Testing and Commissioning Coordinator

Larsen & Toubro; Qatar; On-site; QAR 350,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Larsen & Toubro in Qatar seeks a Planning & Commissioning Engineer for HV substations to lead T&C planning and execution. The role requires coordinating with EPCs, OEMs, Kahramaa, QA/QC, and site teams to ensure readiness at each stage and compliant documentation.

Responsibilities include overseeing primary and secondary equipment testing, reviewing test reports, and ensuring safety and quality through audits and adherence to IEC/IEEE standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop, update, and manage the test and commissioning (T&C) plan and schedule for all substation equipment.
• Coordinate between EPC contractor, OEMs, Kahramaa inspectors, QA/QC, and construction teams for each T&C stage.
• Ensure all pre-commissioning documentation is completed (I.T.Ps, method statements, checklists, FAT/SAT reports).
• Oversee testing of primary equipment: GIS, transformers, instrument transformers, circuit breakers, disconnectors, earthing switches.
• Oversee testing of secondary systems: protection relays, SCADA, RTU/BCU configurations, IEC interfaces, interlocking, SOE.
• Review all test reports before submission to Kahramaa.
• Verify system integration and perform functional checks during energization and load tests.
• Ensure commissioning work complies with Kahramaa regulations, project specs, and IEC/IEEE standards.
• Prepare and maintain T&C documents: test reports, red-mark drawings, energization permits, NCR close-outs, as-built docs.
• Track and close punch-list items related to testing and commissioning.
• Enforce safety requirements for high-voltage testing and switching operations.
• Participate in risk assessments and ensure proper isolation, LOTO, and energization protocols.
• Ensure quality of T&C work through audits and inspections.
• Act as main point of contact with Kahramaa Transmission Department for all T&C activities.
• Schedule inspections, obtain approvals for test procedures, and secure energization clearances.
• Coordinate with OEM specialists and subcontractors to ensure timely completion of tasks.

Job description

1. Planning & Coordination

• Develop, update, and manage the T&C plan and schedule for all substation equipment (GIS, transformers, protection relays, breakers, LCC panels, SCADA, telecom, etc.).
• Coordinate between EPC contractor, OEMs, Kahramaa inspectors, QA/QC, and construction teams to ensure readiness for each T&C stage.
• Ensure all pre-commissioning documentation is completed (I.T.Ps, method statements, checklists, FAT/SAT reports).

2. Testing & Commissioning Execution

• Oversee testing of primary equipment:
  • GIS, power transformers, instrument transformers, circuit breakers, disconnectors, earthing switches, busbar schemes.
• Supervise testing of secondary systems:
  • Protection relays (distance, differential, overcurrent, transformer protection, busbar protection).
  • SCADA, RTU/BCU configurations, communication interfaces (IEC 61850, IEC 60870-5-104).
  • Interlocking schemes, control & automation, annunciations, SOE.
• Review all test reports before submission to Kahramaa.
• Verify system integration and perform functional checks during energization and load tests.

3. Compliance & Documentation

• Ensure all commissioning work complies with Kahramaa regulations, project specifications, and international standards (IEC, IEEE).
• Prepare and maintain T&C documents: test reports, red-mark drawings, energization permits, NCR close-outs, as-built documentation.
• Track and close punch-list items related to testing and commissioning.

4. Safety & Quality

• Enforce safety requirements for high-voltage testing and switching operations.
• Participate in risk assessments and ensure proper isolation, LOTO, and energization protocols.
• Ensure quality of T&C work through audit and inspections.

5. Stakeholder Interface

• Act as the main point of contact with Kahramaa Transmission Department for all T&C activities.
• Schedule inspections, obtain approvals for test procedures, and secure energization clearances.
• Coordinate with OEM specialists and subcontractors to ensure timely completion of tasks.