Muhammad Umar Habib

Experience

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  K-Electric

  Dec 2008 - Jan 2013

  Deputy Manager

  • Perform Project management activities of electrical projects including design of new schemes, maintenance activities of Substation, Grids, Underground HV and MV cables, switchgears, capacitors, breakers, LT/HT panels, DB’s etc• Preparation of BOQ items for Project Planning activities for contractors• Revision of Tender documents and awarded to contractor• Method statement and Site Inspection Plan for ongoing projects• Mitigation of Risk involved in the Project• Supervise a sizeable team of engineers/technicians at site in order to ensure and controlling underground cable maintenance activities including laying, termination and jointing of HT 11 KV and LT cables and related operations• Interdepartmental coordination with various departments including GSM (Grid system maintenance, GSC (Grid system construction), Substation maintenance and operations, Civic agencies etc• Worked on projects in subjects relating to Single Line Diagrams, 11 KV and 0.44 KV Distribution Lines, Stability and Reliability Analysis using E-TAP, AUTOCAD, VISIO, MS PROJECT• Coordinating with contractors and assisting with design modifications as per specifications and site situations• Reconciliation of outstanding dues (regarding energy and development dues of KESC Ltd and ROW (right of way) with various civic agencies• Monitor progress of the activities on daily basis by utilizing systems generated reports in order to ensure the timely completion of the projects• Coordination and reporting to senior management about timely completion of electrical maintenance activities Show less

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  AALCO Group

  Jan 2013 - Oct 2013

  Project Coordinator- Electrical & Maintenance

  • Executing and managing electrical projects of QGEWC 11 KV distribution network• Preparation of Budget, estimation and resource management of distribution projects• Preparation of Method Statements, Inspection and Test Plan, Site planning for Projects• Monitoring Site activities in compliance with HSE and QA/QC departments• Erection, Commissioning, Testing, Installation of Transformers, RMU, Feeder Pillars, Circuit Breakers, Battery charger and other distribution equipments• Hands on experience using AC-DC surge generator, HIPOT, Teleflex, Phase rotation, Earth tester etc for maintenance activities• Cable (11 KV & 0.44 KV) laying and testing as per QGEWC standards and specifications• Single Line Diagrams and Graphical Layouts for carrying new 11 KV and 0.44 KV schemes• Authorized to take Permit to work (PTW) on dead equipment’s in Primary and Secondary Substations and Limitation of Access (LOA) on live equipment’s from QGEWC• Coordination with civic agencies like Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning, Ministry of Interior etc for permits and Right of Way Show less

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  Saudi Electricity Company

  Sept 2013 - Sept 2016

  Project Planning Engineer

  Project Engineer (Planning & Technical Support)• Project planning studies (FEED) and reports to generate project scope justification and create necessary budget items for approval and awarding of contracts to contractors• Preparing Schemes (MV and LV for Transmission and Distribution Projects), BOQ items for multi-million Saudi Riyals projects for system improvements and expansion • Plan, design, and model all necessary aspects of a downstream electrical distribution network• Request for Project Material using Unified Material System (UMS) SAP-ERP applications• Providing technical support to various customers like SAUDI ARAMCO, ALMARAI, MILITARY FACTORY and other Government Agencies• Planning of new Substations (132/33/13.8 KV) for new load growth and interconnection with existing networks• Short and long range power system planning on Primary distribution Overhead and Underground systems and Secondary distribution• Site visits and recording of Project deliverables and follow ups with contractor• Monitoring all the activities and making the contingency plans during execution• Processing and Compilation of the documents for Project handling• Study of RCA and EHAZOP during the Project execution• Monitoring system reliability (SLD on Micro station) by conducting field engineering for the purpose of designing new and/or upgrading existing underground and overhead electric distribution and transmission facilities• To relieve/shift the load on existing (13.8/33 KV) feeders with new feeders according to Geographic boundaries• Calculation of Diversity factor, Demand factor, Coincident factor, Max Demand Load, Ampere ratings for the purpose of reinforcement of existing Distribution network• Assisting with transmission (132 KV and 380 KV) planning activities as needed• Preparation of PTW, LOA, SFT, EI to carry out the electrical jobs Show less

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  DEWA

  Oct 2016 - now

  Senior Engineer (Planning & Coordination and System Studies)- Power Transmission Planning

  • Study and review of power supply Master Plans of Major projects by assessing the Total Connected Load (TCL) in line with type of development and the required transmission substations (400/132/11 kV) along with the plots and their phasing plans.• Planning of new Transmission substations and load growth in geographical area of Dubai including study of Total Connected Loads/ substation requirements/ feeders study etc.• Preparation of Major Project Reports for DEWA Management addressing the power supply issues and highlighting the existing, available and the required power infrastructure.• Techno-commercial study of Renewable Energy (Solar Projects up to 5000 MW), Green Hydrogen and BESS projects and integration with DEWA grid.• Correspondence between major project developers (Emaar, Nakheel, DAMAC, Dubai South, Dubai Holdings, RTA, DP World etc. / consultants (Parsons, AECOM, KEO, Jacobs, AE7, Khatib & Alami, Dar Al Handasah, etc.) and DEWA internal Departments / Divisions regarding the power supply issues (132kV and 11kV) and following-up on Minutes of the meetings.• Planning studies of DEWA 132 kV and 11 kV network using PSS-E• Study and Review the Load NOC applications on SAP CRM for the connection of power supply requirements.• Load Study on existing DEWA network substations and prepare the future plans for 132/11 kV substations.• Visit construction sites to assess the realistic developments of the project developments and to observe conditions impacting construction phasing and power supply phasing and transmission substation activities.• Organizing meetings and providing required technical assistance during the meetings with major developers and their consultants for streamlining the power supply issues for the project developments.• Preparation of Daily Reports (SAP, Project Parameter Reports, Project Delivery Reports, Smart Document, MS office etc.) Show less