Senior Electrical Engineer – UPDA Grade A / Solar PV
Role Overview
Leads technical delivery of electrical works across real estate development, facility management, and solar PV projects.
Covers the project lifecycle from feasibility, design, and pricing through site supervision, commissioning, and handover.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role purpose
Leads technical delivery of electrical works across real estate development, facility management, and solar PV projects.
Covers the project lifecycle from feasibility, design, and pricing through site supervision, commissioning, and handover.
Electrical project delivery
- Manage electrical works from site inspection and review of scope, drawings, and specifications through execution, commissioning, and handover.
- Prepare execution plans and technical requirements; supervise technical teams and subcontractors and monitor quality, cost, and schedule.
- Prepare and review Single Line Diagrams, shop drawings, and as-built drawings.
- Perform load calculations and distribute loads across panels and circuits; size cables, breakers, protection, and earthing systems.
- Perform quantity take-offs, prepare and review BOQs, and verify executed quantities, variations, and payment-application technical content.
- Support tendering and pricing and evaluate subcontractor and supplier offers.
Coordination and electrical systems
- Review material submittals and method statements, resolve technical queries and site clashes, and coordinate approvals with clients, consultants, and authorities.
- Oversee operation, maintenance, and upgrading of electrical systems across the property portfolio.
- Analyze recurring faults, assess renovation and upgrade needs, and recommend reliability and energy-efficiency improvements.
Solar PV and handover
- Conduct PV feasibility studies, load assessments, and energy-yield estimates; design and review PV components, drawings, and quantities.
- Supervise solar installation and grid-connection requirements in line with KAHRAMAA regulations.
- Oversee inspections, testing, commissioning, and acceptance; close snag items and complete handover documentation.
- Contribute to technical requirements for the company's qualification to execute solar PV projects.
Education and registration
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
- Valid UPDA/MMUP Grade A registration.
Experience
- Over ten years of total experience is preferred, including experience in Qatar.
- Strong hands-on technical management of electrical site projects, including supervision, quantity take-off, drawing review, load calculations and distribution, subcontractor management, and problem-solving.
- Documented experience on at least two solar PV projects within the past year and eligibility to qualify as a Senior PV Engineer with KAHRAMAA.
- KAHRAMAA training completion and passed examinations receive priority.
Tools and professional skills
- Proficiency in AutoCAD and at least one solar design tool, such as PVsyst or HelioScope.
- ETAP and Battery Energy Storage Systems experience are advantages.
- Strong technical report writing and effective communication with clients and consultants; able to lead site teams.
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