Head, HV & Electrical (UAE National – Only)

Masdar; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading renewable energy company in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Head of HV & Electrical to lead and manage technical aspects of infrastructure projects. This role demands significant experience in the renewable energy industry. Responsibilities include providing technical guidance, managing project alignment, and ensuring compliance with organizational goals. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering and 12-15 years in relevant fields. Strong project management and communication skills are essential. This role is exclusively open to UAE Nationals.

Qualifications

• 12-15 years of experience in the renewable energy industry or equivalent experience.
• Experience managing teams within the energy sector.
• Knowledge of energy market players and components.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage technical support for HV & electrical infrastructure.
• Contribute to Engineering annual objectives aligned with corporate strategy.
• Provide insights on testing and technical specifications within EPC contracts.

Skills

Project management skills

Communication skills

Knowledge of renewable energy

Ability to prioritize actions

Experience in brownfield upgrades

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical engineering

Master’s degree in engineering or related field

Tools

CYMCAP

Power Factory

Job description

Company Description

Established in 2006, Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company) is a global clean energy leader, transforming how the world produces and consumes energy through bold innovation and commercial excellence.

Masdar is a clean energy investor, developer and operator, advancing renewable energy projects across key markets and technologies, with a global project portfolio capacity to date of over 51 gigawatts (GW).

Jointly owned by TAQA, ADNOC and Mubadala, Masdar is driving the scale-up of renewables worldwide, targeting a portfolio capacity of 100GW by 2030.

Job Description

Purpose for the job:

To lead and manage technical and techno-economic, design aspects and project management during the life cycle of a project related to infrastructure scope for all engineering disciplines such as High Voltage (HV) & electrical including the Instrumentation and Control (I&C) and Cyber Security. The role involves strategic planning, resource allocation, and ensuring project alignment with organizational goals.

The Head, HV & electrical will provide technical guidance and leadership to multiple teams of engineers and technical consultants besides the strategic decisions within the Engineering To lead a team of discipline experts in relation to HV & Electrical (including the OT) infrastructure components within the renewable power plants and to be accountable for knowledge transfer to other members of the team.

As part of an integrated project team, to prepare and agree on project specifications, budgets and timescales with contractors, clients or other stakeholders, and to define basic design, and create or review test procedures for infrastructure components such as foundation, transformers, cables etc.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage technical support for assessing the HV & electrical infrastructure part of power projects for Masdar
• Contribute to the execution of the Engineering annual objectives in line with Masdar’s vision, mission and overall strategy.
• Provide strategic contribution and ensure risk management processes in place through analyzing how Engineering can set new technological and environmental trends and support business incubation in Abu Dhabi.

• Monitoring projects from technical and techno-economic aspects with regards to all HV & electrical engineering discipline, ensuring maximum value creation, measured through levels of innovation, adoption, and successful deployment of technology in projects.

• Lead the provision of HV, electrical, OT and Cyber Security engineering discipline technical and technoeconomic support for all projects throughout the full investment lifecycle, balancing between in-house and external service providers, and combining lowest cost with maximum knowledge build-up and flexibility.
• Manage the revision of critical design aspects and critical list creation during the execution phase within the domain.
• Support technically the Portfolio Management team, as required, in operational matters that may rise during the asset lifetime.

• Participate in streamlining the technical process and procedure and Electrical standards
• Provide insights on testing/commissioning protocol and other technical specifications within the EPC/O&M contracts and definitive agreements
• Provide technical support for other team members and intervene with external stakeholders (e.g. with lenders technical advisor LTA during TDD) safeguarding Masdar interest

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in engineering or related field is an asset
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical engineering or related field

Preferred Experience:

• 12-15 years of experience in the renewable energy industry (preferably with an EPC contractor, engineering firm or technical consultant) or equivalent experience
• Experience managing teams
• Knowledge of energy market players and energy components
• Knowledge of renewable energy, traditional energy industry and latest R&D trends
• Knowledge of latest engineering trends
• Experienced user in Electrical tools (e.g. CYMCAP, Power Factory)
• Exceptional communication skills and able to work in a dynamic, fast paced, diverse environment.
• Ability to prioritize actions and work within a diverse team
• Project management skills and planning and organizing skills
• Experience in brownfield upgrades and grid interconnection planning

Please note that this role is ONLY for UAE Nationals.

Please note that this role is to be based Head Office, Abu Dhabi.

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