WORK EXPERIENCE HISTORY

Arabtec Jardaneh Internationa - Resident Electrical Engineer (Aug 2024 - Present)

Project: Construction of Water Supply Scheme for Al Ayn, Sint & Seeh Al Maashi at Ibri and Bahla Wilayat (65 M$).

Client: Nama Water Services.

This project comprises water reservoirs (200 m3 to 1500 m3) , water elevated tower tanks (200 m3), pumping stations (34 m3/h to 255 m3/h) , compound works, transmission mains (107 km DI Pipes), water distribution pipelines (463 km HDPE Pipes), power supply and main overhead electric lines, control, instrumentation and SCADA system.

Duties: Responsible and accountable for:

Design review and approval of HV&LV schematics, and single line diagrams of the substations, pump stations, and buildings.
Design review and approval of electrical equipment GA layouts, cable/cable trays routing, and site layout.
Design review and approval of sizing calculations for electrical equipment such as cables, motors, transformers, generators, UPS, batteries, PFCC.etc.
Design review and approval of Power studies, e.g Load flow study, Short Circuit study, Relay protection settings report, buildings and road lighting lux calculations, Earthing calculation & lightning protection risk assessments and design reports, etc.
Review and approval of vendors and contractors’ submittals, such as: prequalification documents, material submittals, schematic drawings, wiring diagrams, shop drawings, method statements, calculations…etc.
Technical review and approval of changes, and variations orders.
Managing and supervision of construction activities such as HV&LV cable laying, jointing, termination & testing, installation of electrical equipment such as motors, transformers, diesel generators, LV&HV switchgear, RMU’s, UPS, Control Panels, HVAC units and panels, lighting and small power, road lighting.etc.
Issuance of the documents related to quality assurance and HSE of electrical works (EI, NCR, FCR, MIR,).
Witness of Factory acceptance tests of electrical equipment.
Supervision of commissioning activities and site acceptance tests of the above-mentioned electrical equipment/installations.
Coordination with other discipline engineers for interfaces among the different services and clash studies.
Liaising with the Electricity Distribution company for connection of power, and with other consultants for existing services, , communication, water and other services.
Review and approval of As Built drawings, and O&M manuals.
Mentoring and support of Omani graduate engineers.
Technical support and training of client’s staff on the operation and maintenance.

SMEC International Pte. Ltd. - International Expert Electrical Engineer (Dec 2023-Jun 2025)

Project: Climate Adaptive Water Resources Management

Solutions in the Aral Sea Basin Project (190 M$).

Client: Ministry of Water Resources Management (Republic of Uzbekistan). Project is funded by ADB.

This project, delivers climate adaptive solutions for water resources management, including strategic support and capacity building to the Uzbekistan Ministry of Water Resources; MWR provincial, basin and district agencies; and water consumers associations. The assignment in this project is based on intermittent inputs (both home inputs and field inputs)

Duties: Responsible and accountable for:

Development of the design deliverables related to the electrical systems at the river’s head regulating structures, and at the farms pumping sets outlets, subject for replacement or refurbishment.
Development of the electrical section of the due diligence report submitted to the project sponsor (ADB).
Ensure the quality design for electrical equipment at regulation and other structures associated to irrigation system.
Determination of the power requirements of the proposed engineering works, including for pumping, as well as for any gate automation and SCADA systems. Equipment sizing calculation of transformers, motors, cables, etc.
Consulting with electric power authorities on the: collection of electrical data, and map alignments of existing high-tension lines and equipment, including substations.
Assessment of connectivity options taking into consideration the: effective metering arrangements for (bulk) supply of power, reliability of supply, and estimated connectivity costs, etc.
Review and endorsement of subcontractor’s design documentation related to High voltage system including any substations, power transmission lines, control systems, switchyards, etc.; and low voltage system including transformers, power transmission lines and arrangement at pump houses, etc.;
Provide inputs to prepare the specifications, drawings, and BOQ parts of the bidding documents for civil works in the sections related to electrical equipment.
Provide site supervision services for the electrical equipment installation and Testing & commissioning.

Airwork Technical services and Partners LLC - Principal Resident Electrical Engineer/Assistant project manager (Jan 2021– Dec 2023)

Project: Oman, Adam Air Base & Airport (+500 M$).

Client:Ministry of Defense (MOD)

Seconded to the ministry of defense in the same Adam airbase Project after the successful completion of the construction stage continuing the same duties of the consultancy and technical support services (rendered by the project’s main consultant for completion of the remaining work packages, closing out the project accounts, and handing over the facilities to the end-user.

3TI Progetti Engineering Consultants LLC. JV Hill International - Principal Resident Electrical Engineer/Assi (Sep 2015– Dec 2020)

Project: Oman, Adam Air Base & Airport (+500 M$).

Client:Ministry of Defense (MOD)

The project comprises a civil airport and a military airbase with all the facilities such as Runways, Taxiways, passengers terminal, cargo building, ATC tower, aircraft maintenance workshop hangars, aircraft squadron hangars, aircraft jet fuel farm storage and filling facilities, 2 primary substations (33/11 kV) and 36 distribution substations (11 kV / 415V) arranged in 4 rings, potable water compound (2 storage tanks, an elevated tank, and a pumping station), a Sewage treatment plant (600 m3/day), and a district cooling system (DC plant and 6 Energy Transfer System buildings) providing chilled water to the whole airbase, and street lighting for all roads in the airbase.

Duties: Responsible and accountable for:

Handling of project management tasks for the infrastructure and building packages, and action of engineering and technical issues. Participation and steering of progress and technical meetings for client, consultant, and contractors.
Design optimization and value engineering.
Design review and approval of HV&LV schematics, and single line diagrams of the substations, pump stations, and buildings.
Design review and approval of electrical equipment GA layouts, cable/cable trays routing, and site layout.
Design review and approval of sizing of electrical equipment such as cables, motors, transformers, generators, UPS, batteries, PFCC.etc.
Design review and approval of Power studies, e.g Load flow study, Short Circuit study, Relay protection settings report, buildings and road lighting lux calculations, Earthing & lightning protection risk assessments and design reports, etc.
Review and approval of vendors and contractors’ submittals, such as: prequalification documents, material submittals, schematic drawings, wiring diagrams, shop drawings, method statements, calculations…etc.
Technical Evaluation of tender and bidders’ submission documents.
Technical review and approval of changes, and variations orders.
Managing and supervision of construction activities such as HV&LV cable laying, jointing, termination & testing, installation of electrical equipment such as motors, transformers, diesel generators, LV&HV switchgear, RMU’s, UPS, Control Panels, HVAC units and panels, lighting and small power, road lighting.etc.
Managing all matters related to quality assurance and HSE of electrical works (EI, NCR, FCR, MIR,). I was the only person authorized to sign PTW and carry out the high voltage switching in coordination with the electricity company control centre.
Witness of Factory acceptance tests of electrical & ICT equipment.
Supervision of commissioning activities and site acceptance tests of the above-mentioned electrical equipment/installations.
Issuance Non-Conformance Reports in case of defects or deviation from the contract’s documents.
Coordination with other discipline engineers for interfaces and clash studies.
Liaising with the utility companies, authorities, and other consultants for existing services, connection of power, communication, water and other services.
Review and approval of Red Marked, As Built drawings, and O&M manuals.
Mentoring of junior engineers and performance assessment.
Technical support and training of client’s staff on the operation and maintenance.

Torishima Pump Mfg Co. Ltd - Lead Electrical Engineer (March 2010 –Sep 2015)

Project (1): Qatar, Mega Reservoirs Construction (90 M$).

Client: Kahramaa (Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation)

The project comprises 5 pumping stations (Medium & Low voltage motors rated between 360 and 1940kW pumps driven by VFD), the associated mechanical and electrical works in the pumping station and the reservoir tank.

Project (2): Qatar, Labor City Water Pumping Station (6 M$).

Client: Kahramaa (Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation)

The project comprises a potable water pumping station (6x90 kW pumps driven by VFD), the associated electrical equipment, a pipe line, and a reservoir tank.

Project (3): KSA, Jubail-2 Sea Water Cooling Pumping Station(16.5 M$).

Client: Marafiq (Power & Utility Company for Jubail and Yanbu)

The project is to install 2 new Vertical Sea-Water pumps driven with 3100 kW VFD driven motors (each pump capacity of 34,500 m3/h at full speed)

Project (4): KSA, Al Taif-Al Baha Water Transmission System (30 M$).

Client: SWCC (Saline Water Conversion Corporation)

TBWTS is an EPC project, and it comprises a 33/13.8kV substation, 463 l/s pumping station (3x2.9 MW pumps started by autotransformers), 300km pipeline, 3 filling stations, 4 line valve stations, and 6 reservoir tanks, and several tap-off points along the water transmission line.

Project (5): UAE-Al Ain, Al Ain Receiving Pumping Station (150 M$).

Client: TRANSCO (Abu Dhabi Transmission and Dispatch Company)

The project is a massive EPC project located in Al Ain city, at Al Ain Water Receiving Complex, comprising a 33/4.16 kV GIS substation a pumping station with a pumping capacity of 3600 l/s provided by the means of eight (8) electrical VFD driven centrifugal pump each rated 5.2 MW.

Duties: Responsible and accountable for:

Day to day management of engineering and technical issues.
Budget and resource control to meet the projects requirements.
Participation in meetings with client, consultant, and subcontractors.
Design of HV&LV schematics, cable block diagrams, and single line diagrams of the pumping stations, and the substations.
Design of electrical equipment GA layouts, cable/cable trays routing, and site layout.
Performing sizing calculation of electrical equipment such as cables, motors, transformers, generators, .etc.
Review of vendors and subcontractors’ submittals: prequalification documents, material submittals, schematic drawings, wiring diagrams, shop drawings, method statements, lighting calculations…etc.
Preparation for RFQ’s to vendors for new projects.
Study and technical Evaluation of tender documents.
Technical review and approval of equipment purchase orders.
Supervision of construction works such as HV&LV cable laying, jointing, termination & testing, installation of electrical equipment such as motors, transformers, diesel generators, LV&HV switchgear, UPS, control Panels, HVAC units and panels, road lighting ..etc.
Managed quality assurance and HSE issues related to the electrical works.
Certified competent engineer authorized for installation/testing/commissioning by TRANSCO and AADC (Water & Electricity companies in UAE).
Witnessed factory acceptance tests of electrical equipment.
Commissioned and carried out site acceptance tests of the above-mentioned electrical equipment/installations.
Issued Non-Conformance Reports in case of defects or deviation from specs.
Coordinated with other disciplines for interfaces and clash studies.
Liaised with the client, authorities, and the consultants for connection of electricity, water, telecom, and other services.
Obtained NOC’s related to the existing utilities.
Submitted Red Marked ups, As Built drawings, and O&M manuals.
Trained the client’s staff on operation & maintenance of the electrical equipment

Halcrow International - Senior Utilities Engineer (Aug 2008 – Feb 2010)

Project # 1: UAE-Abu Dhabi, Yas Island Development (1.3 B$).

Client: Al Dar Properties Development Company

The project included a mixed development predominantly for residential, but includes hotels, retail mall, water park, covered theme park, racetrack, business area, golf courses, equestrian centre with an expected population is 160,000. The project includes four primary substations 132/22 kV which supplies 40 utilities and infrastructure 22/0.415 kV substations, 1020 l/s potable water pumping station, 892 l/s irrigation pumping stations, 2000 l/s storm water pumping station, 5700 m3/d sewerage treatment plant, road lighting and other smaller utilities.

Duties: Responsible and accountable for:

Preparation of technical specifications, drawings and BOQ for tender.
Designed HV&LV schematic and single line diagrams.
Designed electrical equipment layouts, cable/cable trays routes.
Designed P&ID’s, and wrote the control philosophies of pumping stations.
Coordinated the Electrical design with other disciplines.
Prepared of tender design documents (drawings, specs, BOQ’s).
Participated in the progress and coordination meetings.
Reviewed and approved contractor’s submittals, e.g. schematic drawings, shop drawings, material submittals, method statements, calculations…etc.
Reviewed and approved the submitted field change requests (FCR’s) and engineering change Requests (ECR’s).
Response/action Request for Information (RFI) related to electrical works.
Reviewed and approved as built drawings, job books, and O&M manuals.
Issued non-conformance report (NCR’s) to contractors.
Participated in Risk assessment and HAZOP studies/workshops.
Supervised commissioning and testing carried out by the contractors.
Technical support to site construction supervision staff.
Set up permit to work system for working in energized stations.
Liaised and coordinated with local authority departments (AADC, TRANSCO, DOT, ADM) to obtain approval and NOC’s on the project.

Project # 2: UAE-Abu Dhabi, Traffic congestion alleviation

The project is a step by Department of Transport to solve the traffic congestion problems in Abu Dhabi. The design included adding an exclusive lane for buses in Hamdan and Zayed 1st streets.

Duties: Responsible and accountable for:

Designed 132kV, 33kV, 11kV, and LV cable routing and identified the required relocation works of cables and road lighting.
Estimated the required materials and time for relocating the existing utilities as necessary as per the new road design with the bus lane.
Coordinated with Electricity, water, and telecommunication authorities for existing underground utilities and obtaining NOC.

Project # 3: UAE-Abu Dhabi, ADNEC Marina and Al Bateen Wharf

The project is to design a pumping facility for filling the boats and yachts with potable water.

Duties: Responsible and accountable for:

Designed of the water pumping station single line diagram, technical specification, and bill of quantities in the above-mentioned waterfront project.

Project # 4: UAE-Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Media Zone and MGM Developments

Duties: Responsible and accountable for:

Designed the water pumping stations single line diagrams, technical specification, and bill of quantities in the above-mentioned waterfront projects, and designed telecom connections and road lighting to the development plots as per the service provider specifications.
Designed the utilities service corridor in coordination with other disciplines.

ABB AG - Electrical Supervisor (Oct 2005 – July 2008)

Project #1: Libya, AL GARDABIA & GRAND AL GARDABIA Pumping Stations “Subproject in the Man-Made River Project”

The two pumping stations each consists of twelve pumps, rated from 126KW to 1.073MW, run by variable speed drives (ACS800 multi-drive from ABB) to supply the water to the farms project irrigation network from Al Gardabia & Grand Al Gardabia reservoirs, and the associated electrical equipment e.g. MV&LV switchgear, transformers, UPS, batteries & battery chargers, control panels, road lighting, .etc

Project 2 : Libya, Benghazi conveyance Pumping Station in Benghazi-Libya “Subproject in the Great Man Made River Project”

The pumping station consists of 7 conveyance vertical pump motors rated 2.4 MW operated at 11kV, and the associated electrical

equipment e.g. MV&LV switchgear, transformers, UPS, batteries & battery chargers, control panels, road lighting.

Duties: Responsible and accountable for:

Prepared and submitted the method statements for erection, commissioning and testing of electrical equipment.
Processed the electrical drawings and specifications to the subcontractor, consultant, and the owner.
Material receiving inspection to confirm compliance with the contract documents and that it is free of damage.
Created an equipment delivery log sheet to control/monitor all materials delivered to site, storage conditions, locations, and quantities.
Prepared and regularly updated the documents register including all electrical drawing documents submitted, their revisions, and status.
Served as the Site Representative for safety of electrical works.
Prepared and issued the As Built drawings.
Trained client’s staff on operation & maintenance of the pumping stations.
Supervised the installation of electrical equipment (cables, cable trays/ladders, transformers, motors, MV/LV switchgear, UPS, control panels, HVAC units and panels.etc), and assured the conformance with the approved contract documents and the recognized standards.
Commissioned and tested the electrical system in the pumping stations, and the related electrical equipment e.g. MV switchgear, LV switchgear, transformers, UPS, batteries & battery chargers, HVAC units.etc. (.i.e. cable’s insulation, continuity resistance and hi-po tests, cable termination and busbar tightening torque to the required values, Phase rotation test of the power supply to the 3-phase motors, CT’s ratio and polarity check using primary injection and flick tests respectively, testing of protection relays using the Severker750 secondary injection set, testing of interlocks, alarms functions and remote signals, software configuration upload/download to the REF542plus protection relay).

Brown & Root NA. Ltd. - Electrical engineer (Jan 2001 – Oct 2005)

Project: Libya, Great Man Made River Project Phase II (35 B$)

The project is a huge water system consisting of:

Eleven 66/33/11 kV Substations
More than 300 deep water production wells, with a 33/3.3 kV step down transformer, 200 KW submersible pumps, and a power control unit at each well.
Four pumping stations containing conveyance pump motors operated at 11kV and rated up to 2.0 MW each.
Seven regulating tanks (reservoirs) with their facilities

Duties: Responsible and accountable for:

Supervised HV&LV cable laying, jointing, termination & testing, installation of electrical equipment such as motors, transformers, diesel generators, LV&HV switchgear, UPS, Control Panels, HVAC units and panels, road lighting ..etc.
Controlled the construction quality assurance of electrical works.
Supervised Commissioning and site acceptance tests of the electrical equipment/installations.
Issued Non-Conformance Reports.
Reviewed and approved the Field Change Requests & Engineering Change Requests.
Reviewed and approved the contractor design & engineering submittals, i.e. single line diagrams, electrical layouts, short

circuit calculations, selectivity analysis, cable size calculations, voltage drop calculations, purchase orders,etc-

Reviewed and approved the As Built Drawings.
Training of the operation & maintenance team of the pumping stations.

Al Fateh Engineering Studies Centre - Electrical Engineer (Dec 1997 – Jan 2001)

Project: Libya, Comoundd Solid Fuel Manufacturing Complex

Duties: Responsible and accountable for:

Supervised the electrical installation works (i.e. installation of the electrical distribution works in the buildings those belonged to the centre, medium voltage cables and package units, and road lighting).
Witnessed the electrical installations and participated in the commissioning and testing carried out by The General Electricity Company of Libya, inside the main site’s substation.
Prepared and submitted the weekly and monthly progress reports to the project manager.

Ibn Al Haithem Higher Institute - Electrical Engineering Lecturer (Dec 1996 – Dec 1997)

Ibn Al Haithem is a higher education institution specialized in Electrical & HVAC Engineering studies.

Duties:

Lectured the “Electrical Circuit Theory” course module to the junior students of the electrical and air conditioning department in the institute.
Tutorials for solving the problems related to the course

subject of study.

University of Malaya - Research assistant at HV& Power System Lab (April 1996 – Nov 1996)

Worked as a Research assistant at HV& Power System Laboratory in the Electrical Engineer department.

Duties:

Done research work related to planning of unit commitment programming of the power plant generating units belonging to the Malaysian National Electricity Company,
Commencement of master degree program at the university.
Elaboration of electrical experiments on electrical machines.

Great Man-Made River Project Authority - Electrical Engineer (Oct 1995 – April 1996)

Project: Libya, Great Man Made River Project Phase I.

The project is Sarir well field system consisting of:

Three 66/33/11 kV Substations.
126 water wells, with a 33/0.4 kV step down transformer, 120 kW submersible pumps, and a power control unit at every well head.
Two header steel tanks with their facilities

Duties: Responsible for:

Operation & maintenance of the well field

Substations, the well pump power control units in well field, accommodation buildings, and road lighting.

in Phase I of The Great Man-Made River project.

National military service (July 1993- July 1995)

As a member of the Military Engineering Unit, I had been trained on field support activities such as land survey works, opening access roads and installation of temporary bridges in front of the troops, using techniques of transplant and removal of land mines. It required travel to the remote sites in the desert and staying there for long periods of time.