Principal Engineer

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Principal Engineer - Dry Utilities

We are currently seeking a seasoned professional to join our team as a Principal Engineer - Dry Utilities. The successful candidate will lead and contribute to the design and implementation of electrical and power infrastructure projects in the Middle East. Based in Abu Dhabi, you would be producing engineering design solutions, models, reports and obtain authority approvals for single and multi-disciplinary design infrastructure projects.

Your New Role - What's Involved

Provide overall engineering solutions, analysis, specifications, and procurement support for infra projects. Manage opportunity & risk on the project. Have a good knowledge of the contract and key clauses. Manage deliverables and provide technical support to the team. Prepare time schedules, resource plan and assist in preparation of budgets. Lead bids/prospects, developing techno-commercial offers in liaison with internal and external parties. Manage projects execution till final delivery with NOCs. Monitor and control budget, invoices. Manage Engineers and CAD team and provide tech support. Design High Voltage, Medium Voltage, Low Voltage, Street Lighting and Telecom networks for infrastructure, urban plan, roads, tunnels projects. Carry out Grounding, lightning protection, cable containments and shielding, Undertake the load flow analysis, short circuit, protection schemes, grounding system calculations. Produce reports, drawings, calculations and presentations. Attend meetings with authorities regarding utility design proposals. Aware of local authorities regulations in the Gulf region. Advise and present engineering solutions to clients and stakeholders. Familiar with Dialux, Amtech, ETAP, AutoCAD, Civil3D, Navisworks and Microsoft Office to produce deliverables. Follow the QA/QC in compliance with the requirement of the projects. Organize & attend progress meetings/communications with contractors, consultants and authorities. Minimize end-users comments and hence ensure clients' satisfaction and quality of deliverables. Ensure that the design meets all relevant Codes and Standards. Review of Contractor shop drawings and materials submittals.

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

• BEng/BSc (Hon) or equivalent discipline with a minimum of 13 years post-graduate experience, C.Eng & PMP are an advantage.
• Member of/working towards associated Professional body membership.
• Modelling of power and lighting networks.
• Detailed design of engineering solutions.
• Good report writing skills.
• Compiling authority approval documentation in accordance with local authority standards to obtain approvals.
• Excellent speaking and writing communication skills in English.

What's in it for you?

What if we can have work-life balance. What if we can be rewarded in ways that support our individual needs. What if we can be accepted for who we are. Here at WSP - we can! WSP recognizes that work is only one part of our lives and making time for the other things in our life is important - be that our families, our friends or ourselves. So, if working from home, working part-time or having flexible start and finish time will help with this let us know as part of your application. As well as rewarding you with competitive pay, WSP offers standard benefits including first-class medical cover, paid professional subscriptions. Be you, be happy - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects and maximizes the contribution individuals can bring to WSP. We recognize the benefits that people with varying backgrounds and experiences can bring. Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. Apply now and be the future of WSP.

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