Lead Electrical Engineer

Contract Details

Contract: External serviceDuration: 25 monthsStart date: 01/05/2026

Purpose of the mission

The Lead Electrical Engineer will provide all coordination, engineering, document management, technical supervision and construction and commissioning support services for a hybrid power plant project. The selected incumbent will be expected to play an integrated engineering master’s role, interfacing with:

• the EPC of the project
• les fournisseurs des Work Packages (WP)
• the Project Owner
• l’Utility
• other project stakeholders

Scope of services

2.1. Getting started & document review

• Comprehensive review of existing engineering documentation
• Pre‑execution engineering for civil and electrical integration, if required

2.2. Pre‑execution engineering

• Pre‑engineering of the "electrical integration" package
• Support for the contracting of WP
• Technical review of supplier documents

2.3. Execution Engineering and As Built

• Management of the execution and As‑Built engineering of the various packages for:
  • Electrical integration (LV & HV)
  • Integration of Work Packages
  • Industrial communications (equipment, utility)
• Verification, validation and integration of supplier deliverables
• Production of documents outside the WP scope when necessary

2.4. Coordination and management of interfaces

• Global technical coordination between WP
• Interface with the Network Utility/Operator
• Proactive management of interfaces and technical issues

2.5. Engineering synthesis and management

• Consolidation of deliverables to ensure seamless integration
• Tracking engineering schedules
• Animation of weekly meetings and follow‑up of actions

2.6. Quality, compliance and control

• Definition of the engineering quality plan
• Control of supplier quality procedures
• Site visits for technical inspection

2.7. FAT – Factory Acceptance Tests

Sur les cinq WP critiques (Inverters/Stations, Storage, Thermal, Delivery Station, EMS/SCADA) :

• Élaboration des check‑lists FAT.
• Participation en TAFs, rédaction de rapports et suivi des points ouverts.

2.8. Support, Provisioning and Acceptance

• Support aux phases Commissioning, Testing et Handover
• Participation en milestones:
  • Mechanical Completion
  • Electrical Completion
  • Provisional Acceptance
• Complete punch list management

2.9. Documentation requirements

• Delivery of all necessary engineering documents (design, execution, O&M, etc.)
• Registration under the Client's codification
• All documents must be provided in French

Project Management

3.1. Coordination and steering

• Proactive project management for the entire entrusted scope
• Technical support for EPC
• Participation in steering meetings

3.2. Costs, changes

• Support on cost monitoring and reporting
• Support on the formal management of variations and complaints

3.3. Planning

• Finalization of the engineering schedule
• Regular update
• Tracking deliverables

3.4. Document management

• Implementation of a structured document system – GED (Kairnial)
• Control of EPC formats and document requirements

Required Skills

• Engineering of hybrid, renewable power plants (thermal = asset)
• LV/HV electrical integration, protections, synchronization
• Complex multi‑batch coordination and interface management
• Industrial Communication and SCADA/EMS Integration
• FAT, commissioning, acceptance
• Technical document management (EDMS, numbering)
• Fluency in English and French, both written and oral – required for project management in multicultural environments

• Minimum 10 years of experience in the construction of medium to large‑scale industrial or energy projects, ideally in emerging markets
• Minimum 5 years of proven experience in EPC project management in the energy, power generation or infrastructure sectors
• Proven experience on PV, Energy and Thermal Storage projects (Inverters/Stations, Storage, Thermal, Delivery Station, EMS/SCADA)