Project Engineer-1
Saudi Eng’g. Group International (Manpower Supply) Client : National Grid Subsidiary Saudi Electric
Total years of experience :12 years, 2 Months
• Coordination of the GIS and Power Transformer Manufacturer in procurement process.
• Coordination of the Engineering Department related in Manufacturer and Project Department technical query.
• Coordination of the Engineering Department Based in Design Progress.
• Coordination of the Project Department in Site Progress.
• Coordination of the GIS and Power Transformer Manufacturer in manufacturing progress and Factory
Acceptance Test (FAT).
• Coordination of the GIS and Power Transformer Manufacturer equipment acceptance test schedule (FAT&SAT).
• Coordination of the GIS and Power Transformer Manufacturer equipment delivery schedule.
• Notify Project Department equipment delivery schedule.
• Notify GIS and Power Transformer based design progress.
• Coordination of the GIS and Power Transformer and Project Department related site issues (outstanding punch).
• Prepare corrective ideas if manufacturer proposed solution not suit in the site problem.
• Conduct site surveillance all electrical works such as installation of GIS, Power Transformer, Lighting, Cable Tray and Grounding.
• Conduct site inspection with the Substation Contractor QA/QC Engineer of 110KV Power Transformer, Lighting, conduit and Grounding to ensure installation in compliance with the project specification and adopted international code/standard.
• Conduct material receiving inspection of 110KV GIS, 380KV & 110KV Power Transformer, Lighting, Cable Tray, conduit and Grounding materials.
• Prepare weekly progress report.
• Prepare reports submitted to Managers electrical works irregularities happened in the site.
• Guide the Substation Contractor the proper implementation of construction procedure and quality system. Educate Substation Contractor QA/QC Engineer the adopted electrical international code/standard in order that the system well implemented.
• Monitoring electrical equipment (Steam Turbine Generator, Generator Step-up Transformer (GSU), Switchgears, Induction Motor, UPS, MCC) when synchronized/energized.
• Conduct surveillance and monitoring electrical activities
• Responsible for measurement and verification activities of installed electrical equipment in the project.
• Coordinate other consultants of the Project Management team members.
• Notifying the manager of problems cannot be settled directly.
• Develop task interdependency and project tactics with overall project strategy.
• Establish and maintain high performing team and serve as project advocate within organization.
• Integrate self into client environment to effectively lead project team building positive professional
relationships with clients and associates.
• Define objectives, requirements and assumptions necessary to structure management project
• Conduct site inspection with the Substation Contractor QA/QC Engineer as per Project Specification and adopted International standard (IEC, IEEE, NEMA, UL& ATEX).
• Prepare report to Project Management electrical works irregularities.
• Conduct walkdown/walkthrough with the consultant prior to energization of the electrical equipments (Gas Turbine Generator, Steam Turbine Generator (STG), Generator Step-up Transformer (GSU), Excitation Transformer, Swichgear, MCC, LV Panel, Motor and Cathodic Protection) in accordance with the company electrical safety requirements, Project Specification and adopted international standard (IEC, ATEX & OSHA).
• Review commissioning dossier prior submitted to client.
• Conduct site surveillance to ensure company electrical safety requirements well implemented.
• Conduct walkdown/walkthrough with the consultant prior to energization of the electrical equipments (Gas Turbine Generator, Steam Turbine Generator (STG), Generator Step-up Transformer (GSU), Excitation Transformer & Thyristo, Swichgear, MCC, LV Panel, Motor and Cathodic Protection) in accordance with the company electrical safety requirements, Project Specification and adopted international standard (IEC, ATEX & OSHA).
• Coordination to client representative walkdown/walkthrough activities.
• Notifying to Manager of problems that cannot be settled directly
• Conduct punch listing during walkdown/walkthrough.
• Coordinate to Quality and Construction Department or Engineering if problem found during walkthrough that violates project specification and adopted international code/standard.
• Review commissioning dossier prior submitted to client.
• Conduct site surveillance to ensure electrical ready to energized in compliance with the company electrical safety requirements.
• Evaluate electrical equipment type of enclosures installed in hazardous location or presence of ignitable substance liquids or solid (ex. gas, coal, fiber).
• Conduct site surveillance of execution activities to ensure compliance to Project requirements.
• Identified and recorded quality problems and initiated or recommended solutions.
• Review quality document submittals (Test & Inspection Plans, procedures), to ensure effective controls are in place in key areas. • Conduct pre-inspection as per project specification, applicable electrical codes and standard (IEC, ATEX, NEC, IEEE, NEMA & ANSI)prior to final inspection with client
• Witnessing the tests, controls and inspections carried out by the contractors
• Checking conformity with the Quality Control Plans and verifying the relevant inspection reports upon completion of inspection and test performed
• Notifying QCM of problems that cannot be settled directly
•Witness the electrical test of 13.8 KV & 480 V Switchgear and MCC during site acceptance test (SAT) such as;
a. Circuit breaker and Contactor contact resistance test
b. CT and PT polarity test
c. Protection relay setting
d. Bus bar torque test
e. Mechanical interlock test
•Witness the electrical test of UPS & Battery during site acceptance test (SAT)
•Prepare ICAPS Pre-commissioning and Commissioning (OPERCOM) documents (Checklist & Test Sheets)
• Conduct site surveillance ensuring quality control implemented
• Conduct pre-inspection as per ARAMCO Engineering Standard, applicable
• Identified and recorded quality problems and initiated or recommended solutions.
• Review quality document submittals (Test & Inspection Plans, procedures) to ensure effective site implementation.
• Conduct pre-inspection as per project specification, applicable international electrical standards (NEC, NEMA &
UL)
• Notifying Quality Control Manager of site problems that cannot be settled directly.
• Monitoring the timely production of the inspection notification by Construction Department.
• Identify any quality related problems or deviations.
• Conduct inspection 115KV cable splicing
• Conduct inspection cable tray installation
• Conduct inspection underground direct buried 115KV cable installation.
• Conduct inspection underground conduit installation.
• Conduct inspection grounding cable and rod installation.
• Conduct inspection underground Telecommunication conduit (Sub-duct/Inner-duct) installation.
• Witness Insulation Resistance of 115 KV LDPE armor cable.
• Conduct material receiving inspection and review FAT reports.
• Conduct warehouse surveillance to ensure material preservation well implemented. Defective materials and
incomplete documents stored in Quarantine area.
• Supervised and witness all site electrical equipments testing to ensure the approved testing methods well
implemented
• Monitor and implement approved project quality plans
• Review quality document submittals (Quality Plans, Test & Inspection Plans, procedures), to ensure effective
controls are in place in key areas.
• Works with team to look for ways to increase productivity and meet
• Completes necessary inspection by utilizing inspection equipment, inspection techniques, and specifications
• Completes inspection by utilizing sheets and correct documentation
• Review the ITP ( Inspection and test plan ) prior to proceed the inspection
• Conduct inspection as per ITP (Inspection and Test Plan) based on client quality standards, applicable electrical
codes and standards (NEC, IEEE, NEMA, API & ANSI)
• Conduct site inspection of materials prior installation to ensure that the approved IFC drawing specification
complied
• Utilizes a nonconforming material report to notify of non-conformance
• Conduct material receiving inspection
• Prepared materials report inspection
• Conduct surveillance to monitor the ongoing installation works both electrical and cathodic protection to ensure
that the equipment installed as per approved IFC drawing
• Witness electrical test for switchgear and MCC
• Witness operational test of MCC and switchgear
• Prepare surveillance and (NCR) non-conformance report if deviation done by the construction group
• Conduct site surveillance to ensure compliance of the Project Specification requirements and
adopted international electrical standard (IEC, ATEX, NEMA, UL, IEEE, NACE&ANSI).
• Evaluate electrical equipment type of enclosures installed in hazardous location or presence of ignitable substance liquids.
• Conduct pre-inspection prior to final inspection as per project specification, applicable international
electrical standards (IEC, ATEX, NEC, NEMA, ANSI, IEEE & UL).
• Conduct site inspection with client representative as per Project Specification and adopted standard.
• Notifying to Manager of problems that cannot be settled directly.
• Conduct surveillance in the warehouse to ensure material preservation well implemented and segregation of defective materials shall be stored in Quarantine Area.
• Review pre-commissioning and commissioning dossier (ICAPS doc.) prior to client submission.
• Attended walkthrough with client prior to equipment commissioning and energization.
• Review quality document submittals prior submission to ensure effective implementation of the quality system (Inspection and Test Plans, Commissioning Procedures).
• Witnessed equipment test carried out by the Subcontractor and Third Party Company and check test
equipment calibration expiration date.
• Checking conformity with the Quality Control Plans and verifying the relevant inspection reports upon
completion of the inspection and test performed.
• Prepare surveillance and (NCR) non-conformance report for electrical installation violated applicable
standard.
• Coordinate and assist manufacturer TA Representative in during Pre-commissioning and Commissioning Activities.
• Review Site Acceptance Test Report as per NETA.
• Conduct material receiving inspection and review attachment documents such as Purchased Order, Packing List, Inspection Release Notice, Factory Acceptance Test Report and Material Test Certificate.
• Conduct Monitoring of electrical equipments during operational stage of the plant.
• Prepare and keep electrical equipments monitoring data sheet for preventive maintenance planning.
• Conduct troubleshooting in PLC and relaying control system and perform corrective action
• Monitor the installation and termination of SIEMENS SIEMATIC 7-300 PLC control devices such as DP
• Master system, Profibus Link module, Coupler, I/O module, Profibus cables, fiber optic cables during plant rehabilitation, sensors, limit switches, speed monitor during plant rehabilitation
• Assist the contractor in pre-commissioning and commissioning of SIEMENS SIEMATIC 7-300 PLC control System during plant rehabilitation
• Assists the contractor in pre-commissioning of and commissioning (34.5 kv )Medium Voltage
Switchgear, Low Voltage Switchgear (460v), MCC and Induction Motor during plant rehabilitation
• Witnessed electrical testing prior to energization.
• Prepare punch list which is not comply drawing specification submitted to Engineering Maintenance
Manager during rehabilitation of the plant
• Assist the Miller and the production crew during start-up of the plant after plant rehabilitation.
• Monitor the old and newly installed electrical equipments response during operational stage of the plant especially is increasing to maximum load after plant rehabilitation
• Design control starter for additional equipment involve in production process.
• Installation of motor control starter
• Supervised and hands-on preventive maintenance of Capacitor Bank
• Supervised and hands-on preventive maintenance of Medium Voltage Transformer (34.5 kv) and Low
Voltage Transformer, MCC, Induction Motor and Switchgear.
• Preventive maintenance of induction motors
• Prepared request for motor control starter devices and electrical spare parts
• Conduct preventive maintenance in electrical equipments during plant shutdown such as capacitor bank, transformer, medium and low voltage switchgear, motor control starter devices at the MCC and motors
• Conduct troubleshooting relaying motor control and perform corrective action.
• Electrical wiring installation.
• Installation of motor control starter
• Installation of additional electrical equipments
• Conduct preventive maintenance in electrical equipments during plant shutdown such as capacitor bank, transformer, medium and low voltage switchgear, motor control starter devices at the MCC and motors
• Conduct troubleshooting relaying motor control and perform corrective action
• Electrical wiring installation
• Serviced motor by replacing defective bearing
• Hands-on preventive maintenance of induction motors
a. Replaced bearing if found presence of excessive vibration
b. Conduct proper lubrication
c. Megger winding
d. Monitor temperature, current draws and vibration during operational stage
e. Re-tightening of bolts and terminal cable connection
• Prepared request for motor control starter devices and electrical spare parts
• Rewiring of relaying motor control starter at the old Motor Control Center (MCC) which was not involved in the rehabilitation and replaced malfunction electrical devises
• Hands-on preventive maintenance in Medium voltage switchgear (34.5kv) and low voltage switchgear (480 v)
a. Inspection of devices and components in different compartments which need to be fully attention and replaces if found malfunction
b. Cleaning the different electrical protective devices in different compartments
c. Cleaning contact points of circuit breakers removing carbonized particles by using contact cleaner
d. Re-tightening bolts of bus bar and terminal cable connections
e. Megger power cable (line to line and line to ground), contact points of circuit breaker
f. High-pot power cable (line to line and line to ground), contact points of circuit breaker ( closed and open)
g. Simulation the control without load
h. Conduct final inspection prior to energized
• Hands-on preventive maintenance of Medium Voltage Transformer (34.5 kv) and Low Voltage Transformer (460 v)
a. Cleaning high voltage and low voltage bushing
b. Re-tightening bolts and terminal cable connection of high voltage and low voltage bushing
c. Replaced defective protection devises such as temperature gauge, oil level gauge
d. Check protective devise wiring
e. Check oil
f. Megger terminal contact of primary and secondary
g. Megger cable connection going to switchgear
h. Check proper phasing of bus and inspect fracture porcelain
• Hands-on preventive maintenance of Capacitor Bank
a. Cleaning of capacitor and control devises
b. Check the capacitor if found defective (shorted or open) replaced done
c. Re-tightening of terminal contact of circuit breakers and magnetic contactors
d. Replaced malfunction control devises such as relays and switches
e. Replaced brittle wire
f. Replaced defective resistor ( shorted or open)
g. Megger cable connection, contact points of magnetic contactor and circuit breaker
h. Contact resistance test of cable connection and contact points of contactor and circuit breaker
i. Conduct final inspection prior to energized