Electrical Design – Substation Engineer

About the role

We are looking for an Electrical Design Engineer to support the design, review and delivery of high‑voltage substation projects for mission‑critical data centre facilities.

Key responsibilities

• Assist in design, shop‑drawing review, single‑line diagrams (SLD) and technical submittals for substations ranging from 66 kV to 800 kV.
• Coordinate with engineering, power‑systems consultants and utility providers (DEWA, SEWA, ADDC) to ensure integration with data‑centre electrical redundancy requirements.
• Ensure compliance with project specifications, local utility standards and quality benchmarks across Middle East, US and Europe.
• Review project documentation such as IFC/as‑built drawings, ITPs, inspection logs and test results.
• Participate in authority coordination for approvals, energisation and compliance inspections.
• Support commissioning, testing and hand‑over phases to ready the electrical infrastructure for data‑centre operations.

Required profile

• Proven experience in substation design and execution for high‑voltage systems.
• Familiarity with utility standards (DEWA, SEWA, ADDC) and data‑centre power redundancy concepts.
• Ability to work with multidisciplinary teams including MEP, operations and external consultants.

Required skills

• Electrical substation design (66 kV‑800 kV)
• Single‑line diagram (SLD) preparation
• Technical submittal and shop‑drawing review
• Power‑systems coordination with utilities
• Commissioning and testing of high‑voltage equipment