Hussein Mohammad Askar, Lead Electrical Engineer

Hussein Mohammad Askar

Lead Electrical Engineer

Fundamental Of Electrical installation (First Fix)

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Bachelor's degree, Electrical & Computer Engineer
Experience
15 years, 10 Months

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Total years of experience :15 years, 10 Months

Lead Electrical Engineer at Fundamental Of Electrical installation (First Fix)
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since June 2017

1. Lead and manage a team of engineers and designers to generate or work on discipline deliverables and
drawings.
2. Responsible for the schedule and budget performance of the electrical team .
3. Responsible for the technical integrity of the discipline’s work performed under my direction and for the
observance of project HSE requirements relevant to team’s work scope.
4. Works and coordinates with other discipline lead engineers to ensure correct implementation of the
electrical design and its intent. Participates in formal design reviews and meetings to meet this obligation.
5. Provide guidance on the preparation of electrical design calculations, lighting calculations load flow
calculations, cable ampacity and volt drop calculations.
6. Prepare electrical equipment and bulk materials specifications and prepare material purchase requisitions
and perform technical evaluations of bidders’ responses.
7. Provide support to Const. Dept. Review construction shop drawings and materials submittals, technical
queries as required plus attending site visits and inspections
8. Participate in design meetings and provide continual input to optimize design and minimize futile work.
9. Assist in developing Design Delivery Schedule along with client, Project Manager, Design Managers and
consultants.
10. Develop comprehensive scope-of-work and contract document deliverables list for each related discipline.
11. Negotiate scope-of-work, deliverable and price with consulting firms.
12. Manage distribution and production of project workload within team.
13. Participate in departmental strategic planning.
14. Provide technical guidance to electrical engineers.
15. Coordinate transmission and distribution of Saudi Electric Company (SEC) specifications, standards and
practices and comments into project design documents. Ensure consistency of design reviews for all
electrical designs.
16. Have experience in the design of Infrastructure/industrial/residential electrical power systems of LV and MV
(400V-34.5kV)

Head Of Electrical Engineering at CITISCAPE LLC.
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • July 2015 to May 2017

1. Accomplishes electrical engineering human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation
actions; enforcing policies and procedures
2. Provides electrical engineering recommendations and technical support on electrical engineering reviews, strategic plans, and projects
3. Assists with allocation, budgeting, resource planning, and scheduling

4. Manages unit and development cost estimations and helps determine affordable and reliable material
sources
5. Ensures on-time product development by collaborating with other leaders to estimate reasonable and
precise schedules and solve problems quickly
6. Streamlines production while meeting compliance and safety guidelines
7. Establishes technical standards in reviews, documentations, and designs
8. Manages engineering teams and other electrical engineering staff members
9. Meets electrical engineering financial objectives by forecasting electrical engineering requirements;
10. Develops strategic electrical plans by studying operational plans; studying existing conditions;
11. Plans electrical projects by determining specifications; selecting contractors; establishing installation
schedules; planning shut-downs and installations; integrating requirements with architectural and
mechanical designs; verifying code requirements; updating cost estimates.
12. Completes electrical projects by supervising installations; resolving design issues.

Estimation :

1. Build up the cost estimates by analyzing the materials and labor needed .
2. Evaluating tender documents, drawings, & schedules
3. Comparison Studies based on suppliers Quotations
4. Negotiations with suppliers on both technical and commercial aspects of product.
5. Value engineering studies Based on Clients budget constraints for any specific project.
6. Delegating Draftsmen for quantity take offs, cross checking quantities.
7. Assisting in compiling of tenders
8. Helping in preparing Pre-Qualification documents, standards & project specific questionnaires

Senior Electrical Engineer at CITISCAPE
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • September 2012 to July 2015

• Full responsibility for all conceptual and detail design of electrical HV/ MV/LV reticulation and distribution systems including associated switch gear and protection with relation to mining and minerals & metals processing plants.
• Electrical system engineering: including generating SLD’s, calculations, equipment sizing, electrical schematics, bill of materials, cable schedules, technical specification write-ups and technical evaluation of the suppliers for station service HV, MV & LV switchgears, Transformers, MCC’s, Panel boards, Grounding & Lighting,
• Undertaking tender process-issuing through to clarification, adjudication, recommendation and contract award.
• Technical clarifications and design review with the suppliers to assure compliance with the design requirements.
• Client/Contractor liaisons, coordinate all the necessary technical requirements of the project in all aspects (engineering, documentation, detail design, data requirements, etc.)
• Construction monitoring, cost control and assistance with commissioning.
• Supervise and direct a team of engineers, designers and support personnel
• Interact with all engineering disciplines, construction project managers, and clients
• Sets and meets agreed budgets.
• Procure work and win repeat business.
• Accountable for meeting agreed deadlines.

Electrical Engineer at WETICO
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • July 2008 to September 2012

• Project Management related to electrical/instrumentation design, budget control and execution.
• Prepare electrical designs for water and waste water treatment projects
• Design LV & MV power distribution, Motor Control Centers, Switchgears, grounding, lighting, control systems, fire alarm, and electrical equipment specification and selection
• Performed provisional acceptance testing activities to ensure the electrical products/systems comply with the project specifications, electrical standards and customer requirements
• cable selection and voltage drops calculations
• Installation supervision, troubleshooting, testing and commissioning of electrical systems.
• preparing & Reviewing the O&M Manuals
• Instrumentation selection, instrument loop diagram, control philosophy, cause/effect diagram, logic diagram.
• Design, size and specify instruments and control equipment to indicate measure and control specific aspects of a project.
• prepare procurement specifications, evaluate bids, and manage contracts for instrument and control equipment
• Check Instruments vendor supplied drawings and coordinate transfer into project drawings.
• PLC programming and HMI/SCADA systems.
• Preparation of P&I diagram, MCC wiring diagram, panels interconnection diagrams, site electrical layout.
• Monitor and Implement commissioning procedures for water and waste-water treatment plants.
• Investigate problems and recommend solution
• Provide technical support for system of operation and maintenance
• Directed, prepared, reviewed and approved contract documents and specifications, making modifications and recommending alternatives as needs
• Researched new methodologies and developed new procedures to apply principles of electrical theory to the projects

Education

Bachelor's degree, Electrical & Computer Engineer
  • at Lebanese International University
  • June 2007

Master in Electrical Engineer, Lebanese International University (LIU) Faculty of engineering (degree in progress). Bachelor degree in Computer Engineer, Lebanese International University (LIU)

Specialties & Skills

Electrical Engineering
Electrical Controls
Electrical Testing
Electrical Maintenance
PLC Programming
Panel designer
Power Distrbution
Commissioning
Instrumentation

Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

PLC programming (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2009
Valid Until:
January 2009