EY
Protection Specialist Engineer - 12 months - Kuwait
Kuwait City, KuwaitPosted 2 days ago
- Salary
- AED 14k–22k a month· est.
- Job type
- Contract
- Level
- Senior
- Field
- Energy & Sustainability
- Work mode
- On site
About the role
Provide specialist protection-system studies and engineering advice to reduce network risk, strengthen equipment protection and improve the reliability and effectiveness of electricity-network protection arrangements. Key Responsibilities • Conduct studies on protection of the electrical network and identify measures to mitigate system and equipment risks. • Assess protection-related issues affecting network security, reliability and operational performance. • Review monitoring and quality of electrical equipment and recommend improvements that enhance efficiency and reliability. • Provide protection-engineering input to network development, new substation, generation and operational studies where required. • Support evaluation of protection implications arising from network modifications and changing system conditions. • Prepare specialist technical studies, calculations, reports and engineering recommendations for client review. • Coordinate protection-study findings with planning, operations, communications/control and other relevant engineering disciplines. Candidate Profile • Significant utility protection-engineering and power-system protection study experience. • Strong knowledge of protection principles for transmission/sub-transmission networks and associated equipment. • Competence in recognised protection/power-system study tools and technical report preparation. • Degree in Electrical Engineering or closely related discipline; professional registration advantageous. Core Competencies Technical analysis and modelling | Utility engineering judgement | Clear technical reporting | Stakeholder coordination | Quality and safety focus | Ability to work across multidisciplinary study teams
Requirements
Degree in Electrical Engineering or closely related discipline; professional registration advantageous.
Responsibilities
Conduct studies on protection of the electrical network and identify measures to mitigate system and equipment risks. Assess protection-related issues affecting network security, reliability and operational performance. Review monitoring and quality of electrical equipment and recommend improvements that enhance efficiency and reliability. Provide protection-engineering input to network development, new substation, generation and operational studies where required. Support evaluation of protection implications arising from network modifications and changing system conditions. Prepare specialist technical studies, calculations, reports and engineering recommendations for client review. Coordinate protection-study findings with planning, operations, communications/control and other relevant engineering disciplines.
Skills
- Protection engineering
- Power-system studies
- Protection principles for transmission/sub-transmission networks
- Electrical equipment monitoring
- Technical report writing
- Protection/power-system study tools
- Stakeholder coordination
- Technical analysis and modelling
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