Electrical Construction Manager

L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 446,000 - 725,000; Full time

Job summary

L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering is seeking an Engineering & Design Coordination professional to ensure timely communication of engineering changes to the site team and to incorporate them into construction activities. You will coordinate vendor drawings, equipment dimensions, cable entry requirements and installation details.

You will also raise RFIs, review IFC drawings, coordinate with electrical, civil, structural and mechanical teams, and support planning, QA/QC, HSE and progress reporting to

Responsibilities

• Ensure all engineering changes are communicated to the site team and incorporated into construction
• Coordinate vendor drawings equipment dimensions cable entry requirements and installation details
• Raise RFIs technical queries and site change requests where required
• Identify design discrepancies constructability issues and site constraints
• Ensure construction is based on the latest approved drawings and revisions
• Review electrical IFC drawings SLDs wiring diagrams cable schedules layouts and equipment foundation requirements
• Coordinate with the Electrical Engineering Civil Structural and Mechanical teams
• Ensure construction activities are executed as per the approved method statements and project procedures
• Identify construction risks delays and constraints and implement recovery plans
• Monitor daily weekly and monthly construction progress against the approved baseline schedule
• Plan and coordinate construction activities for the substation including HV MV LV protection control and auxiliary systems
• Prepare construction schedules manpower plans equipment requirements and material forecasts
• Review project scope contract requirements specifications and approved construction drawings
• Develop and implement the electrical construction execution plan
• Coordinate with vendors and specialist subcontractors for equipment installation and technical support
• Obtain necessary inspections approvals and clearances for electrical activities
• Present electrical construction progress key achievements risks and recovery actions
• Attend weekly progress meetings technical meetings and construction coordination meetings
• Coordinate with the client consultant PMC utility authority and main contractor
• Act as the primary electrical construction representative at site
• Review and ensure completion of punch lists and outstanding electrical works
• Ensure nonconformities NCRs are identified corrected and closed
• Verify proper equipment alignment cable routing termination torqueing labeling and earthing
• Monitor installation quality workmanship and material compliance
• Ensure inspection requests WIR IR are raised and approved before proceeding to subsequent activities
• Coordinate with QA QC engineers to implement the Inspection and Test Plan ITP
• Ensure all electrical installations comply with approved drawings project specifications and applicable standards
• Coordinate with the HSE team for incident prevention and reporting
• Stop unsafe work and take corrective action when required
• Ensure proper PPE barricading access control and safe working clearances
• Conduct toolbox talks safety briefings and regular site inspections
• Ensure safe work practices for HV equipment installation cable works lifting and testing
• Enforce permit-to-work LOTO Lockout Tagout and isolation procedures
• Implement electrical safety procedures risk assessments and method statements
• Ensure all electrical construction activities are performed safely
• Identify material shortages and initiate timely procurement or recovery actions
• Ensure proper storage preservation and handling of electrical equipment and materials
• Monitor productivity and optimize workforce utilization
• Plan manpower requirements including supervisors electricians technicians and subcontractors
• Verify materials against approved material submittals and equipment schedules
• Coordinate with procurement logistics warehouse and vendors
• Ensure timely availability of electrical materials and equipment at site
• Support energization planning switching procedures and client handover requirements
• Ensure punch points and testing-related issues are resolved
• Coordinate relay testing interlocking checks functional checks and SCADA signal verification
• Ensure test packs inspection records and calibration certificates are available
• Coordinate testing of transformers switchgear CTs VTs cables batteries earthing and protection systems
• Ensure electrical installations are completed and ready for testing
• Coordinate with the Testing & Commissioning Manager for pre-commissioning and commissioning activities
• Implement corrective and preventive actions to achieve project milestones
• Escalate critical issues to project management
• Maintain progress dashboards manpower reports and productivity records
• Track key construction milestones such as Equipment installation completion Cable laying and termination Earthing completion Panel installation Pre-commissioning readiness Energization readiness
• Monitor planned versus actual progress and identify delays
• Prepare daily weekly and monthly electrical construction reports
• Ensure the project meets client and authority requirements for final acceptance
• Support preparation of final handover dossiers and completion certificates
• Ensure electrical punch lists are closed before handover
• Coordinate operation and maintenance manuals warranties and vendor documents
• Ensure test reports inspection records material certificates and equipment documentation are compiled
• Coordinate as-built drawings and redline markups
• Ensure construction records are properly maintained

Job description

Engineering amp Design Coordination

• Ensure all engineering changes are communicated to the site team and incorporated into construction
• Coordinate vendor drawings equipment dimensions cable entry requirements and installation details
• Raise RFIs technical queries and site change requests where required
• Identify design discrepancies constructability issues and site constraints
• Ensure construction is based on the latest approved drawings and revisions
• Review electrical IFC drawings SLDs wiring diagrams cable schedules layouts and equipment foundation requirements
• Coordinate with the Electrical Engineering Civil Structural and Mechanical teams

Project Planning amp Construction Management

• Ensure construction activities are executed as per the approved method statements and project procedures
• Identify construction risks delays and constraints and implement recovery plans
• Monitor daily weekly and monthly construction progress against the approved baseline schedule
• Plan and coordinate construction activities for the substation including HV MV LV protection control and auxiliary systems
• Prepare construction schedules manpower plans equipment requirements and material forecasts
• Review project scope contract requirements specifications and approved construction drawings
• Develop and implement the electrical construction execution plan

Client Consultant amp Stakeholder Coordination

• Coordinate with vendors and specialist subcontractors for equipment installation and technical support
• Obtain necessary inspections approvals and clearances for electrical activities
• Present electrical construction progress key achievements risks and recovery actions
• Attend weekly progress meetings technical meetings and construction coordination meetings
• Coordinate with the client consultant PMC utility authority and main contractor
• Act as the primary electrical construction representative at site

Quality Control amp Inspection

• Review and ensure completion of punch lists and outstanding electrical works
• Ensure nonconformities NCRs are identified corrected and closed
• Verify proper equipment alignment cable routing termination torqueing labeling and earthing
• Monitor installation quality workmanship and material compliance
• Ensure inspection requests WIR IR are raised and approved before proceeding to subsequent activities
• Coordinate with QA QC engineers to implement the Inspection and Test Plan ITP
• Ensure all electrical installations comply with approved drawings project specifications and applicable standards

HSE Health Safety amp Environment

• Coordinate with the HSE team for incident prevention and reporting
• Stop unsafe work and take corrective action when required
• Ensure proper PPE barricading access control and safe working clearances
• Conduct toolbox talks safety briefings and regular site inspections
• Ensure safe work practices for HV equipment installation cable works lifting and testing
• Enforce permit-to-work LOTO Lockout Tagout and isolation procedures
• Implement electrical safety procedures risk assessments and method statements
• Ensure all electrical construction activities are performed safely

Material amp Resource Management

• Identify material shortages and initiate timely procurement or recovery actions
• Ensure proper storage preservation and handling of electrical equipment and materials
• Monitor productivity and optimize workforce utilization
• Plan manpower requirements including supervisors electricians technicians and subcontractors
• Verify materials against approved material submittals and equipment schedules
• Coordinate with procurement logistics warehouse and vendors
• Ensure timely availability of electrical materials and equipment at site

Testing amp Commissioning Coordination

• Support energization planning switching procedures and client handover requirements
• Ensure punch points and testing-related issues are resolved
• Coordinate relay testing interlocking checks functional checks and SCADA signal verification
• Ensure test packs inspection records and calibration certificates are available
• Coordinate testing of transformers switchgear CTs VTs cables batteries earthing and protection systems
• Ensure electrical installations are completed and ready for testing
• Coordinate with the Testing amp Commissioning Manager for pre-commissioning and commissioning activities

Progress Monitoring amp Reporting

• Implement corrective and preventive actions to achieve project milestones
• Escalate critical issues to project management
• Maintain progress dashboards manpower reports and productivity records
• Track key construction milestones such as Equipment installation completion Cable laying and termination Earthing completion Panel installation Pre-commissioning readiness Energization readiness
• Monitor planned versus actual progress and identify delays
• Prepare daily weekly and monthly electrical construction reports

Documentation amp Handover

• Ensure the project meets client and authority requirements for final acceptance
• Support preparation of final handover dossiers and completion certificates
• Ensure electrical punch lists are closed before handover
• Coordinate operation and maintenance manuals warranties and vendor documents
• Ensure test reports inspection records material certificates and equipment documentation are compiled
• Coordinate as-built drawings and redline markups
• Ensure construction records are properly maintained