Operating Engineer Electrical Auxiliary & Automation Expat​/EU-Resident - Malaysia Johor Bahru

Position: Operating Engineer Electrical Auxiliary & Automation [Expat / EU-Resident] - Malaysia Johor Bahru
Introductie
How will you help power the Netherlands?

The energy transition requires offshore assets that are safe, reliable and maintainable from day one. As an Operating Engineer Electrical Auxiliary & Automation, you contribute directly to this goal. You help ensure that new offshore grid connection assets are not only built and commissioned successfully, but can also be operated, maintained and handed over to Operations in a controlled and practical way.

This role connects two important worlds: international project execution at the yard and the future operational organization of TenneT in the Netherlands. During the first phase, you will work temporarily on site in Malaysia Johor Bahru as Site Inspector Electrical Auxiliary & Automation for the HE-LT portfolio. After this assignment, you will return to the Netherlands and use your project and yard experience within Operational Readiness Engineering – Offshore Netherlands in Arnhem.

Your contribution helps ensure that offshore grid connection assets are ready for safe, reliable and efficient operation from the moment they are taken into service.

Jouw rol
As Operating Engineer Electrical Auxiliary & Automation, you work in a role with two clear phases.

In the first phase, you are deployed on the yard in Johor Bahru Malaysia as part of the Project Delivery organization. You bring the operational readiness perspective into the project execution phase and help safeguard that what is being built, integrated and tested can later be operated and maintained safely and efficiently.

In the second phase, you return to the Netherlands and use your practical project experience to strengthen Operational Readiness Engineering, support handover to Operations and improve future offshore projects.

The added value of this role lies in connecting project realization and future operations, without creating parallel governance, duplicate reporting lines or unclear responsibilities.

Phase 1:
Site Inspector Electrical Auxiliary & Automation on the yard in Johor Bahru Malaysia

During the first approximately 2 to 3 years, you will work on site in Johor Bahru Malaysia as Site Inspector Electrical Auxiliary & Automation.

You will be embedded in the relevant Project Delivery team and work according to the applicable project governance, procedures, reporting lines and escalation routes. Daily project-related direction, coordination and reporting take place within the project organization.

At the same time, you maintain regular alignment with Operational Readiness Engineering in Arnhem. This alignment is focused on knowledge transfer, operational risks, lessons learned, documentation quality and preparation for future handover to Operations.

This role is not intended as a parallel engineering, commissioning or acceptance line. Formal project decisions, contractor instructions, design changes, commissioning releases and acceptance remain with the designated responsible roles within the project organization.

Your role is to bring the operational perspective into project execution in a structured, constructive and timely way.

In this phase, you will:

Represent Operational Readiness within the project team on site for electrical auxiliary and automation topics.

Work closely with project engineering, commissioning leads, HSE, package vendors, yard teams and other project stakeholders.

Review construction, integration and commissioning activities from an operations perspective, focusing on safety, availability, maintainability, lifecycle cost and long-term asset integrity.

Perform technical walkdowns and verifications for systems such as LV switch gear, MCCs, UPS systems, batteries, emergency power supply, lighting, heat tracing, earthing and bonding, and cable systems.

Assess practical maintainability aspects such as accessibility, clearances, functional segregation, lifting and handling requirements, replaceability and safe working conditions.

Participate in mechanical completion, pre-commissioning, commissioning, HAT/SAT, energization checks, punch listing, loop checks, cause & effect testing and functional testing of UPS and generator systems.

Identify and substantiate risks or deviations…