Mr. Raees Malik

Manager Electrical | Reliability Leader | NFPA 70, 70B & 70E Approved Instructor

Raees Malik

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Raees Malik is a senior Electrical Engineering professional with 14+ years of experience across power generation, oil & gas, fertilizers, mining, solar energy, and large industrial facilities. He specializes in electrical maintenance, reliability engineering, project execution, and turnaround management across generation, transmission, distribution, and plant E&I systems. Known for his strong technical judgment and agile leadership, he delivers results in complex, safety-critical environments, with expertise in power plants, gas turbines, substations, HV systems, PLC/SCADA, and protection relays. Raees brings a balanced combination of hands-on engineering, strategic planning, and people leadership, supported by strong command of SAP PM, MM, and PS, driving operational excellence, cost control, HSE compliance, and long-term asset reliability.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Electrical Engineering & Asset Reliability

  • Power Generation (Gas Turbines, Diesel Power Plants, Solar PV)
  • High Voltage & Medium Voltage Systems (11kV–100 MVA)
  • Gas Turbines, Alternators & Excitation Systems
  • Power Transformers, Switchgears & Protection Relays
  • Electrical Testing (Tan Delta, PD, IR, DAR, PI, CT/PT Testing)

Maintenance, Projects & Turnarounds

  • Preventive, Predictive & Breakdown Maintenance
  • Turnaround Planning & Execution (SAP Planner)
  • Electrical Projects Lifecycle Management
  • Inventory Optimization & Spares Management
  • CAPEX, OPEX & Turnaround Budgeting

Automation, Control & Digital Systems

  • Siemens PLCs (S5, S7-300, S7-400, S7-1200, S7-1500)
  • SCADA Systems & HMIs
  • Siemens VFDs (Simovert, Sinamics)
  • Protection Relays (Micom, GE, Schneider, ABB, Siemens)

Leadership, HSE & Compliance

  • Team Leadership & Departmental Management
  • HSE / IMS Compliance & Safety Coordination
  • DuPont STOP Program Implementation
  • Root Cause Analysis, FMEA & PDCA Methodologies

CERTIFICATIONS & ACCREDITATIONS

  • NFPA Authorized Instructor
  • Electrical Power Systems & Motor Control with VFDs
  • Project Management Principles & Practices
  • ISO 9001 / 14001 / 45001 / 50001
  • Six Sigma Yellow Belt
  • COSHH Manager Certification
  • Energy Audits & Power Quality
  • OSHA Health & Safety Induction
  • Leadership, People Management & Negotiation
    (130+ professional and technical certifications)

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical)
Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Jamshoro

  • Position Holder (Silver Medallist)
  • Recipient of departmental scholarship throughout degree program

INNOVATIVE PROJECTS & ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Large-scale PLC migration and automation projects across fertilizer and refinery plants.
  • Power factor improvement through capacitor bank installations.
  • Switchgear expansion and MV motor commissioning at critical production facilities.
  • Extensive operational exposure to centralized power plant control systems and SCADA.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Manager Electrical / HOD Electrical
Prime Global Energies Limited (ex-ENI Pakistan) | Hyderabad (Apr 2025 – Present)

  • Leading electrical operations of a 320 MMSCFD Gas Processing Plant and Wellhead Compression Facilities.
  • Managing O&M of an 80 MW Power Plant with Rolls-Royce Gas Turbines and advanced protection systems.
  • Planning and supervising maintenance of a 10 MW Solar Tracking PV Plant.
  • Successfully executed installation and commissioning of a 6.2 MW Export Gas Compressor Motor with ABB support.
  • Managing vendor contracts, RRCs, inventory optimization, and HSE compliance.

Senior Electrical Engineer (E&I)
Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company – AGJV (Thar Block II) (Jul 2023 – Apr 2025)

  • Headed electrical teams ensuring reliability of power generation, transmission, and distribution systems.
  • Led O&M of a 14.4 MW Diesel Power Plant (MTU) and 5 MW Solar Power Plant.
  • Conducted comprehensive HV/LV testing, protection relay testing, and transmission line diagnostics.
  • Oversaw PLC S7-1500, SCADA systems, and field instrumentation troubleshooting.

Unit Engineer / Assistant Manager Electrical
National Refinery Limited (NRL), Karachi (Jul 2022 – Nov 2022)

  • Executed electrical maintenance and turnaround activities at Lube II Refinery Plant.
  • Directed maintenance SOP development and preventive maintenance optimization using SAP.
  • Supervised HT/LT motors, transformers, switchgears, and oil circuit breakers.

Senior Executive Electrical (E&I)
Fauji Fertilizer Company Bin Qasim Limited (FFBL) (May 2016 – Dec 2021)

  • Managed utilities and energy systems including 52 MW GE Gas Turbines, substations, and auxiliary systems.
  • Improved preventive maintenance compliance from 20% to 90%, reducing lifecycle costs.
  • Executed reliability improvements using FMEA and PDCA methodologies.
  • Led testing and maintenance of VCB, SF6 & ACB switchgears and numerical protection relays.

Executive – Electrical Projects & Planning
Fauji Fertilizer Company Bin Qasim Limited (Nov 2013 – Apr 2016)

  • Led electrical projects end-to-end including planning, execution, monitoring, and closure.
  • Successfully delivered Siemens PLC S7-300 & S7-400 upgrade projects valued at USD 58 million.
  • Planned and executed major turnarounds using SAP PS Module with full cost and schedule control.