Testing and Commissioning Engineer - Electrical Substation

About the role

The Testing and Commissioning Engineer is responsible for starting, coordinating and completing the testing and commissioning works of the electrical substation protection and control systems. The work must meet the project's Safety, Quality, Cost and Delivery targets and follow the technical specifications of the contract.

Key responsibilities

• Organize and manage all substation tests, including preparing test plans and procedures and carrying out site tests of protection and control systems
• Establish and update the testing schedule according to the overall schedule
• Manage test equipment such as digital multimeters, injection sets and wattmeters, and ensure calibration certificates are valid
• Check that site tests meet contract requirements and issue non-conformance reports when needed
• Ensure drawings are marked up for as-built documentation and that test reports are compiled, approved and signed by the Consultant or Client
• Back up equipment files such as protection relay settings and equipment configurations, and coordinate daily activities with the Client
• Prepare the final commissioning report, monthly progress reports and quality objectives and KPI data, and recommend field changes beneficial to plant operations
• Ensure compliance with PMH, GRID Quality and EHS policies and IMS procedures, and check that permits, method statements, risk assessments and LOTO are followed

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a relevant degree
• At least 7 years of experience as a Testing and Commissioning Engineer in a similar industry
• Proficiency in English and Arabic
• Ability to influence stakeholders, communicate clearly with senior leadership and lead the commissioning team

Required skills

• Protection and control systems, including substation protection panels for 400/132/33/11 kV (busbar, line, breaker, transformer protection, load shedding, capacitor protection)
• Control panels (AVR, ABTS, ACCS, AMR) and strong knowledge of SAS design, testing and commissioning
• Ability to prepare interface (CID) files for SAS systems