Power Protection & Control Engineer — Grid Reliability

TAQA Distribution; Al Ain; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

TAQA Distribution seeks an Engineer in Power Protection & Control to support the protection analysis for the distribution network (33kV, 22kV, 11kV). You will review relay settings, calculate fault currents and ensure reliable operation of the system.

Responsibilities include maintenance of protection relays, investigating trips, implementing settings, coordinating with Operations, and maintaining records of tests and defects. Field and emergency duties may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Up to 3 years of relevant experience.
• Knowledge of overcurrent, earth-fault and differential protection.
• Ability to read protection schematics and interpret relay events.

Responsibilities

• Execute preventive and corrective maintenance of protection relays, schemes, control circuits and DC systems, including testing, defect diagnosis and restoration.
• Investigate feeder trips and protection maloperations using relay events, disturbance records and test results; prepare findings and corrective recommendations for technical review.
• Implement approved protection settings and scheme modifications; verify relay configuration, wiring, functional logic and trip paths under approved procedures.
• Coordinate assigned maintenance, shutdowns and emergency response with Operations and relevant technical teams; guide technicians and maintain safe work execution.
• Maintain complete work orders, test reports, settings records and defect logs; follow up assigned corrective actions and elevate recurring defects, obsolete equipment and spare-parts needs.

Skills

Protection testing

Fault diagnosis

Relay settings

Field maintenance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

TAQA Distribution seeks an Engineer in Power Protection & Control to support the protection analysis for the distribution network (33kV, 22kV, 11kV). You will review relay settings, calculate fault currents and ensure reliable operation of the system.

Responsibilities include maintenance of protection relays, investigating trips, implementing settings, coordinating with Operations, and maintaining records of tests and defects. Field and emergency duties may be required.