Technical Design Manager

Owen Daniels; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Owen Daniels is seeking a UAE-based Technical Design Manager for utility-scale energy storage projects in the Middle East. The role is hybrid in Dubai and involves leading grid connection design, feasibility studies, and technical optimization to support project delivery and tenders.

You will manage design standards, work with utilities, and guide EPC/BoP reviews, taking part in design and commissioning phases across GCC markets.

Qualifications

• Experience leading electrical network design for renewable/ storage projects.
• Familiarity with 400kV to LV designs and grid code compliance.
• Ability to work with utilities and operators on connections.
• Strong analytical and design validation skills.
• Knowledge of equipment sizing, ratings, and safety considerations.

Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of power system network design and grid connection processes.
• Drive feasibility studies and value engineering for design optimization.
• Support design of large-scale storage plants including SLDs and layouts.
• Review EPC and BoP deliverables for quality and compliance.
• Perform power system studies and dynamic stability assessments.
• Develop network designs from 400kV to LV for project needs.
• Ensure designs meet UAE and GCC grid requirements.
• Provide techno-economic analysis to support tenders and BD teams.
• Support project delivery through detailed design and commissioning.

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Power systems design

Grid connections

Electrical engineering

Tools

DIgSILENT PowerFactory

BIM 360

Revit

AutoCAD 3D

Job description

Technical Design Manager, Utility Scale Energy Storage | Dubai | Hybrid | Competitive Tax-Free Salary + Bonus & Benefits

We're looking for a UAE-based Technical Design Manager to support our Grid and Project Development teams across a growing portfolio of utility scale energy storage and renewable projects in the Middle East. The region is delivering some of the largest solar and storage projects in the world, and as we expand into new markets across the GCC, you'll play a direct role in that growth. You'll join a highly capable Renewable Project Development team in a flexible, collaborative environment where everyone is aligned behind the company's growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of power system network design, including grid connection applications and negotiations with utilities and transmission operators such as DEWA, EWEC and TRANSCO, and support technical and financial optimisation through to financial close and beyond


• Lead engineering feasibility studies and drive value engineering to optimise design solutions


• Support the design of large scale energy storage plants, including equipment sizing and ratings, technical specifications and general design (SLDs, layouts, etc.)


• Review and, where appropriate, challenge EPC and BoP contractor design and engineering deliverables


• Carry out power and electrical system studies, including performance assessments for design assurance and transient and dynamic stability studies


• Develop power system network design from 400kV down to LV to support engineering design and business decision making


• Ensure designs meet local grid code and utility requirements across the UAE and wider GCC


• Provide technical and techno-economic analysis to support Business Development and Procurement teams on tenders


• Support Project Delivery teams through basic and detailed design, construction and commissioning


• Review key engineering deliverables produced by third party consultants and contractors


• Own technical design standards and best practice, using tools such as BIM, 3D CAD and Digital Twins

What You'll Bring

• Proven experience in electrical network design with a strong understanding of power system engineering; renewable system design experience is a strong advantage


• A solid grasp of power system and renewable connection design from 400kV down to site LV, including AIS and GIS substations, grid-forming inverters and control systems


• Understanding of transmission and distribution networks, ideally with exposure to GCC utilities and grid codes


• Knowledge of design requirements for electrical equipment within energy storage and renewable installations, including equipment interference, blast and fire safety, thermal performance in high-ambient conditions, and access and egress for installation and O&M


• Experience with software such as DIgSILENT PowerFactory, BIM 360, Revit and AutoCAD 3D


• Experience in engineering, system planning or consultancy within the energy sector (B2B), ideally in energy storage or renewables


• Project management experience, including budgeting and engineering capex management, is advantageous


• A genuine passion for clean energy and our social and environmental mission


• The drive to thrive in a fast moving, high pressure and entrepreneurial environment

What We Offer

• Highly competitive tax-free base salary


• Tailored incentive package, including cash bonuses and additional benefits depending on level


• A long-term opportunity to work alongside experienced professionals in a dynamic, friendly and people-focused environment


• Flexible and hybrid working


• A culture built on teamwork, independence, fairness and sustainability, with real support for self-development and growth

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