Description
WSP is currently seeking a Senior/Principal Engineer - Dry Utilities to join our team in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The successful candidate 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 in the UAE.
Responsibilities
- Provide overall engineering solutions, analysis, specifications, and procurement support for infrastructure projects.
- Manage opportunity and risk on the project.
- Have good knowledge of the contract and key clauses.
- Manage deliverables and provide technical support to the team.
- Prepare time schedules, resource plans, and assist in the preparation of budgets.
- Lead bids/prospects, developing techno-commercial offers in liaison with internal and external parties.
- Manage project execution until final delivery with NOC's.
- Monitor and control budget, invoices.
- Manage engineers and CAD teams and provide technical support.
- Design high voltage, medium voltage, low voltage, street lighting, and telecom networks for infrastructure, urban planning, roads, tunnels projects.
- Carry out grounding, lightning protection, cable containment, and shielding.
- Undertake load flow analysis, short circuit, protection schemes, and grounding system calculations.
- Produce reports, drawings, calculations, and presentations.
- Attend meetings with authorities regarding utility design proposals.
- Be aware of local authorities' regulations in the Gulf region.
- Advise and present engineering solutions to clients and stakeholders.
- Familiarity with Dialux, Amtech, ETAP, AutoCAD, Civil3D, Navisworks, and Microsoft Office to produce deliverables.
- Follow QA/QC in compliance with project requirements.
- Organize and attend progress meetings/communications with contractors, consultants, and authorities.
- Minimize end-users' comments and ensure client satisfaction and quality of deliverables.
- Ensure that the design meets all relevant codes and standards.
- Review contractor shop drawings and materials submittals.
Qualifications
- BEng/BSc (Hon) or equivalent discipline with 10-12+ years of postgraduate experience, C.Eng & PMP are advantages.
- Member of or 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.
- Previous UAE experience.
WSP recognizes that work is only one part of our lives and making time for other things is important. We offer competitive pay, standard benefits including first-class medical cover, generous annual leave, and paid professional subscriptions.