Lighting and Control System Engineer (Roads O&M)
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Egis seeks a Lighting and Control Systems Engineer to manage operation and maintenance of lighting assets on the RF-001 expressway network in Doha, Qatar. The role covers decorative, architectural, smart lighting control networks, and tunnel lighting, ensuring compliance with standards and contract KPIs.
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Responsibilities
- Plan and supervise operation and maintenance of decorative and architectural lighting on bridges, interchanges, landmark structures and feature installations
- Manage DMX512 and RDM controlled fixtures, scene programming, colour change sequences and show schedules
- Diagnose data line, driver and node faults; maintain controller backups, scene libraries and as built control documentation
- Support the planning, trial and future rollout of smart lighting control based on LoRaWAN
- Configure DALI and DALI 2 drivers, dimming profiles, calendar and astronomical time scheduling, and fault and energy telemetry
- Operate and maintain underpass and tunnel lighting in line with CIE 88 and BS 5489
- Manage daytime and night time stage dimming, luminance controllers, photometric (L20) sensors and traffic linked control logic
- Verify emergency and standby lighting, UPS supported circuits, and integration with tunnel SCADA where applicable
- Lead fault finding, planned preventive maintenance and corrective works across street, decorative and tunnel lighting assets
- Supervise subcontractor and in house teams, review work orders, and enforce quality and SLA compliance
- Prepare technical reports, method statements, risk assessments and as built records
Requirements
- Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline
- Minimum six years of relevant experience in street, decorative and tunnel lighting
- Hands on experience with DMX512 and RDM decorative lighting control
- Working knowledge of BS 5489, CIE 115, EN 13201 and CIE 88 tunnel lighting recommendations
- Strong reporting skills and proficiency in asset management and data analysis tools
- MMUP/UPDA registration in the electrical category is an advantage
- Valid Qatar driving licence is preferred
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Position Summary
- The Lighting and Control Systems Engineer is responsible for the operation, maintenance and performance of all lighting and lighting control assets on the RF 001 expressway network.
- The role covers conventional road lighting together with decorative and architectural lighting, smart lighting control networks, and underpass and tunnel lighting.
- The engineer ensures that all systems meet the applicable standards, achieve the required performance levels, and comply with contract KPI and SLA obligations.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan and supervise operation and maintenance of decorative and architectural lighting on bridges, interchanges, landmark structures and feature installations.
- Manage DMX512 and RDM controlled fixtures, scene programming, colour change sequences and show schedules; verify addressing, universes and data integrity across controllers.
- Diagnose data line, driver and node faults; maintain controller backups, scene libraries and as built control documentation.
- Support the planning, trial and future rollout of smart lighting control based on LoRaWAN, including gateways, nodes, network servers and a central management system (CMS).
- Configure DALI and DALI 2 drivers, dimming profiles, calendar and astronomical time scheduling, and fault and energy telemetry as systems are introduced.
- Support feeder pillar monitoring, remote switching and metering integration, including device commissioning, provisioning and firmware updates.
- Develop performance, energy and fault reporting from CMS data to support contract KPI and SLA reporting once the system is operational.
- Operate and maintain underpass and tunnel lighting in line with CIE 88 and BS 5489, covering threshold, transition, interior and exit zones.
- Manage daytime and night time stage dimming, luminance controllers, photometric (L20) sensors and traffic linked control logic.
- Verify emergency and standby lighting, UPS supported circuits, and, where applicable, integration with tunnel SCADA, ventilation and incident management systems.
- Confirm luminance levels, uniformity and the absence of flicker through scheduled measurement and inspection.
- Lead fault finding, planned preventive maintenance and corrective works across street, decorative and tunnel lighting assets on the 29 expressway network.
Qualifications
- Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
- Minimum six years of relevant experience in street, decorative and tunnel lighting.
- Hands on experience with DMX512 and RDM decorative lighting control is required.
- Familiarity with LoRaWAN, DALI and CMS based smart lighting platforms is desirable, given planned future scope.
- Working knowledge of BS 5489, CIE 115, EN 13201 and CIE 88 tunnel lighting recommendations.
- Experience on performance based or highways maintenance contracts is preferred.
- MMUP / UPDA registration in the electrical category is an advantage.
- Valid Qatar driving licence is preferred.
- Strong reporting skills and proficiency in asset management and data analysis tools.
Working Relationships
- The role sits within the Electrical and Street Lighting Department, which reports to the Project Manager.
- The engineer reports to the Electrical and Street Lighting Manager and coordinates with duty engineers, subcontractor teams and the Ashghal client representatives.
- Liaises with traffic management, tunnel operations and SCADA teams for works affecting underpass and tunnel systems.
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