Design Lead (Secondary) - Substation (El...

PeopleStrong; Sharjah; On-site; AED 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

PeopleStrong is seeking a Design Lead (Secondary) to define, review and execute secondary engineering activities for Substation and Power Distribution projects. The candidate must have advanced knowledge in protection & automation systems and be capable of leading a team to deliver engineering works within budget.

The role requires coordinating with vendors, ensuring adherence to project schedules, and delivering quality engineering documents and drawings for timely completion.

Qualifications

• Experience in designing secondary engineering for substations.
• Strong knowledge of protection and automation in substations.
• Ability to coordinate with vendors and lead a team.
• Familiarity with national and international codes and standards.

Responsibilities

• Timely delivery of engineering drawings & documents.
• Ensure deliveries are aligned to project schedule.
• Provide and obtain spatial requirements for design leads.
• Review primary drawings and sizing calculations and obtain client approvals.
• Prepare Design Philosophy of protection, control, signalling & automation.
• Review Vendor deliverables pertaining to Secondary Engineering.
• Define protection/control/automation philosophies for lead roles.
• Coordinate with Operations and other disciplines for design checks.
• Support Site Execution team with clarifications.

Skills

Protection & Automation

Substation

Team Leadership

Electrical Design

Education

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering

Tools

ETAP

PSCAD

CYMEGRID

Job description

Posted On 07 Oct 2026

End Date 05 Apr 2027

Required Experience 10 - 12 years

Skills

Knowledge & Posting Location

Design

Bachelor Of Electrical Engineering (BEE)

Job Description

As a Design Lead (Secondary), the person shall be capable of defining, reviewing & executing Secondary Engineering Activities for Substation / Power Distribution Projects. He must have advanced knowledge in Protection & Automation System in Substation. The person shall be thorough with protection applications. She / He shall coordinate with vendors for finalization of the equipment. She / He shall lead a team of Engineers and Draughtspersons for timely completion of the Engineering activities within budget. He shall maintain quality of engineering deliverables.

Key Responsibilities:

• Timely Delivery of Engineering Drawings & Documents


• Ensure deliveries are aligned to Project Schedule


• Provide and obtain spatial requirements and details of cut-outs and openings to Design Lead (Primary)


• Review primary drawings by Design Engineers & Draughtspersons & checking of design & sizing calculations of primary engineering electrical equipment and obtaining approvals from the client


• Prepare Design Philosophy of Protection, Control, Signalling & Automation and review of Functional Description document


• Review of Vendor deliverables pertaining to Secondary Engineering


• Define the philosophies on protection, control, signalling & interfacing (for lead)


• Capable of Multitasking and deliver multiple things on time


• Estimate and Plan man-hour requirement Reviewing of BOQ and submission to contracts team and providing technical clarifications


• Coordinating with Operations team and informing Design specifications for obtaining approval


• Coordinate with multiple disciplines for ensuring inter-departmental checks


• Provide support & clarifications to the Site Execution team


• Check pre-award evaluation of vendors (w.r.t. technical specifications requirement of the client) and forwarding the validation document to Supply Chain Management


• Inspect equipment from the finalized vendor after submission of validation document of the vendor

Technical expertise:

• The Design Lead (Secondary) is required to have an overall knowledge of System Studies, Control & Protection requirement, preparation of Schedules, Layouts and associated calculations. She / He is also required to have hands on experience of design Software. The Design Lead (Secondary) is required to have knowledge on National and International Codes and Standards


• She / he should have the understanding of Secondary Engineering activities like Schemes, Wiring Diagrams, SCADA & Control System. He / she shall have knowledge in CT / VT sizing calculations, battery sizing calculations, AC/DC schematic drawings. The Secondary Design Lead should also have detailed knowledge of Substation equipment and their Layouts.


• The Design Lead (Primary) is required to understand and interpret the contractual technical requirements and facilitate the Project Teams as and when required.


• The person is required have an overall understanding of interface knowledge with Telecom systems applicable for Substation.

Software Skills Required:

• General Awareness of MS Office


• Desirable knowledge of ETAP, PSCAD, CYMEGRID