Substation Automation Engineer - Onsite & Travel-Ready

NES Fircroft; Abu Qrayn; On-site; AED 112,000 - 201,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft is seeking a Substation Automation Engineer with 2-8 years of experience in Power Utility, Oil & Gas, and Data Center projects. You will work on SCADA projects, integrate PLCs, and configure IEC 61850-based substations across on-site environments.

Travel to Gulf/Europe for site validations may be required. Responsibilities include system design, testing, commissioning, and troubleshooting of SAS/SCADA systems, with emphasis on field devices, relays, and network equipment.

Qualifications

• 2-8 years of experience in Power Utility, Oil & Gas, and Data Center projects.
• Strong expertise in SCADA, PLCs, substation automation systems, and IEC 61850-based substations.
• Experience with OT Cyber Security and industrial networking concepts is a plus.

Responsibilities

• System design, engineering, testing, commissioning, and troubleshooting of SAS/SCADA systems.
• Configuration and maintenance of field devices, relays, meters and IEDs.
• Support site execution, travel to Gulf/Europe for validations.

Skills

SCADA platforms

BCU Schneider C264

PLC systems

Substation automation functions

IEC 61850 / IEC 60870-5-104

Industrial networks

Network equipment

Field devices

System design & commissioning

Tools

PACiS EPAS

EcoStruxure Power Operation

DS Agile (GE)

Schneider M580

Siemens S7

ConneXium / Hirschmann switches

Job description

NES Fircroft is seeking a Substation Automation Engineer with 2-8 years of experience in Power Utility, Oil & Gas, and Data Center projects. You will work on SCADA projects, integrate PLCs, and configure IEC 61850-based substations across on-site environments.

Travel to Gulf/Europe for site validations may be required. Responsibilities include system design, testing, commissioning, and troubleshooting of SAS/SCADA systems, with emphasis on field devices, relays, and network equipment.