ARIF MEHMOOD
Power Industry Expert | Thermal & Renewable
Riyadh
Summary
Skilled engineering manager builds and motivates high-performing engineering team. Over (18) years of experience in Power Industry working with Capex projects. Committed to rapidly and efficiently completing projects by leveraging team-based frameworks to best available engineering talent.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
16
16
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
2
2
Languages
Work History
Engineering Manager
Saudi Electricity Company
2025.01 - Current
- Conducted comprehensive market research to take design decisions, ensuring products remained competitive in a changing landscape.
- Improved engineering processes by streamlining workflows and implementing efficient project management techniques.
- Identified areas of improvement in existing systems, providing recommendations of performance enhancement that resulted in significant cost savings over time.
- Enhanced overall team productivity with continuous training and mentoring of fresh engineers.
- Led technical team for development of ~ 11.5 GW Expansion projects starting from inception of project till EPC & PPA contract award.
- Enhanced project delivery efficiency by leading cross-functional teams to streamline development processes in close coordination of stakeholders.
Generation Engineering Expert
Saudi Electricity Company
2023.02 - 2024.12
- Lead of Technical team for RFP preparation, Technology Selection, Performance Evaluation & Techno-commercial evaluation of EPC proposals pertaining to greenfield/ brownfield power projects.
- Review & update the company policy documents regarding O&M, Inspections, performance evaluation & subsequent modifications requirement of existing Brown CCGT power plants.
- Identify the thermal efficiency losses of existing power plants & prioritizing the efficiency improvement initiatives aligned with company business plan.
- Develop the asset management strategy & negotiate the Long-Term Service Agreement (LTSA) of major equipment regarding inspection plans & strategic parts supply during PPA term.
- Provide technical support to Legal & Commercial Teams in evaluation of Financial Model to determine the tariff/ Levelized Cost of Energy (LCoE).
- Fast Learner and adapting quickly to new skills and applications.
Deputy General Manager Technical
OMS Pvt. Ltd.
2018.05 - 2023.02
- Performance evaluation of existing power plants by calculating net heat rate, net power output and give recommendation for optimization of fuel consumption, auxiliary power utilization to cope up with the gaps of identified areas of improvement.
- Conduct feasibility study of Greenfield Projects along with site studies, Approvals/ NOCs from government bodies and technology selection (thermal, solar, wind) while ensuring project specific availability requirement along the life cycle of project.
- Preparation & review of project SOW, P&ID, equipment and system drawings, contractors' pre-qualification documents, EPC contract documentation and technical bids evaluation.
- Review & negotiation of multiyear tariff (MYT) petition of K-Electric fleet containing 6 power generation stations and subsequent submission to NEPRA (regulator).
- Team Lead for project development including transaction advisory services of 50MW hybrid (Thermal + Solar) power project for K-IV bulk water supply project of 230MGD.
- Independent Engineer on behalf of Regulatory (NEPRA) for preparation of PT procedure and executing the thermal performance test of a newly constructed IPP i.e., 900MW CCPP (Siemens: SGT5-4000F) to determine the Net Heat Rate & Net Output as per ASME PTC-46.
Mechanical Engineer-II
MARAFIQ
2013.10 - 2018.02
- Providing technical support to Operations & Maintenance team of Power Generation team of Gas Turbines (GE-7E/7EA), Steam Turbines (HITACHI/DOOSAN) & Auxiliary systems
- Responding to TSRs (Technical Study Request) to conduct technical study for any failures of equipment, systems, preparing and reviewing technical reports with giving proper engineering recommendations.
- Planning, scheduling & procurement of strategic spares using inventory management software SAP ECC. Area of responsibility includes review and approval of scheduled outage plans and resource planning as per approved SOPs.
- Participating in RCA study, HAZOP study & improve reliability/ integrity of equipment, systems & propose best alternate state of art technology by out phasing obsolete systems/ equipment.
- Preparing the basic design/ conceptual project scope, review of detailed engineering & design documents during the entire life cycle of project, review & finalization of QA/QC documents including PQPs, FAT, SAT, WPS, PQRs & commissioning/ testing procedure.
- Steadfast for compliance of IMS (safety quality & environmental) management procedures; ensuring compliance with respective standards.
Operations & Maintenance Engineer
KAPCO
2007.05 - 2013.10
- Managing team mechanical maintenance containing engineers, supervisors & contractors for day-to-day activities of corrective maintenance, preventive maintenance & modification work of GTGs, STGs, HRSGs & BOP utilizing software Q4W POWER.
- Planning, scheduling & procurement of spares as per ROL/ROQ using inventory management software Q4W CAMM.
- Budget preparation & management of allocated budget in respective financial heads of CAPEX, MRR, Routine maintenance & overhauling maintenance.
- Safe, smooth & efficient operation of plant taking care of load demand, energy dispatch as per power purchase agreement PPA, OEM recommendations and company approved procedures/instructions.
- To ensure customer satisfaction by effective communication with National Power Control Centre (NPCC)& Regional Control Centers (RCC) regarding the change in dispatch levels, scheduled outages, washing outages, forced outages, partial loading of the plant.
- Safety Controller & Incident Controller for all plant & apparatus as per IPR safety rules. Responsible for preparation & cancellation of safety documents during routine/ major outage activities.
Education
Master of Science - Thermal Power Engineering
University of Engineering & Technology
Lahore, Pakistan 2001.04 - 2012.01
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
University of Engineering & Technology
Lahore, Pakistan 2001.04 - 2007.01
Skills
Power generation management
Energy efficiency improvement
Operational maintenance coordination
HSE standards adherence
Reliability optimization techniques
Customer-focused technical assistance
Project management
Asset management
Inventory Management
Support for contractual negotiations
Certification
Certified Inspection Engineer for plant process piping, API-570, 44261
Professional Memberships
- Pakistan Engineering Council, Registered Engineer, MECH/19957
- Saudi Engineering Council, Mechanical Engineer Associate Degree, AESCE-217374
Timeline
Engineering Manager
Saudi Electricity Company
2025.01 - Current
Generation Engineering Expert
Saudi Electricity Company
2023.02 - 2024.12
Deputy General Manager Technical
OMS Pvt. Ltd.
2018.05 - 2023.02
Certified Inspection Engineer for plant process piping, API-570, 44261
2016-11
Certified Inspection Engineer for above ground storage tanks, API-653, 87192
2015-01
Certified Reliability Engineer for Level-1, under RAM modelling & Analysis
2014-10
Mechanical Engineer-II
MARAFIQ
2013.10 - 2018.02
Operations & Maintenance Engineer
KAPCO
2007.05 - 2013.10
Master of Science - Thermal Power Engineering
University of Engineering & Technology
2001.04 - 2012.01
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
University of Engineering & Technology
2001.04 - 2007.01