Operational Planning Specialist Engineer

LanceSoft Middle East; Kuwait City; Presencial; KWD 12.000 - 18.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

LanceSoft Middle East is seeking an Operational Planning Specialist Engineer in Kuwait for a 12-month assignment. The role centers on developing short- and medium-term operational plans to ensure reliable electricity supply, system security, and economical generation dispatch.

You will coordinate generation availability, outages, load forecasting, and GCC interconnection requirements to maintain efficient power system operations across multiple sites and stakeholders.

Formación

• Electrical Engineering degree required.
• Substantial experience in transmission system operational planning.
• Strong knowledge of power system operations, generation dispatch, and system security.
• Experience in load forecasting and outage planning.
• Knowledge of GCC Interconnection Grid operations is highly relevant.

Responsabilidades

• Develop secure and economical operating plans across power plants and generating units.
• Forecast short- and medium-term electricity demand and assess generation capacity requirements.
• Evaluate scheduled outages and identify potential system impacts with mitigation options.
• Coordinate energy-availability requirements to support maintenance planning.
• Analyze network loading conditions and propose short- and medium-term operational solutions.
• Review load-shedding schedules per network developments and GCC interconnection requirements.
• Assess substation busbar strategies and future expansion from an operational security perspective.
• Conduct studies related to the GCC Interconnection Grid.
• Analyze interconnection faults and prepare technical reports on impacts to operations.
• Coordinate with engineering, operations, and management to communicate risks and corrective actions.

Conocimientos

Power system operations

Generation dispatch

Load forecasting

Outage planning

Contingency analysis

Transmission planning

GCC Interconnection Grid

Stakeholder coordination

Educación

Electrical Engineering degree

Descripción del empleo

Job Title: Operational Planning Specialist Engineer

Duration: 12 months

Location: Kuwait

Job Summary

The Operational Planning Specialist Engineer will be responsible for developing short- and medium-term operational plans to ensure continuity of electricity supply, power system security, and economical generation dispatch. The role involves coordinating generation availability, transmission outages, load forecasting, and GCC interconnection requirements to maintain reliable and efficient power system operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop secure and economical operating plans, including the allocation of generation across power plants and generating units.
• Forecast short- and medium-term electricity demand and assess generation capacity requirements to meet projected loads.
• Evaluate scheduled outages of transmission assets and generating units, identifying potential system impacts and recommending mitigation measures.
• Coordinate generation energy-availability requirements to support annual maintenance planning.
• Analyze critical network loading conditions and recommend short- and medium-term operational solutions.
• Review and update planned and automatic load-shedding schedules in accordance with network developments and GCC interconnection requirements.
• Assess substation busbar sectioning strategies and future substation expansion or connectivity plans from an operational security perspective.
• Conduct operational studies related to the GCC Interconnection Grid.
• Analyze interconnection faults, assess their impact on system operations, and prepare the required technical reports.
• Coordinate with engineering, operations, and management stakeholders to communicate operational risks and recommend corrective actions.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or an equivalent relevant discipline.
• Substantial experience in transmission system operational planning within a power utility or system operator environment.
• Strong knowledge of electrical power system operations, generation dispatch, and system security.
• Proven experience in load forecasting, generation availability assessment, and outage planning.
• Experience in contingency analysis, network loading assessments, and operational studies.
• Understanding of transmission network planning, substation configurations, and load-shedding schemes.
• Knowledge of GCC Interconnection Grid operations and related requirements is highly relevant.
• Experience in the Middle East is preferred.