Senior Electrical & Instrumentation Engineer

Purpose / Mission

Serve as the owner's electrical and instrumentation discipline authority for the 2.5 Mtpa green Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) / Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI) plant in Duqm, Oman. Lead all aspects of electrical engineering, instrumentation and control, grid connection, and power integration from pre‑FID through FEED, EPC tender, construction and commissioning. Provide technical direction and assurance across high‑voltage infrastructure, main receiving substation, plant electrical distribution, instrumentation and control systems, and the owner's interface with the grid operator and power suppliers.

• Lead the owner's electrical and instrumentation engineering review, approval and assurance process across all plant areas, including the DRI/HBI plant, Balance of Plant, utilities, materials handling, and supporting infrastructure.
• Lead the engineering definition and delivery of the main receiving substation and high‑voltage infrastructure, including grid connection design, transformer sizing, and interface with the Omani grid operator.
• Own the plant electrical distribution strategy, including medium‑voltage and low‑voltage distribution, motor control, standby power, uninterruptible supply, and emergency power systems.
• Lead the instrumentation and control philosophy for the plant, including DCS architecture, control system integration across packages, field instrumentation standards, safety instrumented systems, and cybersecurity considerations.
• Provide the technical basis for commercial negotiations with the grid operator and renewable power providers, including load profiles, power factor, harmonic performance, reliability requirements, and consumption profiles under nominal, ramp‑up and turndown conditions.
• Provide electrical and instrumentation input to specifications, tender documentation, technical evaluations and award recommendations for the EPC and equipment packages.
• Review and approve electrical and instrumentation deliverables from the Owner's Engineer and EPC contractors, including single‑line diagrams, load lists, equipment datasheets, cable schedules, control system architecture, and functional specifications.
• Lead electrical and instrumentation input to HAZID, HAZOP, SIL assessment, LOPA and related process safety studies.
• Interface with process, mechanical, civil and materials handling disciplines to ensure integrated plant design, construction and commissioning.
• Review and ensure compliance with international electrical and instrumentation design codes (IEC, IEEE, ISA, NFPA) and applicable Omani regulatory requirements.
• Provide electrical and instrumentation technical leadership during factory acceptance testing, site acceptance testing, construction supervision, energisation and commissioning activities.
• Contribute to the development and mentoring of electrical and instrumentation engineering resources as the in‑country team grows from pre‑FID into execution.

• Minimum 15 years' experience in electrical and instrumentation engineering on large heavy industrial process plants.
• Strong preference for direct experience on DRI, ironmaking, steelmaking, petrochemical, fertilizer, refinery or analogous power‑intensive heavy process plant projects.
• Experience across the full project lifecycle: FEED, detailed design, procurement, construction supervision, energisation and commissioning.
• Strong command of high‑voltage power systems, main receiving substations, transformers, switch gear, and grid connection engineering.
• Experience interfacing with national or regional grid operators on connection agreements, system studies, and compliance requirements.
• Experience providing technical support to commercial negotiations for power supply and renewable power offtake arrangements.
• Strong command of instrumentation and control systems, including DCS architecture, safety instrumented systems, field instrumentation, and control system integration across multiple EPC packages.
• Demonstrated familiarity with IEC, IEEE, ISA, NFPA and other international electrical and instrumentation design codes.
• Experience specifying equipment, evaluating bids, and managing…