CIVIL DESIGN PRINCIPAL ENGINEER

Published on October 22, 2026 1:46 PM

Department: Engineering Design

Region: Head Office

Number of vacancies: 1

Key Responsibilities:

Responsible for performing engineering and detail designof substation projectby applying intensive and diversifiedknowledge of substation design and practices in a safe, effective, efficientand economic accomplishment of the assigned tasks.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conducts actual inspection of substation sites and gathers field data necessary for the design of substation structures.
• Requests/Confirms and checks availability of geological/geotechnical report and topographic survey and other data needed for design.
• Prepares and checks the detail design activities, i.e., Site Development Plan, Drainage System, Buildings, Foundations, Slope protection structures, Bid Price Schedule and quantity take-off/estimates, Scope of Works, Bid/Construction Drawings, specifications (Civil portion) for Substation Projects.
• Checks design documents: specifications, design calculations and design/fabrication drawings of gantry and equipment support steel structures, design and structural drawings of various substation buildings and other documents submitted by contractors and project proponents in accordance with the bidding documents.
• Prepares memoranda, reports and other official correspondence.
• Prepares design options to achieve the best possible balance between cost and design option.
• Participates in inter-disciplinary design review adhering to design specification, guidelines and standards.
• Participates actual inspection of Substation Sites, coordination meetings and other basic design-related activities on various stages of the project implementation and collaborates with Section Head in assessing technical problems on the construction and/or operation and recommends solutions to such problems.
• Participates in the substation site selection in consideration of constructability, technical compliance and economic aspects.
• Provides technical assistance during site inspection, pre-bid conference, bid clarifications, amendments & bid evaluation to technical Procurement department for all projects.
• Participates in various task force/fact-finding teams and offers technical assistance relevant to civil/structural design scope of works.
• Assists in preparing and developing design standards and guidelines.
• Provides technical assistance to other functional groups (O&M, SO & PAMGS, etc).
• Job Purpose (Purpose why the position exists in the organization. A summary of the duties and responsibilities of the job.)
• Responsible for performing engineering and detail design of substation project by applying intensive and diversified knowledge of substation design and practices in a safe, effective, efficient and economic accomplishment of the assigned tasks.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering
• Licensed Civil Engineer
• 3 years relevant experience in substation design
• Has advanced knowledge and skills in the application of theories, standards, practices and concepts in the field of Civil design for S/S
• Able to propose design solutions and evaluate alternatives involving S/S concerns
• Able to recommend technical decisions involving design issues and concerns.
• Possesses leadership ability to handle or lead multi-disciplinary Design Team.
• Possesses good verbal and written communication skills to handle presentation, preparation and review of technical documents and reports and various correspondences.
• Has advanced knowledge in CAD software (i.e., AutoCAD, Civil3D, etc) and/or Staadpro, Microsoft, other structural software.

Interested applicants are requested to send their updated resume to [email protected].