Protection Systems Engineer – Power Grid Reliability (Kuwait)

EY; Kuwait; On-site; KWD 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

EY is seeking a specialist protection-engineering professional to provide studies and engineering advice aimed at reducing network risk, strengthening equipment protection, and improving protection arrangements. The role covers transmission and sub-transmission networks, with emphasis on technical reporting and stakeholder coordination within multidisciplinary study teams.

The candidate should have significant utility protection experience, strong knowledge of protection principles, and the

Qualifications

• Significant utility protection-engineering experience.
• Strong knowledge of protection principles for transmission/sub-transmission networks and equipment.
• Competence in recognised protection/power-system study tools and technical report preparation.
• Degree in Electrical Engineering; professional registration advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Conduct studies on protection of the electrical network and identify measures to mitigate system and equipment risks.
• Assess protection-related issues affecting network security, reliability and operational performance.
• Review monitoring and quality of electrical equipment and recommend improvements that enhance efficiency and reliability.
• Provide protection-engineering input to network development, new substation, generation and operational studies where required.
• Support evaluation of protection implications arising from network modifications and changing system conditions.
• Prepare specialist technical studies, calculations, reports and engineering recommendations for client review.
• Coordinate protection-study findings with planning, operations, communications/control and other relevant engineering disciplines.

Skills

Protection principles knowledge

Power-system studies

Technical reporting

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Professional registration advantageous

Tools

Protection study tools

Job description

EY is seeking a specialist protection-engineering professional to provide studies and engineering advice aimed at reducing network risk, strengthening equipment protection, and improving protection arrangements. The role covers transmission and sub-transmission networks, with emphasis on technical reporting and stakeholder coordination within multidisciplinary study teams.

The candidate should have significant utility protection experience, strong knowledge of protection principles, and the