Principal Resident Engineer Substations
5 days ago
Are you ready to make a difference? Then we look forward to meeting you
What we offer
- Tractebel is more than a place to work. It's your chance to evolve alongside top experts on impactful projects around the world. It's an environment built on team spirit, where you can reach your highest potential.
- We actively support the development of our people, and the opportunities for growth within the ENGIE Group are wide open.
- We offer a competitive salary package including paid holidays, performance-based bonuses (for eligible roles), comprehensive health insurance, and ENGIE stock options, among other perks.
- Flexible, hybrid arrangements allow one day of remote work per week
- We value team spirit and celebrate our achievements with events like our annual Iftar gathering and year-end festivities.
Your Mission
- As Principal Resident Engineer in our Middle East Transmission & Distribution department, you will contribute to our mission every day by playing a crucial role in managing and overseeing substation and associated cable and overhead line projects. Your expertise and leadership will ensure project success while strictly adhering to Tractebel's ethics and compliance guidelines.
- Your Key Responsibilities
- Take responsibility for Transmission & Distribution turnkey projects (substations), ensuring coordination and collaboration across all company departments.
- Guide site supervisory staff across all disciplines to maintain safety, quality, and project progress.
- Collaborate closely with design teams to ensure project advancement in technical and commercial terms.
- Prepare and manage all required reports, documentation, and correspondence related to the project.
- Oversee progress certifications, both technically and commercially.
- Coordinate interfaces with various disciplines and liaise with client engineers and management.
- Conduct and attend progress and technical meetings.
- Manage site acceptance tests and commissioning activities.
- Ensure compliance with safety rules and health, safety, and environmental (HSE) measures.
- We Would Love to Hear from People With
- A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
- A minimum of 15 years of experience in the Transmission & Distribution (T&D) substation business.
- Proven experience working on projects for UAE clients such as Transco and ADDC.
- Expertise in 132 kV, 220 kV, and 400 kV substations and their associated works.
- Demonstrated ability to manage site supervision for erection, testing, and commissioning of electrical works.
- Familiarity with project management tools and reporting.
Who You Are
- A strong communicator with excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
- Proactive, solution-oriented, and committed to continuous improvement.
- Comfortable negotiating and interacting with various departments to foster collaboration and project success.
- Logical and pragmatic in solving problems from first principles.
- Flexible and willing to adapt across diverse work areas, locations, and schedules as needed.
- Fluent in English, with additional proficiency in Arabic being a plus.
Who we are
Our top priorities are people, ethics, safety, and sustainability. With Tractebel, you are uniquely positioned to make a positive impact on global net-zero targets. The driving force behind reaching these goals is our greatest asset: you. Our people come first, and our strength is in our diversity. Because diversity leads to fresh perspectives that drive performance and innovation
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