Altaf Qazi, Sr. Electrical Engineer

Altaf Qazi

Sr. Electrical Engineer

Maaden

Location
Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
Education
Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering
Experience
16 years, 8 Months

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Total years of experience :16 years, 8 Months

Sr. Electrical Engineer at Maaden
  • Saudi Arabia - Jubail
  • My current job since November 2018

Job description: Working as Sr Electrical Engineer, reporting to Department Manager. Preparation FEED package, of Technical Service report (TSR), Contractor design package evaluation, participate in MOC, Risk Assessment activity for our plant.

Preparation of Basic Engineering / Design package (drawing, calculation data sheet), cost estimation, SOW preparation for the contractors, floating enquires, technical evaluation of floated tender’s, review engineering design package etc.

Electrical Engineering (Engineering and design) at Saudi electricity company (SATECH visa)
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • November 2016 to November 2018

Job description: Review & approval of HV, MV & LV deign calculation, drawing & equipment, submitted by contactor for substation project & Plant.
 Major Project where presently involved.
1. Substation Projects & Plant electrical Distribution (HV/MV & LV System design & scheme).
2. BESS (Battery Energy storage study).
 Technical Expertise & Responsibilities:
• Perform FEED & feasibility study & prepare technical scope of work for new project.
• Review of design calculation, Studies, Construction/shop drawing (as below) and ensure all design & drawing submitted by contractor/manufacturer are meeting the project technical specification, SEC/Aramco/International code & standards.
• Layout & Drawing: Review & approval of layout and drawing submitted by vender such as Main & Distribution SLD & scheme, interface layouts, protection SLD, main layout, substation layout & equipment arrangement layout, area classification layout, earthing layout, lightening protection layout, cable trench, tunnel & tray layout, control room panels arrangement & detail etc.
• Calculation, Study & Detail Design: Review & approval of detail & based design submitted by contractor such as, like HV, MV & LV cable sizing, conductor sizing, SCF calculations, battery sizing, battery charger sizing, earthing design & earth mat calculations, lightning protection, SCF calculation, cantilever strength calculations, sag tension calculation, Load flow study, CT/CVT sizing etc.
• Major Equipment & Material: Review and approval of main equipment submitted by contactor such as, Transformer, Reactor, circuit breaker (CB), HV & MV Switchgear, current transformer (CT), voltage transformer (VT & CVT), Isolator, Lightning arrestor, insulators, CRP & SAS panel drawing & scheme, battery & charger, MV & HV cable etc.
• Auxiliary System Design & Calculation: Review and approve auxiliary system design & calculation such as, load calculation, auxiliary transformer & UPS sizing, indoor & outdoor lighting calculation, SCF calculation, LV cable sizing.
• Auxiliary Layout & Drawing: Review & approval of Auxiliary system drawing & layout such as, Auxiliary distribution SLD, 125V / 48V DC & auxiliary AC SLD, indoor & outdoor lighting layout, auxiliary power distribution layout & auxiliary panel drawing & control scheme etc.
• Auxiliary Equipment & Material: Review and approval of auxiliary equipment such as, Auxiliary transformer, package & unit substation, UPS, MLB panel drawing & scheme, lighting fixture, power outlet, LV & control cable, cable trays earthing material, panel drawing & control scheme etc.
• Project Coordination: Follow-up with contactor & other department for revised & pending submittals.
• Participate in review and approval meeting with contractor:
• Review & recommend updates in SEC Standard: Review & recommend additional requirement which can be consider in proposed new and in existing SEC standard (TMSS, TES),
• Manufacture & consultant prequalification: Review and approve the document and profile submitted by manufacturer and consultant for SEC approved manufacturer and consultant list for future project.
• Prepare project monthly report & status.
• I am also the part of team working on Battery Energy Storage (BES) for KSA as representative of EHV engineering & design department to review the offers from manufacturer for BES.

Assistant Manager Electrical Design at KEC International ltd
  • India - Mumbai
  • June 2012 to November 2016

Designation: - Assistant Manager (EHV Substation Design - Electrical Engineer)

Job description: Detail designing of EHV substation & coordination for overseas projects.

 Major Project where presently involved.
1. 115kV/22kV/15kV AIS substation at Laos (3 No’s 132/22/15kV substation).
2. 132/33/15kV AIS SS & Transmission line Contract XVI - Kenya
3. M/s Indian oil corporation ltd (IOCL).

 Technical Expertise & Responsibilities:
• Prepare SLD and design scheme, selection of bus bar arrangement & bus type. Determine & calculate the clearances & accordingly calculate conductor/tube type sizing.
• Various primary calculations like conductor sizing, cantilever strength calculations, earth mat calculations, SCF calculations, spacer span, sag tension calculation, lightning protection. earthing design using ETAP, calculate line parameter using ASPEN.
• Layout drawing preparation. i.e. electrical plan, section, EKD, DSLP, earth mat, cable trench, control building & panel layout etc.
• Battery sizing, battery charger sizing, CT/CVT sizing, HV & LV cable sizing cable laying & core schedule preparation.
• Detail estimation of lot item BOQ like clamps & connectors, earthing quantity, cable quantity, auxiliary system equipment’s.
• Auxiliary system design and drawing preparation like, auxiliary load estimation & transformer/DG/UPS sizing. Indoor & outdoor illumination design. 110 & 48V DC & AC distribution board design. Indoor & outdoor, MLDB.
• Review of vendor’s equipment drawings. review of CRP/ SCADA schemes, substation automation systems. Concept note preparation, retrofitting jobs.
• Internally review and approve supplier's documents for submission to customer for approval. Coordinate with supplier and customer for timely approval
• Coordination with utility to sort out engineering issues & approval of drawings, coordination with vendors for specification requirement fulfillment & coordination with project execution for site related issues.
• Establishment of cost optimization processes & standardization.
• Support to tendering team for quantity estimation for various overseas jobs like 220 kV, 132 kV, 66 kV, 33kV AIS, GIS substations.

Sr Electrical Design Engineer at GMP Technical solution
  • India - Mumbai
  • August 2010 to June 2012

Designation: - Sr. Design Engineer-Electrical
Job description: Detail designing (calculation, sizing) & drawing preparation.

 Major Project where personally involved.
1. Hughes Kakinada - (66/33/0.440kV substation & Plant)
2. Qatar Life factory (Substation + Pharma plant & commercial project) - 11/0.44kV substation (630KVA transformer) & Pharma plant with office building (G+4).
3. EMBIO Pvt Ltd. ((Substation+ chemical plant) - 33/0.440kV outdoor substation (5MVA transformer).

 Technical Expertise & Responsibilities:
• Calculation: Load Estimation & sizing of electrical equipment such as transformer DG, UPS, LV & HV Cable sizing. Plant Lighting & Illumination design. Lightning protection calculation, APFC & AC Panel & distribution system (ACDB, PCC & MCC panel) SLD.
• Drawing: Substation layout, MLDB, PMCC & MCC panel & distribution panel SLD design, internal & external lighting layout, cable tray & trench layout, hazardous area classification layout etc.
• Project Planning in MS Project as per project time line & in coordination with HVAC & civil design.
• Coordination: coordination with contractor for getting the equipment drawing. Meeting / technical discussion with consultant/client for approval of drawing & documents.
• Preparation of BOQ for Transformer & DG. Lighting fixtures, cable, cable trays, earthing material etc.
• Carrying out Inspection at manufacturer’s factory with Client/Third party inspector’s before dispatch of material.

Design Electrical Engineer at Structwel designers & consultant
  • India - Mumbai
  • June 2008 to August 2010

Designation: -Design Electrical Engineer (MEP)
Job description: Detail Design (calculation & sizing) & Drawing preparation.

 Major Project where presently involved.
1. Godfrey Phillips plant in Baramati (Substation+ Industrial & Commercial project) - 11/0.44kV outdoor substation (2MVA transformer) Industrial plant with G+2 office building.
2. Effort BPO (substation+ commercial project) - 11/0.44kV outdoor substation (500kVA transformer). G+7 Floor BOP with 400+ computers each floor).
3. Total Lubricant Pvt ltd (Oil plant extension) - 40+ Motors, Plant expansion with 33/11kV substation, & one oil filtration expansion unit.

 Technical Expertise & Responsibilities:
• Calculation: Load Estimation & sizing of electrical equipment such as DG & transformer. LV & HV cable sizing. Lighting design. Panel & distribution system SLD. Plant Lighting & Illumination design.
• Drawing: Substation layout, MLDB, PMCC & MCC panel & distribution panel SLD, internal & external lighting layout, cable tray & trench layout, hazardous area classification layout, trench layout, earthing layout etc.
• Preparing specification of electrical equipment such as Transformer, DG UPS, Cable, cable & cable tray, Light fixtures, etc.
• Preparation of BOQ & preparing comparison sheet.
• Carrying out inspection at manufacturer’s factory with client/Contractor before dispatch of material.

Site Engineer at JBS Enterprices
  • India - Mumbai
  • September 2007 to June 2008

11/0.415kV outdoor substation commissioning

Education

Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering
  • at Smt Indira Gandhi College of engineering.
  • May 2007

BE from Mumbai University. and Certificate is attested from Mumbai university also. HRD also completed to save the joining time.

Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering
  • at University Of Mumbai
  • May 2007

BE Electrical

Diploma, Electrical Engineering
  • at Navjeev Education Socity Polytechnic
  • May 2003

diploma in electrical engineering

Specialties & Skills

AutoCAD
MS Office tools
Electrical Design
Protection
Electrical Engineer
Autocad
MS office & MS project
Electrical Design Engineer
Saudi electricity company
Electrical Engineer
substation
protection
power distribution
system design
lighting design
power systems

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert
Hindi
Expert

Memberships

Saudi Engineering consulate
  • Engineer
  • January 2017

Training and Certifications

ETAP (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2020
Eathing system (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2013
ETAP (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2016
ETAP (Training)
Training Institute:
ETAP Automtion Pvt ltd
Date Attended:
January 2015
Duration:
60 hours
AUTCAD (Training)
Training Institute:
MUMBAI
Date Attended:
May 2009
Duration:
100 hours
Earthing Design (Training)
Training Institute:
IEEE
Date Attended:
April 2014
Duration:
18 hours

Hobbies

  • Traveling
    Like to travel and see new places.