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Talha Qazi
Electrical Engineer
Karachi
Summary
Electrical Engineer with 12+ years of experience in Operations, Corrective Maintenance of Electrical Distribution Systems, Underground & Substation Maintenance (UGSSM), and Project Management at K-Electric. Possess strong expertise in HV/MV/LV underground cable networks, substation operations, feeder management, system improvement projects, and installation & commissioning of 11kV/33kV infrastructure.
Experienced in managing complex projects, leading cross-functional teams, and ensuring timely execution within defined cost and operational parameters. In addition to engineering expertise, equipped with knowledge of Data Science and data-driven analytics to support operational insights, performance optimization, and strategic decision-making in power distribution networks.
Disciplined professional with strong abilities in project planning, troubleshooting, problem analysis, quality initiatives, and technology integration, enabling improved system reliability and sustainable operational performance.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
DGM UGSSM Industry
K-Electric Site Area
03.2026 - Current
- Provide leadership and strategic direction to indoor and outdoor operational teams.
- Coordinate the performance management review process including probationary, mid-year, and annual evaluations, along with periodic meetings with team members.
- Ensure effective and efficient corrective maintenance of underground electrical networks and LV/MV switchgears.
- Ensure timely response to emergency situations arising in grids, feeders, substations, PMTs, and other network nodes within prescribed Turnaround Time (TAT).
- Plan and execute Underground Electrical activities across industrial areas ( hub chowki, NKATI,FBATI,SITE) within K-Electric.
- Coordinate safe receipt and safety inspection of cables and jointing materials.
- Execute primary electrical tests including IR Test, Phase Test, Megger Test, Sheath Test, and Graphite Test related to cable laying, pulling, and jointing activities.
- Oversee installation, testing, and commissioning of new 11kV substations and 11kV/33kV cables.
- Manage conversion of 0.4kV / 11kV overhead lines into underground cable systems.
- Perform reinforcement and replacement of existing cables for circuit modifications and network strengthening.
- Supervise installation and commissioning of new 11kV feeders.
- Coordinate shifting of 11kV feeders to relieve loads at grid stations and distribution circuits.
- Coordinate with civic authorities for shifting of 11kV cables during civil infrastructure projects such as roads, flyovers, bridges, and underpasses.
- Validate, install, and commission new electrical connection schemes (above 80kW).
- Assign tasks and provide direction to test technicians and field drivers.
- Implement control mechanisms to reduce fault repetition by identifying network hotspots and problem areas.
- Coordinate internally and externally for swift fault resolution and ensure proper prioritization of faults.
- Ensure optimum availability of contractual workforce for efficient and rapid fault rectification.
- Conduct regular field inspections to ensure work compliance with standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Ensure availability of tools and materials for all UGM/SSM teams.
- Monitor inventory levels and material issuance/return according to SOPs.
- Ensure operations comply with Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) standards to safeguard employees and the public.
Manager Overhead Corrective
K ELECTRIC
04.2022 - 02.2026
- Monitor corrective maintenance activities to ensure sustainable HT / LT Distribution Network.
- Provide leadership and strategic direction to the teams.
- Lead development, change management and objective structuration plans.
- Co-ordinate the performance management review process – probationary, mid and annual reviews; regular catch-up meetings with individual team members on periodical basis.
- Business Improving HT / LT Network Health
- Ensure sustainable HT/LT distribution network of IBC/AOC i.e. (LT, HT OPN, SSM & UGM) - through accurate and timely corrective maintenance activities.
- Push forward identified hotspots in network and prioritize improvement plans.
- Prepare / Propose SIPs to enhance the strength and flexibility of HT/LT network.
- Ensure to maintain SAIFI & SAIDI as per defined standards.
- Vet the NC and other schemes without compromising safety, flexibility, future corrective maintenance, and network strength.
- Manage the process of automation to meet future challenges to provide quality service.
- Optimization of Resources:
- Ensure clear accountability for corrective maintenance material spent, combined with strategy to manage expenditure within budget.
- Create and apply smart administration for the optimum use of available resources.
- Ensure skill enhancement developmental plan through organizing available resources and training.
- Plan annual capital budget & forecasts and all capital expenditures proposals according to fault history and furnish for upcoming year.
- Strategic Planning & Development:
- Contribute to new business initiatives and projects and review & communicate the impact on corrective maintenance activities.
- Contribute to the creation and implementation of best practice maintenance vision, strategy, policies processes and procedures to aid & improve operational performance & higher customer.
- Policy and Quality Compliance:
- Ensure compliance of company SOPs during entire work process.
- Develop a monitoring mechanism to ensure conformity to prescribed quality standards in all corrective maintenance work.
- Comply for all given time to time instructions and tasks by GM – CM.
- Reporting and Analysis:
- Develop mechanism for maintaining all relevant data records and statistics available for reporting or analysis.
- Monitor routine failure/faults to analyze the root causes to control reoccurrence. Monitor the SAIFI/SAIDI trend on daily basis to meet the permissible limits given by NEPRA.
- Customer Satisfaction:
- Ensure all customer inquiries and complaints are properly responded according to the prescribed SOPs. Drive and monitor scheduling of both internal & external departments’ works in a planned way to minimize consumer downtime.
- Commercial Care:
- Support the commercial business in terms of on field execution that contributes to improvement in collection and reduction of losses
- Coordination:
- Assist and report GM - CM on all HT/LT Network issues of IBC/AOC.
- Share the department performance with GM - CM through periodic presentation or whenever demanded.
- Work collaboratively, negotiate and engage with key stakeholders including but not limited to Political Representatives, Area to facilitate delivery of quality service to consumers.
- Health Safety & Environment:
- Ensure implementation of the zero fatality vision through proper adherence to the laid down safety criterions such as SLA, Fire and Safety & EEA.
- Ensure that function operates in accordance with health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and well-being of staff & public.
Deputy Manager UGM and SSM
K ELECTRIC
01.2016 - 03.2022
- Ensuring smooth operations of all the maintenance team.
- Responsible for correspondence, generating reports & summaries.
- Examination the data of faults and take further action to minimize the ratio of faults with effectively and efficiently inventory management.
- Develop scheduled reports for the senior management.
- Core Responsibilities:
- Substation Reconstruction Projects, System Improvement Proposals, Proposal for Reduction in Bulk Supply Consumer Faults in SITE Industrial Area, Hub Chowki General Maintenance Program.
- Material Management Prior Project/Scheme Execution or any Proposal, coordination with inventory Management, coordination for Bills of Material, for Work Break down Structure, Asset under Construction number, Material Requisition Portal, Purchases.
- Individual Initiatives of Wooden Cleat Project, Pillar Box Rehabilitation Project, Sub Station Rehabilitation
- Surveys, Site inspections, Quality Inspections, visited to witness Type/Routine Test of Switch gears at PEL Lahore and at Rawat for 11 KV shrouds.
- Responsible for Forecasting and budgeting of Material, Qualitative and Quantitative Performance evaluation of employees
- SAP-PM Power User
- HSEQ Coordination Fault Management of preventive and corrective Work of HT underground cabling and HT switchgears including KIOSK, LT panel, VCB, OCB, 11kv substations, Distribution Transformers, and HT overhead.
- Project Coordination of Technical Loss Reduction Project, Heat Wave Counter Plan Project
- Plan layout and maintenance of K-Electric distribution Substation equipment’s to minimize interruption and Hazards to equipment from abnormalities.
- Ensure coordination with CM for arrangement and normalization of shutdown as per scheduled time.
- Ensure that Department operates in accordance with all the applicable health, safety and environmental protocols leading towards safety and well-being of staff.
Assistant Manager – 11 KV Operations
K ELECTRIC
08.2013 - 12.2015
- Responsible for uninterrupted and smooth Management of Region-1 HT Network covering more than 300 (11 KV) Feeders including Operations, Corrective & Preventive Maintenance planning.
- Rectification of Faults by operations through single line diagram and Isolation of Fault equipment’s via standard operating procedures of the company and back feeding with load balancing.
- Having experience of Load Controlling and ability to manage load during emergency outages, ability to study Control Drawings and to implement them.
- Recommended solutions to achieve Operational flexibility and Efficient Load Management to increase reliability of the Distribution system.
- Analyzed root causes of faults in the overhead and underground Distribution system and proposed remedies.
- Assessed organizational training needs and Created presentation materials for trainings, customer relations and management purposes.
Trainee Engineer – 11 KV Operations
K ELECTRIC
08.2012 - 08.2013
- Training for uninterrupted and smooth Management of Region-1 HT Network covering more than 300 (11 KV) Feeders including Operations, Corrective & Preventive Maintenance planning.
- Training for Rectification of Faults by operations through single line diagram and Isolation of Fault equipment’s via standard operating procedures of the company and back feeding with load balancing.
- Having experience of Load Controlling and ability to manage load during emergency outages, ability to study Control Drawings and to implement them.
- Recommended solutions to achieve Operational flexibility and Efficient Load Management to increase reliability of the Distribution system.
- Analyzed root causes of faults in the overhead and underground Distribution system and proposed remedies.
- Assessed organizational training needs and Created presentation materials for trainings, customer relations and management purposes.
Trainee Engineer – 11 KV Operations
Orient Energy System
01.2012 - 04.2012
- Worked at 232MW Karkey Power Ship in operation as well as in Maintenance of the Generating Power Plant.
- Troubleshooting experience of field instrumentation, transducers, switches and electronically controlled machines and generator set.
- Perform Megger Test of Motors as well as Alternators.
- Operation of HV lines and protection of transmission lines.
- Installation and connections of Siemens transformers for Low Voltage conversion.
Education
Master of Science - Data Science
NED University of Engineering & Technology
Karachi, Pakistan 04.2001 -
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical Engineering
NED University of Engineering & Technology
Karachi, Pakistan01-2011
Skills
Technical Skills
Communication Skills
Critical Thinking
Leadership Skills
Creative Mind
Time Management
Team-Player
Accomplishments
- Cable Replacement 10km, Installation of 50 RMU, Replacement of 50 VCB Switches, Cable Relocation Project at 14km Manghopir Road KIDCL between 2021 and 2022.
- Worked as an active member in Planning and Execution of TP1000 11kv Cable scope including ILF Grid, Old Golimar Grid, Valika Grid and Maripur Grid in 2018 and 2019.
- Lead Illegal HT network encroachment drive in Mulla Jam Goth and successfully completed, appreciated by Director and awarded KE CARES award in March 2023.
Software
SAP-PM
Power Bi
Timeline
DGM UGSSM Industry
K-Electric Site Area
03.2026 - Current
Manager Overhead Corrective
K ELECTRIC
04.2022 - 02.2026
Deputy Manager UGM and SSM
K ELECTRIC
01.2016 - 03.2022
Assistant Manager – 11 KV Operations
K ELECTRIC
08.2013 - 12.2015
Trainee Engineer – 11 KV Operations
K ELECTRIC
08.2012 - 08.2013
Trainee Engineer – 11 KV Operations
Orient Energy System
01.2012 - 04.2012
Master of Science - Data Science
NED University of Engineering & Technology
04.2001 -
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical Engineering
NED University of Engineering & Technology