Lead Commissioning Specialist

GE Vernova; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

GE Vernova in Saudi Arabia seeks a Lead Commissioning Specialist to lead testing and commissioning of electrical substation protection and control systems, ensuring safety, quality, cost and delivery targets are met.

You will organize and manage all site tests, develop test plans, coordinate with clients and consultants, and ensure proper documentation, drawings updates, and timely reporting of progress and issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related fields.
• Minimum 7 years of SAS Testing and Commissioning experience.
• Familiar with protection & control and sub-station protection schemes.
• Strong knowledge of control panels for AVR, ABTS, ACCS, AMR.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and communicate with leadership.
• Experience in preparing interface (CID) files with SAS systems.

Responsibilities

• Organizing and managing all the substation tests.
• Preparing test plans and associated test procedures.
• Carrying out all types of on-site tests of protection and control systems.
• Updating testing schedules aligned with the project timeline.
• Managing test equipment on-site and ensuring calibration validity.
• Ensuring tests meet quality and contract requirements.
• Issuing and managing non-conformance reports when needed.
• Preparing and updating as-built drawings and documentation.

Skills

Protection & Control

Sub-Station protection

Testing & Commissioning

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Tools

Digital multimeters

Injection sets

Watt-meters

Job description

Job Description Summary

The Lead Commissioning Specialist is responsible for commencing, coordinating and completion of Testing & Commissioning Works of the Electrical substation protection and control systems in accordance with the overall targets (Safety, Quality, Cost and Delivery) defined for the Project and in line with the technical specifications of the Contract.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Organizing and managing all the substation tests
• Preparing test plan and associated test procedures
• Carrying out all type of site testsof protection and control systems.
• Establishing and updating testing schedule, in accordance with overall schedule
• Managing test equipment at site such as: digital multi-meters, injection sets, watt-meters, etc., and ensure their calibration certificates are valid.
• Checking all tests done on site are in accordance with contact requirements (quality, type)
• Issuing and managing non-conformance reports when required
• Ensuring marked-up of all drawings for preparation of as-built documentation
• Centralizing/filling test reports and ensuring they are duly approved/signed by Consultant (if any) or Client
• Organizing and managing the backup of all equipment computer files such as protection relays settings equipment configuration etc., in order to deliver them along with marked-up drawings
• Ensuring compliance to PMH, GRID Quality & EHS Policies and IMS procedures
• Recording and reporting of Quality Objectives & KPI data
• Coordination with Client for Daily activities
• Recommend field changes beneficial to plant operations or necessary for efficient
  commissioning.
• Prepare final Commissioning report highlighting problem areas, recommended engineering
  changes, improvements in organizational efficiency and personnel performance evaluations to ensure that experience gained from each Commissioning is fed back to PM Team.
• Prepare monthly progress reports of activities performed by Commissioning group and highlight any negative events such as delays, design/erection errors, missing spares etc.
• Check on safety procedures – Permits, Method Statements, Risk Assessments, LOTO and all high-risk activities are followed during operation sequences and in use of equipment and materials.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related fields
• Minimum 7 years working experience as a SAS Testing and Commissioning Engineer in a similar industry.
• Familiar with specialized in Protection & Control, Sub-Station protection including: all protection panels for different voltage levels 400/132/33/11kV (BusBar prot. line prot., BS prot., BC prot., transformer prot. scheme check, stability, Load shedding, Capacitors Prot..etc.).
• Strong knowledge in all Control panels for different level (incl. AVR, ABTS, ACCS, AMR), and others.
• Good knowledge to prepare interface ( CID ) files with SAS systems
• Ability to influence internal stakeholders and functions laterally and upwards to achieve common project goals
• Ability to succinctly communicate to senior leadership key project issues with appropriate visual aids
• Ability to create genuine team dynamics and shared ownership of project goals

Desired Characteristics

• Ability to manage customer, partner and external relations under pressure while remaining mindful of business/project goals
• Strong sense of urgency & drive for results
• Ability to project self as true leader of the project and ultimate collaborative decision maker
• Natural instinct to be a change agent and contribute to wider business Operational improvement/evolution initiatives

Additional Information

• Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes