Senior Testing & Commissioning Manager - Kuwait

National Contracting Company; al Asimah; Presencial; KWD 120.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

National Contracting Company seeks an experienced Lead for Testing & Commissioning of 132/400 kV substations and associated OHTL/UGC interfaces in Kuwait. You will oversee T&C plans, energization, and handover activities, ensuring quality, safety and on-time delivery.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team, mentor engineers, manage client interfaces and coordinate complex protection relays, IEC 61850, SCADA systems and energization activities from plan to handover.

Formación

• 15+ years of experience in Testing & Commissioning of 132kV and 400kV substations (GIS/AIS)
• PMP certified, with Kuwait Society of Engineers (KSE) membership
• Strong knowledge of protection relays, transformers, switchgear, SCADA, IEC 61850, teleprotection, end-to-end testing, energization and troubleshooting
• Strong leadership, communication, decision-making and stakeholder management skills, with a strong commitment to HSE and quality

Responsabilidades

• Lead testing, pre-commissioning, commissioning and energization activities for 132kV and 400kV substations
• Develop project-specific Testing & Commissioning plans, procedures, method statements, checklists and schedules
• Provide technical oversight for substation equipment including transformers, GIS/AIS, circuit breakers and protection systems
• Supervise protection relay testing, logic verification, functional testing and end-to-end testing of protection schemes
• Manage testing and commissioning of HV/EHV overhead transmission lines and verify line readiness prior to energization
• Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary T&C team and act as senior interface with client and utility/grid operator
• Lead issuance of TOAC and FAC, ensure test records submission and final handover dossiers

Conocimientos

T&C leadership

Protection relay testing

IEC 61850 knowledge

SCADA/SAS experience

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Energetization planning

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Descripción del empleo

• Lead the overall testing, pre-commissioning, commissioning and energization activities for 132kV and 400kV substations, including associated OHTL and UGC interfaces.
• Develop and implement project-specific Testing & Commissioning plans, procedures, method statements, checklists, schedules and energization plans.
• Provide technical oversight for substation equipment, including transformers, GIS/AIS, circuit breakers, CTs, VTs/CVTs, protection and control systems, SCADA/SAS, IEC 61850 and AC/DC systems.
• Supervise protection relay testing, logic verification, functional testing and end-to-end testing of protection schemes (differential, distance, busbar, breaker failure and others).
• Manage testing and commissioning of HV/EHV overhead transmission lines and verify line readiness prior to energization.
• Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary T&C team, allocate manpower and testing equipment, and act as the senior technical interface with the client, consultant and utility/grid operator.
• Lead the issuance of TOAC and FAC, ensure submission of test records and final handover dossiers, and manage warranty and maintenance activities after handover.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 15+ years of experience in Testing & Commissioning of 132kV and 400kV substations (GIS/AIS), with experience in OHTL and UGC projects.
• PMP certified, with Kuwait Society of Engineers (KSE) membership.
• Strong knowledge of protection relays, transformers, switchgear, SCADA, IEC 61850, teleprotection, end-to-end testing, energization and troubleshooting.
• Strong leadership, communication, decision-making and stakeholder management skills, with a strong commitment to HSE and quality.