Deputy Manager Electric Design -Kuwait

National Contracting Company; al Asimah; On-site; KWD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

National Contracting Company in Kuwait seeks a senior electrical design lead for HV/MV/LV systems, including generators, transformers, switchgear, GIS/AIS, MCCs, and UPS/DC systems. You will oversee sizing, calculations, and drawings, ensuring IEC/IEEE compliance and timely technical submittals.

You will coordinate with clients, consultants, and site engineers, resolving design queries and guiding cross-disciplinary teams to deliver quality documentation and handovers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 12–15 years’ experience in electrical design for power plants.
• Kuwait Society of Engineers (KSE) membership.
• Knowledge of sizing, system studies, one-line diagrams, layouts, RFQs, and BOM reviews.
• Experience with ETAP and relevant engineering codes and standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical design activities for HV/MV/LV systems, including generators, transformers, switchgear, GIS/AIS, MCCs, UPS/DC systems and auxiliary systems.
• Carry out equipment sizing, design calculations, equipment selection and engineering drawings to high standards, meeting all aspects of client specifications.
• Review and approve electrical engineering calculations, design documents, SLDs, schematics, layouts and equipment specifications, ensuring compliance with IEC/IEEE standards and statutory requirements.
• Attend design review meetings with clients, and coordinate with engineering consultants and vendors on engineering deliverables, technical submittals and queries.
• Manage interdisciplinary interfaces with Mechanical, Civil and Instrumentation & Control disciplines, and coordinate with NCC site engineers on design-related queries.
• Resolve technical queries, deviations and design changes, assess their technical, commercial, schedule and contractual impact, and identify design risks and constructability issues at an early stage.
• Direct and guide team members in preparing engineering documents and drawings, and ensure proper handover of approved documents and as-built drawings.

Skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Time management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ETAP

Job description

• Lead electrical design activities for HV/MV/LV systems, including generators, transformers, switchgear, GIS/AIS, MCCs, UPS/DC systems and auxiliary systems.
• Carry out equipment sizing, design calculations, equipment selection and engineering drawings to high standards, meeting all aspects of client specifications.
• Review and approve electrical engineering calculations, design documents, SLDs, schematics, layouts and equipment specifications, ensuring compliance with IEC/IEEE standards and statutory requirements.
• Attend design review meetings with clients, and coordinate with engineering consultants and vendors on engineering deliverables, technical submittals and queries.
• Manage interdisciplinary interfaces with Mechanical, Civil and Instrumentation & Control disciplines, and coordinate with NCC site engineers on design-related queries.
• Resolve technical queries, deviations and design changes, assess their technical, commercial, schedule and contractual impact, and identify design risks and constructability issues at an early stage.
• Direct and guide team members in preparing engineering documents and drawings, and ensure proper handover of approved documents and as-built drawings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 12 – 15 years of experience in electrical engineering design of Simple and Combined Cycle Power Plants.
• Kuwait Society of Engineers (KSE) membership.
• Knowledge of equipment sizing, system studies, one line diagrams, equipment layouts, RFQs, bills of materials and review of vendor offers; experience with ETAP and engineering codes and standards.
• Strong leadership, teamwork, time management and communication skills.