Civil Design Head

Civil Design Head

Location:
Presentacion, Camarines Sur Job Level: Supervisory Business Unit: Wind Renewable Energy Corp. Power your future with AboitizPower. As Civil Design Head, you will be responsible for leading and managing the Design Team, and Owner/Employer’s engineering design function throughout the construction phase of the Wind Power Plant Project through project turnover. The role is primarily responsible for ensuring the technical adequacy, completeness, coordination, and integrity of the project design and for providing timely engineering support to resolve design-related issues arising during construction. The Engineering Design Head provides technical leadership and oversight across all engineering disciplines, including civil, structural, geotechnical, electrical, mechanical, wind turbine, transmission line, substation, hydrology, drainage, roads, buildings, SCADA, telecommunications, and other project systems and facilities. The role serves as the Owner/Employer’s principal engineering design authority and technical coordination point with the EPC Contractor, Owner’s Engineer, and other technical stakeholders. The Engineering Design Head is responsible for ensuring that design deliverables comply with the approved design basis, technical specifications, applicable codes and standards, permits, grid requirements, and contractual requirements. The role also ensures that multidisciplinary interfaces are properly coordinated, design changes are technically evaluated and controlled, and engineering issues are resolved in a timely manner to support construction, commissioning, and project turnover and contribute directly to transforming energy for a better world. You will work closely with Project Development and Execution to deliver results, create positive community impact, and develop your skills in a supportive, purpose-driven environment. In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be: Engineering Design Leadership and Construction Support
- Lead and manage the Owner/Employer's engineering function throughout the construction, and handover phases.
- Establish and maintain the engineering design management process, including design review, technical coordination, design change control, and engineering issue resolution
- Provide technical direction to the Owner/Employer’s engineering team and coordinate with the EPC Contractor, Owner’s Engineer, design consultants, and equipment suppliers.
- Ensure that engineering activities remain aligned with the approved Project Design Basis, technical specifications, project requirements, permits, and contractual obligations.
- Monitor the completeness, quality, maturity, and timely delivery of engineering design packages.
- Establish priorities for engineering activities based on project requirements, critical design issues, construction needs, commissioning requirements, and project milestones.
- Provide technical recommendations to the Project Management Team on significant design issues and engineering decisions.
- Escalate critical unresolved design issues and technical risks requiring management intervention. Design Basis and Owner/Employer’s

Requirements:
- Maintain and enforce the approved Owner/Employer’s Requirements and approved Design Basis throughout the design phase, and construction.
- Ensure that design deliverables comply with applicable national and international codes, standards, regulations, grid requirements, utility requirements, permits, and project specifications.
- Review proposed changes to design criteria, assumptions, and technical requirements.
- Ensure that changes to critical design parameters are properly evaluated and approved.
- Verify that site-specific design inputs, including geotechnical conditions, hydrology, seismic criteria, wind conditions, turbine loads, electrical requirements, and other critical parameters, remain appropriately reflected in the design.
- Review and provide recommendations on proposed deviations from approved Owner/Employer’s requirements.
- Ensure that engineering assumptions and design decisions remain technically justified and properly documented. Multidisciplinary Design coordination
- Lead multidisciplinary coordination between civil, structural, geotechnical, electrical, mechanical, WTG, Instrumentation & Control, and other engineering disciplines.
- Ensure that engineering designs are properly integrated and coordinated across all project components.
- Identify and resolve conflicting design assumptions, requirements, dimensions, interfaces, equipment requirements, and technical criteria.
- Maintain and manage the Engineering Interface Matrix.
- Coordinate technical interfaces between major project components, including:
- WTG and WTG foundations
- WTG foundations and geotechnical conditions
- Access roads and turbine transportation requirements
- WTG and MV collection system
- MV collection system and substation
- Substation and transmission facilities
- Transmission facilities and grid interconnection
- Civil infrastructure and electrical systems
- Drainage and other civil infrastructure
- SCADA, protection, control, and telecommunications
- Ensure that changes in one discipline are assessed for impacts on other disciplines.
- Lead multidisciplinary design coordination meetings and technical workshops. Design Review and Technical Assurance
- Review engineering design deliverables prepared by the EPC Contractor, design consultants, Owner’s Engineer, and equipment suppliers.
- Review drawings, calculations, specifications, design reports, studies, models, datasheets, and other technical documents.
- Verify that engineering deliverables are technically sound, complete, coordinated, constructible, and compliant with project requirements.
- Ensure that appropriate interdisciplinary reviews, technical checks, and independent reviews are performed for critical design packages.
- Identify design deficiencies, omissions, inconsistencies, and technical risks.
- Ensure that design review comments are properly addressed and closed.
- Review alternative design solutions and provide recommendations based on technical adequacy, safety, constructability, reliability, lifecycle performance, cost, and schedule.
- Ensure that significant engineering decisions are supported by appropriate calculations, studies, technical assessments, or specialist reviews.
- Coordinate with the Owner’s Engineer or independent technical reviewers on design assurance activities. Other Engineering Design Head Functions:
- Provide engineering support to the Construction Management Team by resolving design-related issues, reviewing technical queries and site conditions, assessing constructability concerns and field modifications, and ensuring appropriate technical solutions are provided.
- Lead the evaluation, approval, documentation, and control of design changes, technical deviations, substitutions, and alternative design solutions, ensuring their technical impacts are properly assessed and incorporated into the project design and as-built records.
- Lead the review and resolution of engineering RFIs, technical queries, design clarifications, and other technical issues, ensuring timely, technically sound, and properly documented responses and closure of outstanding matters.
- Identify, assess, monitor, and mitigate engineering design and interface risks that may affect project safety, quality, cost, schedule, reliability, constructability, or operability, and escalate significant unresolved risks to the Project Management Team.
- Provide technical oversight of geotechnical, civil, and structural design matters, including WTG foundations, roads, drainage, retaining structures, buildings, and other infrastructure, ensuring that site conditions, structural requirements, hydrology, and other critical design considerations are appropriately addressed.
- Provide technical oversight of electrical and grid-related design, including MV collection systems, substations, switching stations, transformers, protection, grounding, SCADA, control, telecommunications, and grid interconnection systems, ensuring compliance with applicable technical and grid requirements.
- Manage engineering interfaces with WTG and major equipment suppliers, ensuring that equipment requirements, design inputs, technical interfaces, supplier information, deviations, and modifications are properly coordinated and incorporated into the overall project design.
- Monitor engineering design progress, deliverables, approvals, and technical decisions against project requirements and milestones, prioritizing critical activities and coordinating recovery actions for delayed or incomplete engineering work.
- Ensure that engineering deliverables and design solutions comply with approved design criteria, specifications, applicable codes, standards, permits, and contractual requirements, and provide appropriate technical dispositions for design-related NCRs and non-conformances.
- Provide engineering support during testing and commissioning by reviewing technical requirements, resolving design-related issues, assessing abnormal or failed test results, supporting technical readiness reviews, and ensuring commissioning-related design changes are properly documented.
- Lead the engineering aspects of project turnover by ensuring that as-built drawings, final engineering documents, technical studies, equipment information, approved changes, test records, and other required engineering deliverables are complete, accurate, properly controlled, and transferred to the Operations and Maintenance Team.
- Provide engineering support for design-related defects, failures, and warranty issues during the Defects Liability Period, coordinate technical assessments and corrective designs, and ensure that completed corrective works and final technical records are properly documented and closed out. Other Functions and Responsibilities
- Contributes to a high-performing team by being engaged in regular and ongoing conversations about achieving targets, improving capabilities and performance, and practicing self-discipline.
- Practices courageous authenticity while being mindful of mutual trust, support, and respect that leads to a psychologically-safe environment for their team.
- Supports Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion by respecting others' strengths, views, and experiences, encouraging teamwork that translates to better team performance and business results.
- Follows standard operating procedures and complies with all requirements necessary to perform their job to the best of their abilities.
- Adopts the organization's culture, values, and philosophy by upholding company policies, safety rules, and procedures. To Succeed in this Role, we need someone who:
- Demonstrates experience in multidisciplinary engineering design coordination, preferably involving civil, structural, geotechnical, electrical, mechanical, and other relevant disciplines
- Demonstrates experience in reviewing and managing engineering design deliverables
- Has Strong technical communication, coordination, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Has Experience in large-scale power, renewable energy, wind, or similar infrastructure projects. What You Will Need: Education &

Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
- Licensed Engineer
- 2 years of experience in a senior engineering, engineering management, design management, or equivalent technical leadership role. Technical / Functional

Skills:
- Experience specifically in wind power projects, including WTG foundations, MV collection systems, substations, transmission facilities, and grid interconnection.
- Experience with EPC contract technical management and Owner-side project engineering.
- Experience working with an Owner's Engineer / Independent Engineer, particularly in design review and technical assurance.
- Familiarity with IEC 61400 and other wind industry standards.
- Familiarity with IEC, IEEE, NFPA, ASCE, ACI, AISC, NSCP, and other applicable engineering standards depending on discipline and project location.
- Experience with grid connection studies, protection and control, SCADA, and power system engineering.
- Experience with geotechnical and foundation design for WTG structures, including challenging ground conditions such as karst.
- Experience managing design changes, technical deviations, engineering risks, and multidisciplinary interfaces on large EPC projects.
- Master's degree in Engineering Management, or a related field.
- Successfully delivered two wind power plant projects while leading the overall engineering design and coordination. Our Culture & Commitment to You: Powering Your Future At AboitizPower, we honor you not just as a professional, but as a person. Our promise is to provide a workplace where you can thrive through:
- Powered by People: We value your unique identity and ensure you feel supported, trusted, and empowered.
- Own Your Growth: Learn, grow, and advance through mentorship, leadership opportunities, and meaningful learning experiences.
- Why We Work: Purpose is part of every job here. Your efforts directly contribute to community upliftment, sustainability, and shaping the future of energy.
- Empowering Culture: Bring your full self to a workplace grounded in belonging and collaboration.
- Recognition that Matters: We celebrate both visible milestones and steady efforts, honoring the dedication you bring to our mission.

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AboitizPower is the holding company for the Aboitiz Group’s investments in power generation, distribution, and retail electricity services. We are among the largest power producers in the Philippines, with a balanced portfolio of assets located across the country. We are also a major producer of renewable energy, with several hydroelectric, geothermal, and solar power generation facilities. Together, let’s power your future. Work

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