Substation Specialist

Job description

Supervise the construction and make efforts to ensure the expeditious and economical construction thereof in accordance with the terms of the EPC contracts.

Monitor the EPC contractor to ensure quality, safety, schedule, and compliance with the approved design. Lead site inspections.

Detect and anticipate issues or problems at the site and suggest solutions in coordination with project management and EPC teams.

Review and assess the contractor's daily report.

Coordinate with relevant stakeholders to carry out commissioning activities.

Interpret drawings and specifications and consult with contractors if required to ensure compliance with the program.

Rectify any errors revealed in the detailed design or the working drawings.

Supervise inspection, testing, and commissioning.

Oversee site safety, health, and environmental aspects regularly to ensure a safe, environmentally friendly site environment with zero man-hour loss.

Maintain records of site activities, progress, non-conformities, remedial actions, follow-up history, near-miss cases, lessons learned, and interface cases at the site level.

Perform site progress meetings and attend monthly meetings if required by project management.

Certify all reports of materials, certify site progress reports, all inspections performed and attended by him or his team at site, and joint measurement certificates to certify the progress of works and related invoicing. Acceptance tests and commissioning shall be carried out by the contractor and supervised by the substation specialist in the presence of client representatives.

Coordinate the required interface for outages with client's stakeholders and the contractors.

Qualifications

The substation specialist shall be an electrical engineer with a minimum of 10 years' experience in 400 kV substation turnkey installations for projects of similar nature and complexity. Must have a proven record of working on similar projects, both in design and construction phases. Must be able to demonstrate strong attention to field safety. The working language will be English (spoken and written). Speaking Arabic would be appreciated but is not mandatory.