Vignesh Dharmaraj E-Mail: vignesh.gam@gmail.

com
Substation-Commissioning Engineer Contact: +91 9150790874
EHV-HV GIS/AIS

Goal-oriented professional scaling new heights of success with hard work & dedication and leaving a mark of
excellence on every step; aiming for senior level assignments in quest of assignments in Installation, Commissioning
and Project Management with an organization of high repute in Power industry

Location Preference: in India, GCC and Europe.

PROFILE SNAPSHOT

An astute professional with over 8 years of experience in:

~ Installation ~ Commissioning ~ Project Management

~ Documentation ~ Operation and Maintenance ~ Team Management

 Last associated with Nesma & Partners Contracting Co. Ltd. , K.S.A. as Installation and Commissioning.
 Hands-on experience in working Substation Installation, testing commissioning projects in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
 Proficiency in enhancing the process operations thereby achieving the required quality level in the projects
 Experienced in implementing principles of organization development for improving organization capabilities and effectiveness
 Expertise in Installation and Commissioning of GIS up to 380kV.
 An effective communicator with good coordination and analytical skills

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

 Review and verify Installation plan which includes installation procedure, safety plan and risk assessment.
 Review and verify interface cable schedule and cable size for CT, VT and control cables.
 Monitoring the project, managing the contractors and specialist suppliers, cost and resource development
by progress reports and maintaining tracks for the timely execution of a project.
 Responsible for project coordination, regular follow up with client and address issues of site.
  Reviewing all electrical submittals including shop drawings, material submittals, and method of
statements.
 Attend the weekly construction meeting with client.
 Prepare Commissioning Plan like preparation of master schedule and weekly schedule.

SOFTWARE SKILLS
System Studies: ETAP
Drafting: E-plan
Relay Software PCM600, Micom S1 Agile

EMPLOYMENT DETAILS

Nov ’2019 onwards Nesma & Partners Contracting Co. Ltd., K.S.A. as Electrical Engineer
Project Handled:
Title: ARAMCO Bachelor Camp-Fadhili
Owner: MASIC
Company: Al Fadhili Housing
Client: Faithful Gould, Member of the SNC Lavlin Group
Duration: November 2019 onwards
Position: Commissioning Engineer-Electrical
Role:
Spearheading the following responsibilities:
 Preparation of schedule for installation, Testing and Commissioning of Substation.
 Review and verify the Interface cable schedule between equipment and LCC, also ensure the interface cable between
LCC and Protection Panel.
 Prepare plan for Start Up and energize LCC with DC Power Supply. Also verify the operation for all equipment both
electrical operation as well as manual operation.
 Review and verify Protection panel drawings/details as per standard and Protection Logic Diagram.
 Review and verify the Operation of CB and DS -ES based on Interlock table or Logic gates.
 Issuing NCR to items which are not acceptable as per Standards, Drawings to avoid any recurrence
 Performed testing and commissioning of 115/13.8 kV 50/67 MVA Power Transformer
 Performed testing and commissioning of 13.8 kV Switchgears
 Performed Hi-pot test of MV Cables, Bus-bars of MV switchgears and RMU’s.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Aug’15 to Aug’19 SSEM Riyadh, K.S.A as Electrical Engineer-Installation & Commissioning

(Responsible for Commissioning of 380/115/13.8 kV BSP Substation. Testing and Commissioning of 502MVA Alstom make Auto
Transformer, 40MVAr Hyundai Shunt reactor and 380kV one and half scheme 8 DIA, ABB GIS)

Title: 380/115/13.8kV Dammam Housing Project

Owner: National Grid Saudi Arabia
Company: SEC-EOA (Saudi Electricity Company-Eastern Operating Area)
Duration: March 2017-Aug 2019
Role: Commissioning Engineer
Responsible for Installation and commissioning of 380kV one and half scheme 8-DIA ABB Make GIS switchgear
 Responsible for preparation of schedule for installation and Commissioning of 380kV Switchgear.
 Responsible for preparation of Installation Procedure and Safety Procedure and Risk Assessment
 Review and verify the Interface cable schedule between equipment and LCC, also ensure the interface cable between
LCC and Protection Panel for 380kV system.
 Responsible for installation of power and control cables for 380kV Switchgear.
 Performed Equipment testing and Scheme check for the 380kV Switchgear.
 Responsible for 380kV GIS High Voltage testing and 380kV power cable high voltage testing.
 Performed Transformer stability testing for 380kV, 502MVA ALSTOM make Auto transformer.
 Performed Busbar stability testing and TEE-stability, CT Primary injection for 380kV GIS Switchgear
 Title: 380/132/33/13.8kV BSP Substation
Owner: National Grid Saudi Arabia
Company: SEC-COA (Saudi Electricity Company-Central Operating Area)
Duration: August 2015-Jan 2017
Role: Commissioning Engineer

Responsible for Installation and commissioning of 132kV Double Bus 25 Bay, Hyundai make GIS switchgear

 Responsible for preparation of schedule for installation and Commissioning of 132kV Switchgear.
 Responsible for preparation of Installation Procedure and Safety Procedure and Risk Assessment
 Review and verify the Interface cable schedule between equipment and LCC, also ensure the interface cable between
LCC and Protection Panel for 132kV system.
 Responsible for installation of power and control cables for 132kV Switchgear.
 Performed Equipment testing and Scheme check for the 132kV Switchgear.
 Responsible for 132kV GIS High Voltage testing and 132kV power cable high voltage testing.
 Performed Transformer stability testing for 132kV, 67MVA Hyundai make three winding transformer.
 Performed Busbar stability testing, CT Primary injection for 132kV GIS Switchgear

Jan ’14 to Jun’15: INEL Power system private ltd, Bangalore, India as Testing commissioning Engineer
(Testing and commissioning of power plants and substations up to 400kV)

 Summit Bibiyana power company limited- Bangladesh: (Pre-commissioning Testing of Relays and meters)
 Godrej and Boyce – KPTCL GIS Substation, Bangalore: (Pre-commissioning Testing) Numerical Relays:
 Nuclear Power Corporation Limited: (Preventive Maintenance Testing) Kaiga, Uttara Karnataka

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

 B. Tech. (Electrical and Electronics Engineering) from SSN College of Engineering, Chennai in 2013
 Diploma ((Electrical and Electronics Engineering) from APTC, melmaruvathur 2010

PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth : 01-OCT-1991
Passport No : L2941824
Gender : Male
Language Known : English, Tamil and Hindi
Marital Status : Married
Nationality : Indian
Driving License : Saudi Arabia and Indian Driving License
DECLARATION
I hereby declare that the information furnished above is true to the best of my knowledge and I bear the responsibility
for the correctness of the above-mentioned particulars.

Place: Chennai Yours Sincerely

Date: 10/SEP/2021 VIGNESH DHARMARAJ