Principal Engineer - Dry Utilities
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Job Description
WSP are currently seeking a Principal Engineer - Dry Utilities to join our team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The successful candidates will lead and contribute to the design and implementation of electrical and power infrastructure projects in the Middle East.
You will be responsible for producing engineering design solutions, models, reports and obtaining authority approvals for single and multi-disciplinary design infrastructure projects.
Responsibilities
- Provide Overall engineering solutions, analysis, specifications, and procurement support for the infra projects.
- Manage Opportunity & Risk on the project.
- Aave a good knowledge of the contract and key clauses.
- Manage deliverables and provide the technical support to the team.
- Prepare time schedules, resource plan and assist in preparation of budgets.
- Lead bids/prospects, developing techno-commercial offers in liaison with internal and external parties.
- Manage projects execution till final delivery with NOC’s,
- Monitor and control budget, invoices.
- Manage Engineers and CAD team and provide tech support.
- Design High Voltage, Medium voltage, Low Voltage, Street Lighting and Telecom networks for infrastructure, urban plan, roads, tunnels projects.
- Carry out Grounding, lightning protection, cable containments and shielding,
- Undertake the load flow analysis, short circuit, protection schemes, grounding system calculations.
- Produce reports, drawings, calculations and presentations.
- Attend meetings with authorities regarding utility design proposals.
- Aware of local authorities regulations in gulf region.
- Advise and present engineering solutions to clients and stakeholders.
- Familiar with Dialux, Amtech, ETAP, AutoCAD, Civil3D, Navisworks and Microsoft office to produce my deliverables.
- Follow the QA/QC in compliance with the requirement of the projects.
- Organize &Attend progress meetings/communications with contractors, consultants and authorities.
- Minimize end users comments and hence ensure clients satisfaction and quality of deliverables.
- Ensure that the Design meets all relevant Codes and Standards.
- Review of Contractor shop drawings and materials submittals.
Qualifications
- BEng /BSc (Hon) or equivalent discipline with minimum 12 years post graduate experience, C.Eng & PMP are an advantage.
- Member of/working towards associated Professional body membership.
- Modelling of power and lighting networks.
- Detailed design of engineering solutions.
- Good report writing skills.
- Compiling authority approval documentation in accordance with local authority standards to obtain approvals.
- Excellent speaking and writing communication skills in English.
- What if we can have work-life balance?
- What if we can be rewarded in ways that support our individual needs?
- What if we can be accepted for who we are?
- Here at WSP – we can!
- WSP recognizes that work is only one part of our lives and making time for the other things in our life is important – be that our families, our friends or ourselves.
- So, if working from home, working part-time or having flexible start and finish time will help with this let us know as part of your application.
- As well as rewarding you with competitive pay, WSP offers standard benefits including first class medical cover, generous days annual leave, and paid professional subscriptions.
- Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.
- Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact.
- Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.
- With us, you can.
- Apply today.
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