Electrical Power Engineer: Substations, Microgrids & Design

SMEC; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 180,000,000 - 340,000,000; Full time

Job summary

SMEC in Jakarta is seeking an Electrical & I&C Project Engineer to lead electrical scope planning, cost estimation, and design development across FEL stages. You will coordinate with sponsors/clients, prepare budgets, and ensure the project meets safety and quality standards through construction, commissioning, and closeout phases.

The role involves system design, load-flow analysis, and using tools like ETAP/PSSE.

Responsibilities

• Confirm detail project scope & objectives with project sponsor/client for electrical scope and possible I&C scope (return on investment, production level increase, standards to be achieved).
• Arrange preliminary design & prepare Budget Estimate (BE) for proposal development & schedule for electrical, I&C scope to enable project objectives including EHS considerations & requirements to be achieved (proposal and project execution stage).
• Prepare Electrical and I&C Cost Estimate as part of deliverables submitted to Client.
• Finalize electrical design (FEL-1, FEL-2, FEL-3 and DED stage) to meet Client’s deliverables and project objectives.
• Manage project execution including construction assistance, commissioning & start up. Ensure all work is completed within scope, cost, schedule & safely in accordance with accepted standards & procedures.
• Forecast, report & control project cost, schedule, scope & safety to meet project objectives for electrical, I&C scope.
• Collate hand over documentation & close out the project, to ensure accurate records are available for Client’s need and to meet SMEC/SJ close out procedures.
• Perform System Design and Planning with the following task: create single-line diagrams (SLDs), wiring layouts, and electrical schematics, size system components like cables, transformers, and circuit breakers correctly, design substations, microgrids, and integration frameworks for renewable energy
• Perform Analysis and Modeling with several activities: run load flow studies to check voltage drops and system capacity, perform short-circuit and fault analysis to test safety limits, conduct protective relay coordination and arc flash hazard evaluations and use specialized modeling software like ETAP, PSSE, DigSilent Power Factory, or similar tools
• Assigned as junior project manager if required.
• Report directly to Senior Electrical Engineer in day-to-day basis and in coordination with HQ and onsite technical and project management team.

Job description

SMEC in Jakarta is seeking an Electrical & I&C Project Engineer to lead electrical scope planning, cost estimation, and design development across FEL stages. You will coordinate with sponsors/clients, prepare budgets, and ensure the project meets safety and quality standards through construction, commissioning, and closeout phases.

The role involves system design, load-flow analysis, and using tools like ETAP/PSSE.