Project Lead Engineer(Project Manager Engineering)

The opportunity

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Project Lead Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be coordinating project engineering activities - preparation and review of project engineering deliverables, monitoring of contractual scope, variation & change orders initiation, technical discussions, liaising with all stakeholders on technical matters, monitoring engineering effort for projects and tenders etc.

How you'll make an impact

• Coordinating with other engineering disciplines, substation projects and tenders.
• Coordinating with internal and external stakeholders for scheduled progress of projects and tenders.
• Reviewing 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.
• Coordinating with customer/consultant for document approvals as per project schedule.
• Coordinating with site team for technical matters during installation, testing and commissioning, punch point closure etc.
• You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Living Hitachi Energy's core values safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.
• Work experience in design & engineering, handling various utility substation project in the Middle East (Transco, DEWA, FEWA NG, SEC, Kahramaa, EWA, MEW etc.) in a lead role is preferred with exposure to 33kV/132kV/220kV/400kV GIS and AIS projects.
• Detailed domain expertise in one of the domains (either primary or secondary) is a must. The candidate must have knowledge of other domains for effectively monitoring and supervising the regular project engineering activities.
• 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.
• 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.
• Experience of preparing BOQ, deviation list, clarifications, technical proposal for tenders and customer enquiries for firm and budgetary tenders.
• Understanding of installation, testing and commissioning requirements to effectively support the preparation of testing protocol, site activities.
• Minimum 15 years of work experience required, of which 5 years of experience in a lead role is a must.
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English is required.

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Client-provided location(s): Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Job ID: Hitachi_Energy-JID3-149153

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2025-08-13T00:58:00