Senior Commissioning Resident Engineer

SMEC (an SJ Group company); Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 420,000 - 560,000; Full time

Job summary

Surbana Jurong in Malaysia invites an experienced Site Commissioning Manager for I&C and SCADA systems at the Nenggiri Project Site, Kelantan. You will oversee SAT, commissioning, testing, and integration across multi-vendor environments and ensure alignment with IEC/IEEE/ISA standards.

The role requires a BSc in electrical or mechanical engineering, at least 20 years in hydropower projects, and proficiency in English.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in electrical or mechanical engineering.
• 20+ years’ hydropower project experience.
• Proven SAT, commissioning and troubleshooting of I&C and SCADA on site.
• Familiarity with IEC/IEEE/ISA standards and utility grid/SCADA requirements.
• Proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate I&C/SCADA integration and commissioning on site.
• Lead interface management and witness critical commissioning stages.
• Review and certify completion of milestones and TOC/COD readiness.
• Identify and manage integration risks with mitigation actions.
• Ensure compliance with TNB grid code and project specs.

Skills

SAT experience

Commissioning

I&C & SCADA

English proficiency

FIDIC knowledge

Education

BSc in electrical or mechanical engineering

Job description

• Review and approve the necessary commissioning procedures in close coordination with the Employer.
• Maintain and own the I&C and SCADA Interface Register for all areas such as turbine‑generator, balance of plant, switchyard, communication and TNB grid/SCADA).
• Critically review interface definitions, identify gaps, and formally instruct the E&M Contractor to resolve inconsistencies in line with contractual obligations.
• Lead regular interface meetings (weekly/biweekly) with the E&M Contractor and their Subcontractors to identify clashes, responsibilities and due dates; issue clear action lists and follow up to closure.
• Ensure alignment of control philosophies, I/O lists, communication architectures and signal lists between the E&M Contractor and TNB requirements.
• Act as the Employer’s technical authority for cross-system integration matters and interface disputes.

Coordination and Interface Management

• Review and approve the necessary commissioning procedures in close coordination with the Employer.
• Maintain and own the I&C and SCADA Interface Register for all areas such as turbine‑generator, balance of plant, switchyard, communication and TNB grid/SCADA).
• Critically review interface definitions, identify gaps, and formally instruct the E&M Contractor to resolve inconsistencies in line with contractual obligations.
• Lead regular interface meetings (weekly/biweekly) with the E&M Contractor and their Subcontractors to identify clashes, responsibilities and due dates; issue clear action lists and follow up to closure.
• Ensure alignment of control philosophies, I/O lists, communication architectures and signal lists between the E&M Contractor and TNB requirements.
• Act as the Employer’s technical authority for cross-system integration matters and interface disputes.

Commissioning Assurance and Witnessing

• Review and approve the E&M Contractor’s commissioning strategy, procedures, and detailed schedules for I&C and SCADA systems.
• Witness key commissioning stages including pre-commissioning, loop checks, functional testing, energisation, synchronisation, and trial operation.
• Verify commissioning readiness prior to critical milestones (energisation, first synchronisation, COD).
• Ensure all systems are tested in accordance with approved procedures and contractual acceptance criteria before certification.

Technical Review and Clarification (I&C and SCADA)

• Review key I&C and SCADA deliverables for integration aspects: control philosophies, P&IDs, I/O lists, communication block diagrams, network topology, HMI/SCADA screen list, alarm list and event list.
• Check that interfaces between PLCs/DCS and SCADA (plant SCADA, TNB SCADA / RTU) are consistent in both hardware (ports, cards, cabling).
• Coordinate resolution of technical queries (TQs) between parties, ensuring responses are technically sound and consistent with contract and TNB standards.
• Ensure proper implementation of interlocks, protections, fail-safe logic, and redundancy requirements.

SAT and Commissioning Coordination

• Prepare or review integrated SAT procedures for I&C, PLCs, protection interfaces and SCADA (including communication and data point testing to TNB).
• Ensure that all cross-vendor tests are clearly defined, witnessed where required, and documented.
• Support site teams during commissioning and trial runs to troubleshoot integration issues.
• Verify that all integration tests, including TNB SCADA data point verification and telecontrol functionality, are successfully completed.

Compliance With TNB And Contract Requirements

• Verify that all I&C and SCADA interfaces comply with TNB grid code, SCADA/telecontrol requirements and project technical specifications.
• Track TNB comments on submissions, coordinate consolidated responses from E&M Contractor, and ensure timely re‑submission and approval.
• Support the Employer in securing approvals required for energisation, synchronisation, and commercial operation.

Documentation and Configuration Management

• Maintain updated integration drawings and lists (communication architecture, I/O and signal mapping, addressing tables, time synchronisation scheme) reflecting agreed solutions.
• Ensure as‑built I&C and SCADA documentation from the E&M Contractor is consistent and complete before takeover (including licenses, passwords, network diagrams and configuration backups).
• Ensure E&M Contractor meets contractual requirements related to integration, commissioning, and performance guarantees.
• Review and certify completion of commissioning milestones and readiness for Taking-Over Certificate (TOC) and Commercial Operation Date (COD).
• Provide technical input into contractual notices related to delays, non-compliance, or defects in integration and commissioning.
• Maintain detailed records to support claims, variation assessments, and dispute resolution if required.
• Prepare the Commissioning Report.

Progress and Risk Management

• Identify integration-related risks (late deliveries, open TNB comments, missing I/O, protocol incompatibility) and highlight them early to STSC and the Employer with mitigation actions.
• Provide concise weekly updates on I&C/SCADA integration status, key issues and required decisions from Employer/STSC.
• Provide independent progress assessments to the Employer, including readiness for key milestones and COD.
• Promote safe commissioning practices in line with Malaysian regulations and international standards.
• Attend Project Risk and Lessons-Learnt workshops.

Job Specification

• BSc degree in electrical or mechanical engineering
• At least 20 years’ experience in hydropower projects.
• Proven experience in SAT, commissioning and troubleshooting of I&C and SCADA systems on site.
• Familiarity with relevant IEC/IEEE/ISA control and SCADA standards and utility grid/SCADA requirements.
• Extensive experience in SAT, commissioning, and system integration across multi-vendor environments.
• Working knowledge of FIDIC contracts and contractual enforcement in project execution.
• Knowledge of Malaysian Grid Code and Grid Code test procedures would be an asset
• Must be proficient in English.
• Location: Nenggiri Project Site, Gua Musang, Kelantan
• Contract: 12 to 18 months

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