Lead Electrical Engineer
snc lavalin
Total years of experience :27 years, 9 Months
• Lead Engineer for ARAMCO’s, FEED design for GOSP which as 125MVA power capacity and 230kV (GIS), 33kV and 4.16kV Substations.
• Established conceptual, basic and detail design criteria for a project, including the Contractor’s scope of work and battery limits definition.
• Day to Day coordination activities with other disciplines, equipment suppliers and Client.
• Developed Electrical Design Philosophies, Load List, Equipment List, Project Deliverable List, Man-Hour estimate, Project Progress Schedule, Weekly and Monthly Reports
• Reviewed and audited projects regularly to ensure compliance with design criteria.
• Developed and continuously upgraded Engineering Standards, Specifications, Procedures and Design Guide.
• As Lead Engineer, performed Electrical design work, including Single Line Diagrams, Substation Equipment Layouts, Lighting Layouts, Power Layouts, Cable Trays Layouts and Grounding Layouts, installation drawings and area classification drawings.
• Carried out design calculations and generated various documents for Grounding, Lighting, Cable Sizing, Cable Tray Sizing, Lightning Protection, Lux level calculations, UPS and Battery Sizing, Transformer Sizing, Switchgear Sizing and Generator Sizing.
• Prepared Electrical deliverables for Water Injection Clusters and Oil Production Wells, Water Injection Wells and Gas Injection Wells.
• Installation of Power Skids, Solar Panels and Containerized substations for the Gathering Stations (GS) in ADCO plant and remote wells.
• Prepared Equipment Specifications, Data Sheets, Material Requisitions, Engineering TQs and Technical Bid Evaluations.
• Prepared Etap Power System Study Reports for the Load Flow, Short Circuit, Arc Flash and Motor Starting Studies.
• Approved design packages and external correspondence of subordinates.
• Reviewed vendor drawings and other discipline drawings for electrical needs and compatibility’s of design.
• Lead Engineer responsibility includes for planning, delegating and control of allocated group of Engineers.
• Developed scope split matrix for the engineering work between home office & Satellite offices.
• Evaluated employee performance and quality of work and administers performance contracts and appraisals with employee.
• Developed and implements engineering training programs.
• Responsible for providing guidance, assistance and direction to all subordinates.
• Ensured good manpower scheduling and implement changes to permit more efficient manpower utilization.
• Developed work quality management systems and procedures.
• Designed power distribution systems involving cable ampere ratings, cable voltage drops, motor and motor drive sizing, sizing of electrical protective devices, lighting, and industrial controls. Designed circuits to facilitate fluid-level and pressure controls for motor starter equipment via ladder logic schematics.
• Participated various engineering workshops such as Value Engineering, HAZOP, HAZID, Design Review and 3D model reviews.
• As PMC Engineer, Prepared Tender Bulletins, Provided Bid Clarifications to the bidders, Raising Technical Clarification Questions and Produced Bid Evaluations for the installation of New Gas Turbine Generators, Diesel Engines, 33kV and 6.9kV Substation.
• Review of Electrical Single Line Diagrams, Protection and Metering Drawings and Electrical Installation details.
• Excellent knowledge and ability to understand the Scope of work, Client’s requirements through conducting site visits, preparing Man-Hour estimates, List of Deliverables, Bill of Material and Cost estimate to start the project.
• Ability to handle and lead a team of Electrical Engineers, Designers and Draftsmen for the large scale EPCM projects, starting from Conceptual Design to Detail Design, Construction and Commissioning while assisting the Discipline HOD in man-power planning and Construction Manager at site.
• Provide full co-operation to the in office Project Management, Project Planning & Cost Control Team and the Construction & Commissioning Team at site, until successful completion of the project.
• Excellent design knowledge in Oil & Gas, Petrochemical Industries, Nuclear, Mining and Power Distribution projects.
• Capability to complete the project successfully within time and budget by reviewing/issuing the drawings, documents and calculations per project requirement in time.
• Team player, enjoy working in friendly and professional environment while maintaining company’s code of ethics and policies, Quality and HSE standards.
• Willing to take any challenges in work atmosphere such as site travels to collect the inputs from site, attend site meetings with various disciplines, reviewing contractor’s work and fulfil the Client’s requirements.
• Familiar with the electrical and instrumentation equipment from various manufacturers such as ABB, Siemens, Cutter-Hammer, Schneider, Auma, Rockwell and Allen Bradley.
• Familiar with PLCs, DCS, RTU and SCADA based instrumentation control systems.
• Good familiarity with International Codes (NEC, IEC, CEC, IEEE, NFPA, API) as well as Local Standards (Ontario Code, ARAMCO, SHELL, DEWA and ADWEA)
• Good Command over E-tap Power System Software, Hands on experience on AutoCAD and Microstation Design Tools, familiar with Smart Plant 3D, SPEL, Document Control soft wares (PDM) and Project Management PM+ Tools.
• Very good Communication skills (Oral as well as Written) to attend kick-off meetings, project progress meetings, engineering co-ordination meetings and providing weekly and monthly project progress reports.
• Calculate preliminary budget estimates of project execution costs; involved in preparation of contracts for engineering, equipment supply, construction, and services; Discuss and resolve technical issues with the Contractor, Calculate preliminary budget estimates of project execution costs; Evaluate technical bids of equipment vendors and oversee the technical aspect of procurement as per the Company's technical requirements; Review and endorse design documentation; Prepare a list of comments in case of detecting violations/deviations, and submit it to the designer after the agreement with the management following the established procedure; Oversee the work execution schedule at various engineering stages; Control Contractor's works as per the list of design documentation; Provide consultations to independent experts during technical evaluation of the design; Involved in technical evaluation of qualification of potential suppliers of materials, electrical equipment, and services, as well as of potential Contractors; Control over the compliance with technologies and terms/conditions of installation, commissioning and start-up operations; Control over the compliance of contracted equipment with issued specifications; Endorse the plan and scope of acceptance tests, participate in acceptance tests of electrical equipment at manufacturers' factories and construction site (FAT&SAT inspections);Check the quality of works executed by the Contractor, issue recommendations and comments; Assess equipment punch lists, oversee the remedial period; Coordinate claims activities with vendors of electrical equipment and services;
• Prepare 33kV (GIS and AIS), 22kV, 3.3kV and 415V Single Line Diagrams, Schematic drawings, Electrical equipment layout drawings, lighting & Power layouts, Cable tray layouts, Grounding and Lightning protection layouts, HV & LV cable routing layouts, Fire Alarm, CCTV and access control system layouts, Cable trench and equipment installation details for the substations and plant rooms based on IEC, IEEE standards and ADWEA regulations.
• Prepare technical scope specifications for the 33kV (GIS and AIS), 11kV, 3.3kV and 415V Switchgears, 16MVA/20MVATransformers, Industrial drives such as Soft Starters (Allen Bradley, Benshaw) up to 2MW motors on 3.3kV system, VFD’s for motors (from ABB, Siemens, Merlin Gerin etc.) upto 600 kW, Diesel and Gas emergency Gensets upto 2MW for 11kV and 3.3kV system, 415V UPS (upto 20kVA) and 48V DC systems for the equipment purchase and installation contacts.
• Prepare 415V Transformers, Ring Main Units (RMU), 400V MCC’s and control panels for the pumping stations, electrical services layouts in accordance with DEWA and DCA Standards; Prepare 11kV cable routing layouts, conduits installation schemes, 11kV cable jointing chambers and electrical manhole details; Review drawing and material submittals from the Main contractors, sub contractors and vendors.
• Prepare 415V Transformers, Ring Main Units (RMU), 400V MCC’s and control panels for the pumping stations, electrical services layouts in accordance with DEWA and DCA Standards; Prepare 11kV cable routing layouts, conduits installation schemes, 11kV cable jointing chambers and electrical manhole details; Review drawing and material submittals from the Main contractors, sub contractors and vendors.
• Design and Drafting of electrical and instrumentation system drawings, Single Line Diagrams for Saudi ARAMCO using Microstation in accordance with IEEE, NEC, ANSI, API and Saudi ARAMCO standards.
• Generate Instrument loop diagrams for DCS systems, interconnection and cable termination drawings; Prepare I/O lists, Instrumentation data sheets, Instrument installation schedules, DB schedules, and electrical cable routing sheets using MS-Excel.
Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and instrumentation, passed in 1996 with first class with distinction
Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and instrumentation, passed in 1996 with first class with distinction