OHL & Substation Engineer: Delivery & Safety Leader

WSP; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 201,000 - 335,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP Global Inc. in Abu Dhabi is seeking experienced Engineering and HSE professionals to support supervision and delivery of Overhead Line (OHL) and Substation projects.

You will supervise construction activities, ensure compliance with drawings, specs and safety standards, and coordinate with clients, contractors and multidisciplinary teams. At senior levels, provide technical or HSE leadership and contribute to project reporting, risk management and safety initiatives on major transmission

Qualifications

• Degree or professional qualification in Civil, Electrical Engineering, or Safety.
• Experience in Power Transmission & Distribution, OHL, Substations.
• For engineers: construction supervision and delivery of civil or electrical works.
• For HSE: supervising construction health and safety on major infra projects.
• Familiarity with site inspections, risk assessments, and safety requirements.
• Strong communication and coordination across multidisciplinary teams.
• Prior UAE/GCC project experience would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and monitor construction activities for OHL and Substation projects.
• Ensure works align with drawings, specs, method statements, and standards.
• Coordinate with clients, contractors, consultants, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Monitor progress, quality, technical compliance, and site safety.
• Review technical submissions, inspection requests, method statements, and project documentation.
• Participate in site inspections, testing, and commissioning where applicable.
• Identify technical, quality and HSE risks and support timely resolutions.
• Support implementation and monitoring of project HSE requirements and safe systems.
• Participate in safety inspections, audits, risk assessments and incident-prevention initiatives.
• Prepare progress, technical, inspection and HSE reports.
• At senior levels, provide technical or HSE leadership and support project delivery.

Skills

Civil Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Occupational Health & Safety

OHL & Substation

Multidisciplinary Coordination

Education

Civil Engineering degree

Electrical Engineering degree

Health & Safety qualification

Job description

WSP Global Inc. in Abu Dhabi is seeking experienced Engineering and HSE professionals to support supervision and delivery of Overhead Line (OHL) and Substation projects.

You will supervise construction activities, ensure compliance with drawings, specs and safety standards, and coordinate with clients, contractors and multidisciplinary teams. At senior levels, provide technical or HSE leadership and contribute to project reporting, risk management and safety initiatives on major transmission