About the Role
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.
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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.
- Review and update planned and automatic load-shedding schedules in line with network development and GCC requirements.
- Assess substation busbar sectioning strategies and future substation expansion/connectivity from an operational-security perspective.
- Conduct operational studies relating to the GCC Interconnection Grid, including assessment of interconnection faults and required reporting.
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
