Sr Electrical Engineer - Substation

Role overview

Project and engineering management

• Manage scope, schedule, cost, quality, safety, project performance, risks, and contract compliance.
• Review project execution, design, procurement, and construction plans and methodologies.
• Review engineering submissions at 60%, 90%, and IFC stages, FEED verification reports, technical queries, deviations, and value engineering.
• Lead multidisciplinary engineering reviews across electrical, civil and structural, mechanical and HVAC, fire protection, communications, SCADA/ADMS, and cybersecurity.
• Interface with Airport Operations, Engineering, IT, Cybersecurity, HSSE, SEC, Matarat, and external stakeholders; chair weekly and monthly reviews.
• Maintain the risk register, lead monthly risk workshops, and manage constructability reviews and interface plans.

Electrical systems and power studies

• Oversee substations, 34.5kV and 13.8kV switchgear, busbars, protection and control, auxiliary AC/DC systems, transformers, batteries, and chargers.
• Oversee MV distribution loops, RMUs, underground duct banks, utility tunnel cable routing, cable terminations, LV systems, transfer schemes, emergency power, and UPS integration.
• Review ETAP, load-flow, short-circuit, arc-flash, harmonic, relay-coordination, motor-starting, and grounding studies.
• Validate protection philosophies and relay settings; ensure reliability and N-1 redundancy; review SCADA integration and operational control strategies.

Construction, testing, and commissioning

• Oversee substation buildings, transformers, RMUs, MV/LV cables, utility tunnels, HDD crossings, duct banks, earthing, and fire protection construction.
• Manage outage planning, switching programs, and energization while maintaining airport operations without disruption.
• Verify works against approved IFC drawings and method statements.
• Witness factory and site acceptance tests; review commissioning procedures and energization plans.
• Lead integrated testing of transformers, switchgear, protection relays, RMUs, SCADA, and communications networks; coordinate approvals and operational cutover.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.
• Master's degree in power systems engineering is preferred.
• Comply with applicable regulatory, operational, and safety requirements and relevant company quality, environmental, safety, and occupational health policies.