reviews
- Ensure isolations are properly planned before commencement of commissioning activities
Commissioning Support
- Support first energization activities for:
- Gas Turbine Generator systems
- Steam Turbine systems
- HRSG systems
- Electrical substations
- MV and LV distribution systems
- DCS and control systems
- Auxiliary systems
- Coordinate temporary and permanent isolations during commissioning and testing
- Ensure safe management of simultaneous operations (SIMOPS)
Documentation and Reporting
- Maintain LOTO registers and isolation logs
- Track active isolations and provide daily isolation status repots
- Maintain isolation drawings, single-line diagrams, and mark-ups
- Prepare weekly and monthly reports on isolation activities and compliance
Training and Awareness
- Deliver LOTO awareness and competency training to project personnel
- Conduct toolbox talks and safety briefings related to energy isolation
- Support contractor onboarding regarding project LOTO requirements
Audits and Compliance
- Conduct routine audits of active isolations
- Identify and close LOTO-related non-conformances
- Participate in incident investigations involving energy isolation
- Recommend improvements to strengthen isolation controls
Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, or equivalent
Experience
- Minimum 10 years of experience in power generation
- Minimum 5 years of experience in commissioning, startup, operations, or energy isolation management
- Experience with Combined Cycle Power Plants is preferred.
Experience in commissioning and startup of CCGT projects of the same capacity (1890 MW) or higher is highly desirable.
Technical Knowledge
- Lockout/Tagout systems and procedures.
- Permit-to-Work systems.
- Electrical safety and switching operations.
- Mechanical isolation techniques.
- Commissioning and startup processes.
- System Completion and Turnover processes.
- SIMOPS management.
- Risk assessment and Job Safety Analysis.
- Preferred Certifications
- OSHA 30-Hour Construction Safety.
- NFPA 70E Awareness.
- Authorized LOTO Coordinator
- Training.NEBOSH IGC (preferred).
- Electrical Safety Training.
