Maintenance Support Specialist

About the role

The Maintenance Support Specialist will oversee and coordinate maintenance support services contractors at the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant. The role ensures all welding, rigging, lifting, scaffolding, leak‑sealing, NDE, pressure vessel, and civil activities comply with nuclear safety, industrial safety, and environmental standards.

Key responsibilities

• Execute and support maintenance tasks promptly while maintaining the highest safety and reliability standards.
• Conduct inspections, repairs, modifications, and rebuilds of plant equipment and structures as directed.
• Analyze equipment deficiencies and safety events to implement corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with industrial, nuclear, radiation, and regulatory safety requirements.
• Promote continuous improvement through training, benchmarking, and WANO best practices.
• Manage resource‑loaded schedules to achieve required maintenance milestones.
• Maintain ALARA principles to keep radiological exposure as low as reasonably achievable.
• Mobilise and supervise contractors, overseeing welding qualifications, rigging inspections, scaffolding quality, and leak‑sealing techniques.

Required profile

• Ability to execute maintenance support tasks with quality and timeliness.
• Strong understanding of industrial, nuclear, and radiation safety regulations.
• Capability to analyse equipment issues and develop corrective actions.
• Experience coordinating multiple contractors in a high‑risk environment.

Required skills

• Welding and welding procedure review
• Rigging and lifting operations
• Scaffolding inspection and qualification
• Leak‑sealing techniques (pipe wrap, etc.)
• Non‑Destructive Examination (NDE)
• Pressure vessel maintenance
• Foreign Material Exclusion (FME) procedures
• Industrial and nuclear safety compliance
• ALARA (radiological exposure control)

What we offer

• Opportunity to work on a world‑class nuclear power plant.
• Exposure to international safety standards and best practices.
• Professional development through training and benchmarking.