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Project Engineering Manager page is loaded Project Engineering Manager Apply locations Dubai time type Full time posted on Posted 17 Days Ago job requisition id R5015399 Job Description Summary We are seeking a highly experienced and technically skilled Project Engineering Manager to lead the engineering scope of high-voltage GIS substation and STATCOM projects across the UAE. This role requires deep expertise in High Voltage Substation systems, strong coordination capabilities, and a proven ability to manage multi-disciplinary engineering teams throughout the full project lifecycle. The selected candidate will be responsible for ensuring the compliance of all technical deliverables with local utility standards (DEWA, TRANSCO, SEWA, etc.), overseeing engineering interfaces, driving design approval processes, and supporting on-site execution and commissioning. A strong understanding of UAE-specific authority requirements, EHS design integration, and client-facing responsibilities is essential. This role is ideal for a candidate with a hands-on engineering background and the leadership acumen to deliver high-value power infrastructure projects in a dynamic and regulated environment. Project Engineering Manager is accountable for the proper performance of design in matter of time spent, deadlines, and quality. Her/His field of intervention is linked to project strategy defined by Project Manager. Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

As Project Engineering Manager for High-Voltage GIS Substation and STATCOM projects in the UAE, the role entails comprehensive leadership across engineering, coordination, and client interface functions. Key responsibilities include:

Engineering Management

• Manage global time schedule of concerned engineering activities, check coherency of links between engineering activities and other project functions activities (procurement, construction, commissioning) and organize follow up of critical activities of the project or of his/her discipline.
• Lead the end-to-end engineering scope for HV GIS and STATCOM projects (from basic to detailed design).
• Ensure engineering deliverables (layouts, schematics, protection philosophy, BOQs) comply with DEWA, TRANSCO, SEWA or FEWA standards.
• Coordinate all technical disciplines: primary, secondary, civil interface, control, and protection.
• Manage OEM and vendor integration, ensuring interface alignment with GIS, transformers, STATCOM, and balance of plant.

Project Coordination & Planning

• Develop and monitor the engineering execution plan, aligned with project milestones.
• Coordinate technical interfaces between project partners. Coordinate with EPC contractors, local design consultants, and site teams to ensure smooth delivery.
• Organize and manage disciplinary design reviews.
• Ensure that a proper technical risk analysis is conducted in case of innovation.
• Ensure proper global design freeze.
• Organize input data acquisition for O&MM and as-built documents.
• Facilitate engineering design reviews, HAZOPs, FATs, and SATs with client representatives.

Customer and Authority Interface

• Act as the primary engineering contact for clients such as DEWA, TRANSCO, and other authorities.
• Lead the submission, clarification, and approval cycle of:
• General Technical Particulars (GTPs),
• Issued For Construction Drawings/As-Built Drawings,
• Protection coordination and SCADA integration.
• Represent the engineering team in progress meetings, site visits, and technical audits.

Quality and Compliance

• Ensure all engineering activities are compliant with:
• UAE regulations, utility specifications, and international standards (IEC/ISO),
• Internal QA/QC procedures and the company’s engineering handbook.
• Review and validate design documents, test reports, and commissioning protocols prior to submission.

Risk, Change, and Issue Management

• Identify technical risks early and define mitigation strategies.
• Manage engineering changes and technical deviations, preparing justifications and obtaining client approvals.
• Troubleshoot and resolve site engineering issues, including design clashes, interface gaps, and installation challenges.

EHS and Design Safety Responsibilities:

• Ensure all engineering activities and technical solutions comply with the UAE's environment, health, and safety (EHS) regulations and utility-specific HSE policies (e.g., DEWA HSE Guidelines, TRANSCO HSEMS).
• Integrate EHS Design Gate Reviews into key engineering milestones, ensuring that safety-by-design principles are considered during layout development, equipment placement, and operational access planning.
• Collaborate with HSE teams and construction personnel to address technical risks related to HV safety, confined space access (GIS), arc flash zones, and STATCOM commissioning hazards.
• Actively support the preparation and review of Method Statements and Risk Assessments (MSRAs) and participate in safety review meetings with the client and contractors.

Required Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical and Electronics Engineering,
• 6+ years of Engineering activities as lead HV Substation Design Engineer.
• Ensure compliance with relevant international standards such as IEC, IEEE, ANSI, NEMA, and CIGRE guidelines.
• Regulatory & Technical Compliance
  • In-depth understanding of UAE authority standards for HV GIS substations (132kV to 400kV) and STATCOM systems, including:
  • DEWA Specifications (e.g., EES-PMS, EES-TMS),
  • TRANSCO Transmission Code and Engineering Guidelines,
  • SEWA, FEWA, ADDC, AADC requirements.
  • Technical familiarity with IEC and local utility adaptations related to:
  • Gas-insulated switchgear (GIS),
  • Harmonic filtering and reactive power control,
  • Protection & control schemes for STATCOM installations,
  • Commissioning and grid integration procedures.
  • Demonstrated experience managing equipment interfaces between STATCOM, GIS, transformers, and control systems.
• Client and Authority Engagement
  • Direct experience with client design approvals and technical submittals to:
  • DEWA (Design Review Committee),
  • TRANSCO (Engineering Affairs),
  • Local statutory bodies (e.g., Dubai Municipality, Abu Dhabi Civil Defense).
  • Capable of conducting design review meetings, FAT/SAT coordination, and resolving client comments in line with utility expectations.
  • Previous coordination with local engineering consultants and third-party testing authorities (e.g., TUV, Bureau Veritas, Intertek).
• Site Readiness & Safety
  • Familiarity with UAE work permit systems, site safety compliance (DEWA HSE, ADNOC PTW if applicable).
  • Oversight of installation, commissioning, and grid synchronization of STATCOMs and GIS bays.
  • Interface with OEMs, local EPC contractors, and civil works teams to ensure scope alignment and schedule adherence.
• Legal, Logistical, and Cultural Readiness
  • Prior working experience in the UAE with awareness of:
  • Visa and residency requirements,
  • Security pass requirements for utility substations,
  • Cultural fluency in working with multinational teams and Emirati authorities.
• Successful experience in project technical management in a multi-disciplinary team’s context including multiple interfaces and with products coming from several countries.
• Knowledge of project execution risks and financial processes.
• Willingness to work in different locations for short or medium period and to travel worldwide.
• Experience of team building as lead engineer.
• Strong communication and persuasion skills.
• Fluency in English to communicate with international partners as well as the local clients (interview will be in English).
• Able to live and work in Dubai.

Desired Characteristics

• Successfully executed at least one STATCOM project and multiple GIS substation projects (132kV and above) in the UAE.
• General knowledge of Power System Equipment factories and products through FATs and site visits.
• Ability to communicate with multiple departments.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Experience of team building as lead engineer.
• Skilled at influencing and relationship building.
• Demonstrated presentation skills and ability to succinctly communicate complex messages.
• Project management skills.
• Demonstrates ownership & accountability, judgment and decision making, influences & inspires team, creates a vision and strategy, and has passion for the role.

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

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Job Title: Senior Project Engineer Specialist

KBR is a company of innovators, thinkers, creators, explorers, volunteers, and dreamers, responsible for improving the world and beyond in a safe and responsible manner.

We attract diverse talent from around the globe due to our culture of creativity, resourcefulness, and collaboration. Our employees are valued and cared for by the community.

Our team employs 34,000 people worldwide with customers across over 80 countries.

• Expertise in project engineering
• Specialized knowledge in various fields

Benefits

We offer a supportive work environment, competitive compensation packages, and opportunities for growth and development.

About Us

KBR provides professional services and technologies globally.

What youll do;

• Serves as the technical leader/manager in the ITR engineering organization to develop a scope of work and plan schedule and monitor engineering activities for customer projects. Provide technical leadership and interface with Proposal Management Cost Estimating Partners Customers GE Product Engineering Sourcing Engineering sub-contractors.
• Represent the technical focal point in projects thru coordination and planning all aspects of assessing proposing and technical execution of projects by leveraging the regional and global teams.
• Supports manufacturing plants including GESAT in Saudi Arabia as a technical resource in engineering issue resolution.
• Experienced in combined-cycle power plants and aware of decarbonization technologies. Serves as best practice/quality resource. Has awareness of latest technical developments in this area. Contributes towards strategy and policy development and ensure delivery within area of responsibility.
• Has in-depth knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; has working knowledge of competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market
• Provides technical management throughout the project execution process and works closely with fulfillment teams in assuring a smooth handover and execution with mitigated risk plans.
• Embrace and drive a culture of horizontal thinking and execution by working in a boundaryless fashion and fostering the early detection of quality issues and risks as well as promoting lean processes that drive fulfillment excellence.
• Uses judgment to make decisions or solve complex tasks or problems in areas of operational/product management manufacturing technology or engineering. Takes new perspective on existing solutions. Uses technical experience and expertise for data analysis to support recommendations. Uses multiple internal and limited external sources outside of own function to arrive at decisions.

What youll bring (Basic Qualifications);

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics Chemistry or Computer Science
• 10-Years experience in an engineering or technology role and/or Customer Project Engineering/Management
• Knowledge of general turbomachinery and power plant building blocks including balance of plant and EPC experience
• Ability to lead in a matrix organization with regional and global footprint
• Ability to identify and rectify gaps that can pose a risk to the profitability and success of the project
• High technical skills mixed with strong business acumen and influencing skills to lead and execute in high-risk projects.

What will make you stand out;

• Advanced Degree in Engineering or Science.
• Exposure to energy transition technologies
• Experience managing engineering teams.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Problem analysis and resolution skills.
• Fluency in Arabic language is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

Required Experience:

Manager

Job Description - Project Engineering Manager (ABU022V)

Company: Worley

Employment Type: Employee

Job Level: Experienced

Reporting Manager Title: Engineering Director

Building on our past. Ready for the future

Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals, and resources experts. We partner with customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their assets. We're bridging two worlds, moving towards more sustainable energy sources, while helping to provide the energy, chemicals, and resources needed now.

Role and Responsibilities

• Ensure implementation and maintenance of procedures for control of all project interface documents.
• Develop, update, and ensure application of the Interface Management procedure and Project Interface standard matrix.
• Organize and attend project meetings.
• Provide key engineering advice, assessments, and recommendations to ensure project delivery within time, budget, and quality standards, following industry best practices and safety, health, and environmental regulations.
• Advise on engineering strategies, risk management, and commercial agreements to identify cost-effective technical solutions and evaluate risks.
• Document all assessments, advice, and recommendations per internal procedures and industry standards, ensuring sufficient technical and commercial due diligence.
• Provide leadership to project team members, including those in different regions.
• Deliver high-quality, cost-effective engineering advice.
• Ensure design adheres to health, safety, and environmental requirements and complies with legislation and industry standards.
• Stay informed of latest technical and commercial developments, identifying new technologies to reduce costs, risks, or improve safety.
• Implement offshore standards, procedures, tools, and quality requirements to ensure project delivery according to specifications, budget, and schedule without compromising safety.
• Capture and share lessons learned from offshore development across project work packages, collaborating with Lead/Principal Engineer to enhance business value.

Skills and Experience

• Knowledge of offshore platforms, compressors, machinery, and structures.
• Experience in multidisciplinary engineering in international environments.
• Significant offshore industry experience, with a preference for ADNOC experience.
• Experience with health, safety, and environmental legislation related to offshore projects.
• Strong future planning skills.
• Proven track record in delivering large packages.
• Relationship management skills and confidence working with senior management.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and report writing skills.
• Ability to influence engineering decisions and summarize key project parameters.
• Planning, analysis, and problem-solving skills to anticipate and mitigate issues.
• Experience providing concise and timely advice to project teams.
• Previous offshore/oil and gas experience.
• Knowledge of engineering procedures, standards, and guidance.
• Ability to work independently and in teams.
• Initiative, ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited university.
• Experience in executing contracts in the Oil & Gas/Petrochemical industry.
• At least 5 years in a Project Engineering Manager or similar role.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant industry experience.

Moving forward together

We're committed to diversity, inclusion, and respect in the workplace, providing equal opportunities regardless of age, race, gender, or other protected characteristics.

We empower our people to drive sustainable impact through a values-driven culture that fosters belonging, connection, and innovation.

We support workforce reskilling and transitioning towards low-carbon energy technologies, ensuring career growth and success for all.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced project engineer to fill a key role in our organization.

The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in civil construction projects, with a strong background in project management and leadership. Key responsibilities include:

• Managing project documentation and overseeing site operations
• Leading multidisciplinary teams and managing subcontractors
• Communicating effectively with clients and stakeholders

The successful candidate will be skilled in project management tools (e.g., Primavera P6) and design software (e.g., AutoCAD), with strong abilities in resource allocation, progress monitoring, risk mitigation, and ensuring timely project delivery.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Civil)
• PMP certification
• Over 5 years of experience in civil construction projects

This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate.

The selected candidate will be responsible for managing project documentation, leading multidisciplinary teams, and communicating effectively with clients and stakeholders. They must also be skilled in project management tools and design software, as well as have strong abilities in resource allocation, progress monitoring, risk mitigation, and ensuring timely project delivery.

A bachelor's degree in engineering (civil) and a PMP certification are required. Additionally, the ideal candidate should have over 5 years of experience in civil construction projects.

• Coordinate with the Project Planning Manager to ensure deliveries align with the project schedule.
• Conduct regular project review meetings and ensure adherence to schedules.
• Conduct internal review meetings for resource optimization, allocation, and productivity enhancement.
• Review designs, calculations, and drawings; ensure their timely submission after customer approval.
• Address issues with vendors and ensure timely delivery of materials to the project site.
• Multitask effectively and deliver multiple tasks on time.
• Coordinate with inter-discipline managers to resolve design-related issues of equipment.
• Assist in accurate estimation of quantities for Bill of Materials submission.
• Review critical issues and procedural delays related to equipment design and support site execution teams.
• Implement and review BIM in projects.
• Resolve procurement issues and support supply chain management for vendor order finalization.
• Assist with BOQ, review pre-bid offers and technical submissions, and provide post-tender clarifications.
• Lead and manage a team of Design Leads, Engineers, and Draftspersons.
• Evaluate vendors based on technical specifications.
• Support site teams with commercial issues and bill processing.
• Coordinate manufacturing clearance by communicating with suppliers.
• Clarify client deliverables and resource requirements for the project.

The Project Engineering Manager should have comprehensive expertise in primary and secondary engineering for substation projects, with thorough knowledge of GIS/AIS substations up to 765 KV.

The candidate must be proficient in selecting equipment such as power transformers, reactors, circuit breakers, disconnectors, and instrument transformers. They should be well-versed in substation design aspects, including earthing, lighting, lightning protection, cabling, and interfaces between civil, MEP, and instrumentation systems. Secondary engineering activities like schematics, wiring diagrams, SCADA, and control systems are also essential.

The PEM should have experience in leading and executing projects across different regions and clients, with detailed knowledge of installed equipment and market vendor conditions.

Understanding of contractual technical requirements and the ability to facilitate project teams is crucial. The candidate should possess strong interviewing skills.

The Project Engineering Director is responsible for overseeing all technical and engineering aspects of a project. This includes managing interfaces between clients, suppliers, and other stakeholders, as well as ensuring that engineering deliverables meet the required standards.

Job Opportunity

We are seeking a highly skilled Project Engineer to join our team. As a Project Engineer, you will be responsible for delivering projects within schedule and budget, while ensuring high-quality results and customer satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities:

• Steward the delivery of projects within schedule and budget, with due focus on internal and external stakeholders' requirements and satisfaction.
• Maintain positive customer relationships, fostering and enhancing relationship management through open, honest, and effective communications.
• Establish work orders, WBS structures, and alignment of proposals and CTR development with an emphasis on scope development.
• Ensure interface management, liaising with clients' engineering, operations, and maintenance staff from inception until close-out.
• Establish project performance evaluation mechanisms and KPIs, including baseline schedules, PMS, dashboards, and regular updates.
• Review and input financial reports, monitoring expenditures and estimate-to-complete projections.
• Ensure engineering, procurement, and construction activities are executed as per schedule and budget.
• Liaise with engineering disciplines and document controls for generation and maintenance of deliverable registers.
• Oversee LLI procurements, vendor documentation, and delivery in accordance with plans and budgets.
• Establish excellent working relationships with construction contractors, ensuring adequate reporting mechanisms are in place.
• Identify potential risks, flag them for impact assessment, and explore mitigatory measures.
• Review and approve progress reports and milestone invoices from various vendors, endorsing registration in the system.
• Coordinate preparation and submission of final documentation dossiers.
• Prepare project close-out reports, secure approvals, and ensure handing over.
• Manage resourcing trends and forecasts across the portfolio, addressing reallocation and mobilization requirements upfront.
• Generate contracting and tendering strategies, coordinate ITT preparations, administer bid evaluations, and support recruitment efforts.
• Ensure day-to-day operations maintain continued alignment with corporate policies, strategies, and direction.
• Interact with project sponsors and customers, regularly reviewing and reporting project progress to senior management and/or sponsors.
• Support talent recruitment, selection, and development, ensuring performance standards achieve continuous improvement.

To be considered for this role, you should possess the following qualifications and skills:

• Degree qualification in an engineering discipline.
• Minimum 15+ years of project engineering experience in the oil and gas industries.
• Professional accreditation from a recognized institute (preferable).
• Middle East experience is desirable.

As a valued member of our team, you can expect the following benefits:

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to high-profile clients and complex projects in Iraq.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion, with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice.
• Competitive salary with regular reviews to ensure market-aligned compensation.
• Commitment to continued professional development, with tailored development plans.
• Global connections with experts shaping industry standards.
• Medical insurance covering inpatient and outpatient medical care.
• Group life and personal accident insurance.
• The Employee Share Plan, offering opportunities to purchase shares and receive company matches.
• Long Service Awards celebrating commitment and loyalty.

At (Company), we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome talented individuals to join our team. If you have some of the experience, knowledge, or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply.