Testing and Commissioning Engineer

Role Overview

Testing and Commissioning Engineer at GE VERNOVA. This role oversees the commencement, coordination, and completion of Testing & Commissioning Works for electrical substation protection and control systems, delivered in accordance with project targets (Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery) and contract technical specifications.

Role Purpose

Lead all aspects of substation protection and control system testing and commissioning activities from planning through final delivery, ensuring compliance with contract requirements, quality standards, and safety policies while coordinating with client stakeholders and documenting lessons learned for continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

Planning & Preparation

• Prepare test plans and associated test procedures.
• Establish and update testing schedules in accordance with overall project schedule.
• Organize and manage all substation tests.

Testing & Quality Assurance

• Carry out all types of site tests of protection and control systems.
• Check that all tests performed on site comply with contract requirements (quality, type).
• Issue and manage non-conformance reports when required.
• Manage test equipment at site such as digital multi-meters, injection sets, watt-meters and ensure their calibration certificates are valid.

Documentation & Handover

• Ensure marked-up of all drawings for preparation of as-built documentation.
• Centralize and fill test reports, ensuring they are duly approved and signed by Consultant (if any) or Client.
• Organize and manage backup of all equipment computer files such as protection relays settings and equipment configuration for delivery alongside marked-up drawings.

Compliance & Reporting

• Ensure compliance to PMH, GRID Quality & EHS Policies and IMS procedures.
• Record and report Quality Objectives & KPI data.
• Check that safety procedures — Permits, Method Statements, Risk Assessments, LOTO and all high-risk activities — are followed during operation sequences and in use of equipment and materials.
• Prepare monthly progress reports of activities performed by the Commissioning group, highlighting negative events such as delays, design/erection errors, missing spares.

Coordination & Improvement

• Coordinate with Client for daily activities.
• Recommend field changes beneficial to plant operations or necessary for efficient commissioning.
• Prepare final Commissioning report highlighting problem areas, recommended engineering changes, improvements in organizational efficiency and personnel performance evaluations to ensure that experience gained from each Commissioning is fed back to PM Team.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering or relevant bachelor degree.
• Minimum 7 years working experience as a Testing and Commissioning Engineer in a similar industry.
• Specialization in Protection & Control and Sub-Station protection including all protection panels for different voltage levels 400/132/33/11 kV (BusBar prot., line prot., BS prot., BC prot., transformer prot. scheme check, stability, Load shedding, Capacitors Prot. etc.).
• Strong knowledge in all Control panels for different levels (including AVR, ABTS, ACCS, AMR and others).
• Strong knowledge in SAS design, testing and commissioning.
• Good knowledge to prepare interface (CID) files with SAS systems.

Skills & Competencies

• Ability to influence internal stakeholders and functions laterally and upwards to achieve common project goals.
• Ability to succinctly communicate to senior leadership key project issues with appropriate visual aids.
• Proficiency in English and Arabic.
• Ability to manage customer, partner and external relations under pressure while remaining mindful of business and project goals.
• Ability to create genuine team dynamics and shared ownership of project goals.
• Ability to project self as true leader of the project and ultimate collaborative decision maker.
• Strong sense of urgency and drive for results.
• Natural instinct to be a change agent and contribute to wider business Operational improvement and evolution initiatives.

Additional Information

• Relocation Assistance Provided: No.