Senior Commissioning Resident Engineer
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia
Job Summary
Coordination and Interface Management
- Review and approve the necessary commissioning procedures in close coordination with the Employer.
- Maintain and own the I&C and SCADA Interface Register for all areas such as turbinegenerator balance of plant switchyard communication and TNB grid/SCADA).
- Critically review interface definitions identify gaps and formally instruct the E&M Contractor to resolve inconsistencies in line with contractual obligations.
- Lead regular interface meetings (weekly/biweekly) with the E&M Contractor and their Subcontractors to identify clashes responsibilities and due dates; issue clear action lists and follow up to closure.
- Ensure alignment of control philosophies I/O lists communication architectures and signal lists between the E&M Contractor and TNB requirements.
- Act as the Employers technical authority for cross-system integration matters and interface disputes.
Commissioning Assurance and Witnessing
- Review and approve the E&M Contractors commissioning strategy procedures and detailed schedules for I&C and SCADA systems.
- Witness key commissioning stages including pre-commissioning loop checks functional testing energisation synchronisation and trial operation.
- Verify commissioning readiness prior to critical milestones (energisation first synchronisation COD).
- Ensure all systems are tested in accordance with approved procedures and contractual acceptance criteria before certification.
Technical Review and Clarification (I&C and SCADA)
- Review key I&C and SCADA deliverables for integration aspects: control philosophies P&IDs I/O lists communication block diagrams network topology HMI/SCADA screen list alarm list and event list.
- Check that interfaces between PLCs/DCS and SCADA (plant SCADA TNB SCADA / RTU) are consistent in both hardware (ports cards cabling).
- Coordinate resolution of technical queries (TQs) between parties ensuring responses are technically sound and consistent with contract and TNB standards.
- Ensure proper implementation of interlocks protections fail-safe logic and redundancy requirements.
SAT and Commissioning Coordination
- Prepare or review integrated SAT procedures for I&C PLCs protection interfaces and SCADA (including communication and data point testing to TNB).
- Ensure that all cross-vendor tests are clearly defined witnessed where required and documented.
- Support site teams during commissioning and trial runs to troubleshoot integration issues.
- Verify that all integration tests including TNB SCADA data point verification and telecontrol functionality are successfully completed.
Compliance with TNB and Contract Requirements
- Verify that all I&C and SCADA interfaces comply with TNB grid code SCADA/telecontrol requirements and project technical specifications.
- Track TNB comments on submissions coordinate consolidated responses from E&M Contractor and ensure timely resubmission and approval.
- Support the Employer in securing approvals required for energisation synchronisation and commercial operation.
Documentation and Configuration Management
- Maintain updated integration drawings and lists (communication architecture I/O and signal mapping addressing tables time synchronisation scheme) reflecting agreed solutions.
- Ensure asbuilt I&C and SCADA documentation from the E&M Contractor is consistent and complete before takeover (including licenses passwords network diagrams and configuration backups).
- Ensure E&M Contractor meets contractual requirements related to integration commissioning and performance guarantees.
- Review and certify completion of commissioning milestones and readiness for Taking-Over Certificate (TOC) and Commercial Operation Date (COD).
- Provide technical input into contractual notices related to delays non-compliance or defects in integration and commissioning.
- Maintain detailed records to support claims variation assessments and dispute resolution if required.
- Prepare the Commissioning Report.
Progress and Risk Management
- Identify integration-related risks (late deliveries open TNB comments missing I/O protocol incompatibility) and highlight them early to STSC and the Employer with mitigation actions.
- Provide concise weekly updates on I&C/SCADA integration status key issues and required decisions from Employer/STSC.
- Provide independent progress assessments to the Employer including readiness for key milestones and COD.
- Promote safe commissioning practices in line with Malaysian regulations and international standards.
- Attend Project Risk and Lessons-Learnt workshops.
Job Specification
- BSc degree in electrical or mechanical engineering
- At least 20 years experience in hydropower projects.
- Proven experience in SAT commissioning and troubleshooting of I&C and SCADA systems on site.
- Familiarity with relevant IEC/IEEE/ISA control and SCADA standards and utility grid/SCADA requirements.
- Extensive experience in SAT commissioning and system integration across multi-vendor environments.
- Working knowledge of FIDIC contracts and contractual enforcement in project execution.
- Knowledge of Malaysian Grid Code and Grid Code test procedures would be an asset
- Must be proficient in English.
- Location: Nenggiri Project Site Gua Musang Kelantan
- Contract: 12 to 18 months
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
For more than 70 years, SMEC has built a reputation as a trusted partner on major transport and energy infrastructure projects around the world.