Communications and Metering Devices Specialist Engineer - Kuwait - 12 months

EY; Kuwait City; On-site; KWD 15,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

EY Kuwait is seeking a specialist consultant to provide expert consultancy for utility monitoring, telecommunications, remote measurement, and control infrastructure supporting electrical control centers and connected substations.

You will deliver engineering support for design, supply, installation, testing, commissioning, operation, maintenance and troubleshooting of monitoring and control systems, covering RTUs, PLCs, fibre systems, NMS and telecom networks.

Qualifications

• Strong utility telecommunications and SCADA/RTU experience.
• Experience with design, tender documentation, testing and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of fibre/OPGW, PLC, microwave/UHF and telecom network-management technologies.
• Ability to work across multidisciplinary study teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering/consultancy support for design, supply, installation, testing, commissioning, operation, maintenance and troubleshooting of monitoring and control systems.
• Cover RTUs and data acquisition/processing, UPS/batteries/chargers, VFT copper communications, PLC, fibre systems including PDH/SDH/MPLS-TP, NMS, UHF/microwave, intertrip signalling and PABX/PAX telephony.
• Provide consultancy for Underground Fiber Optic and Optical Ground Wire systems, including installation, commissioning, testing, operation, maintenance and fault repair.
• Determine data-transmission routes between substations and monitoring/control centres and support communication-network expansion, modernization and development.
• Prepare technical tender documents for monitoring/control equipment, associated plans and budgets; support tender follow-up, bid evaluation and award recommendations.
• Assess wired and wireless communications and remote-measurement requirements and their integration with utility control infrastructure.
• Prepare technical reports, specifications and recommendations and coordinate interfaces with protection, operations and network-planning disciplines.

Skills

SCADA/RTU experience

Remote measurement infrastructure

Utility telecommunications

Fibre/OPGW knowledge

Troubleshooting and testing

Education

Electrical/Electronics/Telecommunications engineering degree

Tools

PLC

Fibre systems

OPGW

NMS

MPLS-TP

Job description

Provide specialist consultancy for utility monitoring, telecommunications, remote measurement and control infrastructure supporting electrical control and monitoring centres and connected substations.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide engineering/consultancy support for design, supply, installation, testing, commissioning, operation, maintenance and troubleshooting of monitoring and control systems.
• Cover RTUs and data acquisition/processing, UPS/batteries/chargers, VFT copper communications, PLC, fibre systems including PDH/SDH/MPLS-TP, NMS, UHF/microwave, intertrip signalling and PABX/PAX telephony.
• Provide consultancy for Underground Fiber Optic and Optical Ground Wire systems, including installation, commissioning, testing, operation, maintenance and fault repair.
• Determine data-transmission routes between substations and monitoring/control centres and support communication-network expansion, modernization and development.
• Prepare technical tender documents for monitoring/control equipment, associated plans and budgets; support tender follow-up, bid evaluation and award recommendations.
• Assess wired and wireless communications and remote-measurement requirements and their integration with utility control infrastructure.
• Prepare technical reports, specifications and recommendations and coordinate interfaces with protection, operations and network-planning disciplines.

Candidate Profile

• Strong utility telecommunications, SCADA/RTU, remote-measurement or control-centre infrastructure experience.
• Practical knowledge across fibre/OPGW, PLC, microwave/UHF and telecom network-management technologies.
• Experience with engineering specifications, tender documentation, testing/commissioning and operational troubleshooting.
• Degree in Electrical, Electronics, Telecommunications or closely related engineering 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