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Electrical Secondary Design Engineer(Substation) - UAE - L1

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

PRE-BID DESIGN:

  • Analyze RFQs, tender specifications, and client documents for control, protection, and automation requirements.

  • Prepare preliminary overall SLDs, protection SLD, and SCADA/communication architecture diagrams.
  • Estimate control & protection scope including:
  • Control relay Panel counts.
  • Relay types or models & quantities
  • Power, control and FO cable quantity estimation as per voltage level of Substation.
  • Terminal and I/O card requirements.
  • Identify typical schematics and wiring philosophies based on prior standards or project experience.
  • Interface with proposal, costing, and procurement teams to support technical input for BOQ and bid pricing.
  • Provide relay and protection scheme selection recommendations based on voltage level, technical specification, grid codes, and cost-efficiency.
  • Suggest design optimizations to reduce cost while maintaining technical compliance.
  • Coordinate with OEMs and vendors for budgetary quotations, compliance, and integration feasibility.
  • Support the preparation of:
  • Technical offer documents
  • Bid clarifications
  • Deviation lists

Compliance matrices.

EXECUTION OF CONTRACT:

  • Develop secondary engineering design drawings including:

  • Control & Protection SLD & Schematics.
  • Wiring Diagrams
  • Inter trip and Interlocking Logic Diagrams.
  • All type of Relay settings.
  • CT & PT sizing calculations and Time-Current characteristics.
  • Cable & Termination Scheduling Details.
  • Panel General Arrangement, Board formation & BOM
  • SCADA & Telecommunication architecture and interfaces.
  • Prepare detail engineering for:
  • Protection systems (line, transformer, busbar, Bus sectionalize breaker failure, etc.)
  • Metering & control circuits
  • Bay control units (BCUs), relays, RTUs, and IEDs
  • Select and specify protection relays and control equipment based on project and client needs
  • Ensure designs comply with relevant standards (IEC, IEEE, IS) and utility codes
  • Interface with primary design, civil, Mechanical, Fire protection, Firefighting, CCTV surveillance, communication and project engineering teams for coordinated substation layout and cable routing
  • Prepare BOQ and support procurement with technical data sheets

Participate in design reviews, client meetings, FAT/SAT of panels, and support during commissioning if required


Experience
: Min. 7-12 years of experience.

Knowledge (Technical / Functional):
  • Knowledge of civil engineering- Particularly basic knowledge of execution of transmission projects, various techniques etc.
  • WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF SOFTWARE
1. ETAP
2. Siemens DIGSI

3. Schneider Electric's Eco Struxure Power Commission.

4. ABB PCM600 or GE Ener vista

5. Siemens SICAM PAS / SICAM SCC

6. ABB Micro SCADA

7. GridWorX

  • KNOWLEDGE OF DESIGN CODES
1. IEC
2. IS

3. IEEE

4.CEA/CBIP

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