Senior/Principal Engineer - Dry Utilities

WSP in the Middle East; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

first class medical cover

generous days annual leave

paid professional subscriptions

Job summary

WSP in the Middle East seeks a Senior/Principal Engineer - Dry Utilities to join our Abu Dhabi team. You will lead the design and delivery of electrical and power infrastructure for major UAE projects, overseeing HV/MV/LV networks, grounding, protection schemes, and utility coordination.

The role requires 10–12+ years post graduate experience, UAE familiarity, and strong English communication. You will manage schedules, budgets, bids, and QA/QC, coordinating with the CAD team to produce

Qualifications

• BEng/BSc (Hon) or equivalent with 10–12+ years post graduate experience; C.Eng & PMP are an advantage.
• Member of/working towards associated Professional body membership.
• Modelling of power and lighting networks.
• Detailed design of engineering solutions.
• Good report writing skills.
• Compiling authority approval documentation in accordance with local authority standards to obtain approvals.
• Excellent speaking and writing communication skills in English.
• Previous UAE experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall engineering solutions, analysis, specifications, and procurement support for the infra projects.
• Manage opportunity & risk on the project.
• Have a good knowledge of the contract and key clauses.
• Manage deliverables and provide the technical support to the team.
• Prepare time schedules, resource plan and assist in preparation of budgets.
• Lead bids/prospects, developing techno-commercial offers in liaison with internal and external parties.
• Manage projects execution till final delivery with NOC’s.
• Monitor and control budget, invoices.
• Manage Engineers and CAD team and provide tech support.
• Design High Voltage, Medium voltage, Low Voltage, Street Lighting and Telecom networks for infrastructure, urban plan, roads, tunnels projects.
• Carry out Grounding, lightning protection, cable containments and shielding.
• Undertake the load flow analysis, short circuit, protection schemes, grounding system calculations.
• Produce reports, drawings, calculations and presentations.
• Attend meetings with authorities regarding utility design proposals.
• Aware of local authorities regulations in gulf region.
• Advise and present engineering solutions to clients and stakeholders.
• Familiar with Dialux, Amtech, ETAP, AutoCAD, Civil3D, Navisworks and Microsoft office to produce my deliverables.
• Follow the QA/QC in compliance with the requirement of the projects.
• Organize &Attend progress meetings/communications with contractors, consultants and authorities.
• Minimize end users comments and hence ensure clients satisfaction and quality of deliverables.
• Ensure that the Design meets all relevant Codes and Standards.
• Review of Contractor shop drawings and materials submittals.

Skills

Modelling of power and lighting

Report writing

English communication

UAE experience

Education

BEng /BSc (Hon) or equivalent

C.Eng & PMP advantageous

Tools

Dialux

Amtech

ETAP

AutoCAD

Civil3D

Navisworks

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

WSP are currently seeking a Senior/Principal Engineer - Dry Utilities to join our team in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The successful candidates will lead and contribute to the design and implementation of electrical and power infrastructure projects in the Middle East.

WSP are currently seeking a Senior/Principal Engineer - Dry Utilities to join our team in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The successful candidates will lead and contribute to the design and implementation of electrical and power infrastructure projects in the Middle East.

You will be responsible for producing engineering design solutions, models, reports and obtaining authority approvals for single and multi-disciplinary design infrastructure projects in the UAE.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall engineering solutions, analysis, specifications, and procurement support for the infra projects.
• Manage opportunity & risk on the project.
• Have a good knowledge of the contract and key clauses.
• Manage deliverables and provide the technical support to the team.
• Prepare time schedules, resource plan and assist in preparation of budgets.
• Lead bids/prospects, developing techno-commercial offers in liaison with internal and external parties.
• Manage projects execution till final delivery with NOC’s.
• Monitor and control budget, invoices.
• Manage Engineers and CAD team and provide tech support.
• Design High Voltage, Medium voltage, Low Voltage, Street Lighting and Telecom networks for infrastructure, urban plan, roads, tunnels projects.
• Carry out Grounding, lightning protection, cable containments and shielding.
• Undertake the load flow analysis, short circuit, protection schemes, grounding system calculations.
• Produce reports, drawings, calculations and presentations.
• Attend meetings with authorities regarding utility design proposals.
• Aware of local authorities regulations in gulf region.
• Advise and present engineering solutions to clients and stakeholders.
• Familiar with Dialux, Amtech, ETAP, AutoCAD, Civil3D, Navisworks and Microsoft office to produce my deliverables.
• Follow the QA/QC in compliance with the requirement of the projects.
• Organize &Attend progress meetings/communications with contractors, consultants and authorities.
• Minimize end users comments and hence ensure clients satisfaction and quality of deliverables.
• Ensure that the Design meets all relevant Codes and Standards.
• Review of Contractor shop drawings and materials submittals.

Qualifications

• BEng /BSc (Hon) or equivalent discipline with 10-12+ years post graduate experience, C.Eng & PMP are an advantage.
• Member of/working towards associated Professional body membership.
• Modelling of power and lighting networks.
• Detailed design of engineering solutions.
• Good report writing skills.
• Compiling authority approval documentation in accordance with local authority standards to obtain approvals.
• Excellent speaking and writing communication skills in English.
• Previous UAE experience.

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• generous days annual leave
• paid professional subscriptions

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