Principal Engineer - Dry Utilities

• Ability to manage/lead a design and approval process interfacing with the project team, Clients, and Stakeholders.
• In-depth and strong understanding of Abu Dhabi/Dubai/UAE/KSA and Qatar Authority guidelines is a must.
• Lead the design from data collection validation, identify design gaps, prepare Concept master plan stage to Detailed Master Plan in terms of utility corridor space proofing, ROW coordination with wet roads, transportation, landscape, and building teams.
• Develop/Review of Dry utilities Master plan report, derive demand load calculations, tie-in point requirements. Full understanding of dry utilities and infrastructure projects from Concept to IFC stage.
• Strong infrastructure engineering background with previous experience on infrastructure projects.
• Thorough experience in grid stations' primary substation requirements, allocating HV corridor up to 400kV level, detailed design of substations, feeder pillars, and service turrets MV up to 33kV and above, LV networks calculations, and excellent report writing skills.
• Understanding of 132/220/400 KV overhead and underground lines relocation and protection requirements of dry utilities including power, telecom, and lighting.
• Strong understanding of HV/MV/LV equipment, generators, and power backup traction power for rails including the medium voltage to low voltage distribution.
• Prepare/Review the telecommunication infrastructure Network Design including ducts and manholes.
• Design/Review of Street Lighting for all types of roads, ROW Lighting Calculations, SLDs, Load schedules, landscape lighting, branch wiring, etc.
• Review the technical deliverables as per local authority and town planning department requirements for each dry service.
• Attend Client design meetings, kick-off meetings, progress meetings, workshops, prepare presentations, and lead dry utilities design as front end when required, conduct internal training, and provide technical support to graduates and engineers.
• Prepare/Review clarifications to Contractor RFIs, Review/approve any key technical submittals related to electrical works and dry utilities (if required).
• Work towards digitalization skills, innovations, and improvements to manage workload.
• Able to manage multiple teams with diverse backgrounds on geographically and culturally diverse teams, manage the projects with low design cost centers of the organization.
• Manage/lead the team of electrical engineers, Senior Engineer, and CAD technicians in the project(s), effective time management, planning, reporting to line manager in coordination with project manager and other relevant disciplines as required.
• Able to work on multiple bids and proposals and assist the team lead and disciplines lead in terms of pricing methodology and options.
• Excellent knowledge and focus towards the quality of design review and take ownership of the deliverables produced, ensuring the design safety is followed in all projects including identifying risks, mitigation, and design assumptions registers update.
• Design of electrical systems and dry utilities using AutoCAD, Civil3D experience and skills including ProjectWise, Infraworks, Navisworks, BIM, etc.
• Experienced in Electrical design software such as ETAP, Amtech, Dialux, and other power system studies including Load flow analysis, short circuit studies, harmonic analysis, motor acceleration studies, transient and steady state analysis.

Qualifications :

Minimum Requirements

• More than 15 years of experience in Design. Only candidates with Contracting, Construction Supervision, and Building projects are not preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor's Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering.
• Master's degree in Energy/Renewable Energy and/or Electrical and Electronic Engineering is preferred.
• Chartered Professional (C.Eng.) and holding professional license/certification from internationally recognized bodies.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time