Principal Resident Engineer – Cable

WSP

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Ref: HP362-386

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

With demand in our Power Networks sector continually growing we are looking to appoint Principal Resident Engineer – Cable for our Abu Dhabi office, UAE

To be successful in this role you will be a degree qualified engineer with a minimum 15 years’ experience in supply and installation of 132kV underground cables between substations

You will have worked as a Owners Engineer within a Project Manager capacity for the cable engineering of 400kV and or 132KV GIS substations. Within this role you will responsible for managing a team of engineers and supervise the cable design review and installations in accordance with specification ensuring quality and execution to time and budget, to the client’s satisfaction.

You may also be required to review and approve contractor’s designs, supervise the construction, testing and commissioning of various networks projects, whilst being familiar with all safety aspects of a site environment.
Previous work experience in the Middle East region would be an advantage. Potential candidate must have worked for few years on high voltage underground cables 66kV and above in terms of design & installation work.

Requirements

As a manager you will have good communication skills and be able to provide leadership to your team.

Your success within this role will be measured on your performance through several factors, firstly successful completion of the project, secondly ensuring that all outcomes have been achieve which were agreed by the client and the project teams and thirdly building successful and sustainable relationships between PB and the client organization.

We are seeking a solution-oriented and innovative person who is passionate, ambitious and has a realistic approach to large scale power projects. A lateral thinker who is able to add value to projects and clients will do well in this role.

Please apply online.

About the Company

WSP is one of the world's leading engineering professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals. We design lasting solutions in the Property & Buildings, Transportation & Infrastructure, Environment, Industry, Resources (including Mining and Oil & Gas) and Power & Energy sectors as well as project delivery and strategic consulting services. With 36,000 talented people in more than 500 offices across 40 countries, we engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.

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