Project Engineering Manager - DEWA VII

Role overview

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate with project planning and align engineering deliverables with the project schedule; conduct regular project reviews.
• Hold internal reviews to optimize resources, allocate work, and improve productivity.
• Review designs, calculations, and drawings and secure customer approvals before timely submission.
• Resolve vendor issues and support timely delivery of materials to the project site.
• Clarify equipment design issues with interdisciplinary managers and support site execution teams on critical design issues and procedural delays.
• Enable and review quantity estimates and bills of materials.
• Support procurement and supply chain in resolving procurement matters and finalizing vendor engineering orders.
• Support BOQs, pre-bid offer reviews, technical submissions, and post-tender clarifications for the contracts team.
• Lead design leads, design engineers, and draughtspeople; manage work and man-hour allocation.
• Ensure BIM implementation and provide technical insights to the tendering team.

Qualifications and experience

• B.E. or B.Tech. in Electrical or Electrical and Electronics Engineering; the posting also lists Bachelor of Electrical Engineering as a minimum qualification.
• At least 12 years of experience, predominantly in substation construction design and leading engineers in execution of multiple projects.
• Expertise in primary and secondary engineering for substation projects and detailed understanding of GIS/AIS substations up to 765 kV.
• Knowledge of power transformers, reactors, circuit breakers, disconnectors, and instrument transformers.
• Knowledge of earthing, lighting, lightning protection, cabling, schemes, wiring diagrams, SCADA, and control systems.
• Understanding of project delivery across geographies, clients, and utilities, including equipment and vendor engineering market conditions.
• Ability to interpret contractual technical requirements and support project teams; good interviewing skills.
• Tendering experience is an advantage.

Software skills

• General awareness of MS Office is listed as required.
• Awareness of ETAP, PSCAD, CYMGRD, and project planning tools is desirable.