Project Technical Engineering senior professional

You as a Project Technical Engineering senior professional will be part of Hitachi Energy business based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Technical Project Engineering focuses on a range of engineering disciplines e.g. electrical, mechanical, chemical, civil, structural, automation and software engineering and the activities associated with project engineering include discipline engineering and design; planning, risk assessments; coordination of resources (personnel and equipment).

Your responsibilities          

• Coordination of project engineering activities as preparation and review of project engineering deliverables, monitoring of contractual scope, variation & change orders initiation, technical discussions, liaising with all stake holders on technical matters, monitoring engineering effort for projects and tenders etc.
• Primary engineering of GIS and AIS substation, layouts, earthing, cabling, lightning protection, sizing calculations, BOQ estimation, RFQ, supplier offer verification, FAT, MV system etc.
• Secondary engineering of GIS and AIS substation, protection, relay panels, LCCs, SCADA/RTU/SCMS etc., FMS/DFR, Telecom, control cabling, CT/VT sizing, sizing calculations, BOQ estimation, RFQ, supplier offer verification, FAT, MV system etc.
• Engineering of Auxiliaries of GIS & AIS substations, LV AC boards, service/auxiliary transformers, earthing transformers, DC system - batteries and battery chargers, UPS, inverter, security system, CCTV, access control, EPABX, sizing calculations, BOQ estimation, RFQ, supplier offer verification, FAT, etc.
• Coordination with other engineering disciplines substation projects and tenders.
• Coordination with internal and external stakeholder for scheduled progress of projects and tenders.
• Review of equipment specification and BOQ for supplier enquiries, technical offer review, monitoring and coordination of supplier deliverables, resolution of technical issues during FAT etc.
• Following the engineering processes, change management, risk and opportunities management and other relevant processes during project execution and tendering.
• Coordination with customer or consultant for document approvals as per project schedule.
• Coordination with site team for technical matters during installation, testing and commissioning, punch point closure etc.
• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background             

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in relevant field is required.
• Minimum 12 to 14 years of work experience is required of which 3-4 years of experience in a lead role is a must.
• Work experience in design & engineering, handling various utility substation project in the Middle East (SEC, NG SA Transco, DEWA, FEWA Kahramaa, EWA etc.) in a lead role is preferred with exposure to 33kV/132kV/220kV/400kV GIS and AIS projects.
• Understanding of installation, testing, and commissioning requirements to effectively support the preparation of testing protocol, site activities is preferred.
• Detailed domain expertise in one of the domains (either primary or secondary) is a must. The candidate must have the knowledge of other domains for effectively monitoring and supervising the regular project engineering activities.
• Experience of relay setting and coordination, knowledge of protection & control IEDs and in preparation and review of LVAC, DC system sizing calculations, preparation and review of IO list, CT/VT sizing, control cable list and termination list etc.
• Estimation of BOQ for RFQs during project and tender stage, supplier offer evaluations, witnessing FAT and issue resolutions, etc.
• Experience of coordination with civil and MEP disciplines in the substation, inputs for civil and MEP engineering, interfaces, coordination check with civil & MEP services etc. and preparing BOQ, deviation list, clarifications, technical proposal for tenders and customer enquiries for firm and budgetary tenders.
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.