LanceSoft Middle East

Operational Planning Specialist Engineer

Kuwait City, KuwaitPosted yesterday

Salary
AED 72k–108k a month· est.
Job type
Contract
Level
Senior
Field
Energy & Sustainability
Work mode
On site

About the role

We have a new opportunity for "Operational Planning Specialist Engineer" with our client. Interested candidates send me your CV to [email protected] Title : Operational Planning Specialist Engineer Location : Kuwait Duration : 12 months (with potential 12 months extension) Role Purpose Develop short- and medium-term operating plans that maintain continuity of supply, system security and economical dispatch while coordinating generation availability, transmission outages and GCC interconnection requirements. Key Responsibilities • Determine secure and economical operating modes and allocation of generation across power plants and generating units. • Forecast short- and medium-term electrical loads and assess generation availability required to meet demand. • Assess scheduled outages of transmission assets and generating units and identify mitigations for system impacts. • Coordinate generation energy-availability requirements to support annual maintenance planning. • Analyze critical network loading and recommend short- and medium-term operational solutions Candidate Profile • Substantial transmission-system operational-planning experience in a utility or system-operator environment. • Strong understanding of load forecasting, generation dispatch, outage planning, contingency analysis and system security. • Ability to communicate operational risks and mitigation measures clearly to engineering and management stakeholders. • Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent relevant discipline. 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 equivalent relevant discipline.

Responsibilities

  • Determine secure and economical operating modes and allocation of generation across power plants and generating units.
  • Forecast short- and medium-term electrical loads and assess generation availability required to meet demand.
  • Assess scheduled outages of transmission assets and identify mitigations for system impacts.
  • Coordinate generation energy-availability requirements to support annual maintenance planning.
  • Analyze critical network loading and recommend short- and medium-term operational solutions.

Skills

  • load forecasting
  • generation dispatch
  • outage planning
  • contingency analysis
  • system security
  • transmission-system operational-planning
  • stakeholder coordination
  • clear technical reporting

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