Protection Specialist Engineer - 12 months - Kuwait

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