Manager - Sub station
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About the Role
DAMAC Digital is seeking a Manager-Substation to lead the design, execution, commissioning, and handover of high-voltage substation infrastructure for mission-critical developments like data centers.
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Responsibilities
- Lead planning, design review, execution, and delivery of high voltage substation projects
- Oversee full project lifecycle including engineering design, procurement coordination, construction, testing, commissioning, and handover
- Manage coordination with utilities (DEWA/SEWA/ADDC) ensuring compliance with regulatory, technical, and safety requirements
- Ensure adherence to N 1 redundancy, Tier III/IV standards, and data center power reliability requirements
- Direct interface with internal stakeholders including MEP, infrastructure, and data center operations teams
- Approve/review technical submittals, IFC/as built drawings, ITPs, method statements, and commissioning procedures
- Lead authority approvals process, energization activities, and grid interconnection coordination
- Manage contractor performance, progress tracking, cost control, and schedule adherence
- Identify technical risks, delays, and design conflicts; implement mitigation strategies
- Oversee testing and commissioning activities including primary/secondary injection tests, relay coordination, transformer energization, and grid synchronization
- Ensure robust HSE compliance and QA/QC standards across all site activities
- Drive project reporting, documentation, and stakeholder communication through EDMS and project control systems
Requirements
- Experience in leading high voltage substation projects (132/33/11 kV)
- Knowledge of utility authority regulations (DEWA/SEWA/ADDC)
- Familiarity with Tier III/IV standards for data centers
- Strong project management and leadership skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
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Role Summary
- The Manager Substation is responsible for leading the end to end design, execution, commissioning, and handover of high voltage substation infrastructure (132/33 kV, 132/11 kV and related systems) supporting mission critical developments such as data centers and large scale infrastructure projects.
- The role ensures safe, timely, and high quality delivery of power infrastructure in compliance with utility authority regulations (DEWA/SEWA/ADDC and international equivalents), project specifications, and Tier standards (Uptime Institute or equivalent).
- The position plays a key leadership role in coordinating consultants, contractors, utility providers, and internal stakeholders to achieve seamless grid integration and operational reliability.
Functional Responsibilities
- Lead planning, design review, execution, and delivery of high voltage substation projects (132/33/11 kV) for mission critical and large infrastructure developments.
- Oversee full project lifecycle including engineering design (SLD, layouts, protection schemes), procurement coordination, construction, testing, commissioning, and handover.
- Manage coordination with utilities (DEWA/SEWA/ADDC and international counterparts), ensuring compliance with regulatory, technical, and safety requirements.
- Ensure adherence to N 1 redundancy, Tier III/IV standards (where applicable), and data center power reliability requirements.
- Direct interface with internal stakeholders including MEP, infrastructure, and data center operations teams for integrated delivery.
- Approve/review technical submittals, IFC/as built drawings, ITPs, method statements, and commissioning procedures.
- Lead authority approvals process, energization activities, and grid interconnection coordination.
- Manage contractor performance, progress tracking, cost control, and schedule adherence.
- Identify technical risks, delays, and design conflicts; implement mitigation strategies.
- Oversee testing and commissioning activities including primary/secondary injection tests, relay coordination, transformer energization, and grid synchronization.
- Ensure robust HSE compliance and QA/QC standards across all site activities.
- Drive project reporting, documentation, and stakeholder communication through EDMS and project control systems.
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