Protection Engineer

TRACTEBEL; Muscat; On-site; OMR 19,225 - 26,915; Full time

Job summary

TRACTEBEL is seeking a Protection Engineer for its Transmission & Distribution department in Muscat, Oman. In this role, you will review protection system designs, perform relay settings, and ensure compliance with OETC standards while coordinating with contractors and stakeholders.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and has a minimum of 10 years of experience in protection engineering. Strong analytical skills and excellent communication abilities are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in protection engineering.
• Experience in reviewing protection system designs and relay settings.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with OETC standards by reviewing protection system designs.
• Coordinate with stakeholders and witness testing activities.
• Review relay setting calculation and design requirements as per OETC standards.

Skills

Protection System Design Review

Relay Settings

Stakeholder Coordination

OETC Standards Knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Job Overview

Prepare to engineer your positive impact by joining Tractebel, part of the ENGIE Group, and help accelerate the energy transition while improving people’s lives through meaningful projects. This position supports carbon‑neutral solutions in markets such as nuclear, renewables, power, gas, electrical grids, hydropower, water resources, desalination, high‑tech buildings, transport infrastructure, and ports.

Job Details

Job Title: Protection Engineer
Location: Oman, Masirah

Your Mission

As a Protection Engineer in the Transmission & Distribution department you will ensure compliance with OETC standards by reviewing protection system designs, relay settings, and logic diagrams. You will coordinate with stakeholders, witness testing activities, and support approvals to guarantee safe and reliable operation of protection systems.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Design review of CTs & VTs requirement as per decided SLD and their sizing calculation.
• Design review of PMD (Protection & Metering Diagram) as per OETC philosophy and standards.
• Design review of BLD (Block Logic Diagram).
• Relay list review to meet OETC related documents and standards.
• Coordination with CRP builders and scheme drawing review to match requirements.
• Relay setting calculation review.
• Represent OETC and witness protection testing activities.
• Coordinate with respective OETC protection staff for approvals and testing.

Your Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in protection engineering.

Who You Are

• Experienced in reviewing protection system designs and relay settings.
• Skilled in coordination with contractors and stakeholders.
• Knowledgeable in OETC standards and protection philosophies.

Your Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent communication and coordination abilities.
• Detail‑oriented and proactive in resolving technical issues.

Preference

• Previous OETC approval will be highly preferred.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Tractebel is an equal‑opportunity employer and encourages diversity in its workforce.