Senior Power System Secondary Engineer

Green Umbrella Recruitment; al-Wusta; On-site; OMR 23,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Green Umbrella Recruitment in Duqm, Oman seeks a Senior Power System Secondary Engineer with 8+ years of experience in substation secondary design and delivery. You will lead reviews of SLDs, PMDs, BLDs, and automation interfaces for HV substations and renewables.

Responsibilities include verifying protection philosophies, relay coordination studies, and IED configurations, plus ensuring standards. Strong focus on grid code adherence and EPC interfaces.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, or closely related field.
• PE/CEng or equivalent is an advantage.
• 8+ years in substation secondary systems design and delivery.
• Experience with renewables and EPC contractor deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Lead review and verification of secondary design deliverables (SLDs, PMDs, BLDs, schematics, LV design).
• Verify protection philosophies, relay settings, and coordination studies.
• Review interlocking schemes and station automation across switchgear and interfaces.
• Approve SCADA architectures and IED configurations; oversee communications architectures.
• Ensure compliance with IEC/IEEE grid codes and interface with EPCs and operators.

Skills

Substation secondary design

Protection & relay coordination

SCADA integration & IED config

IEC 61850 communication

Grid code compliance

Project lifecycle management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, or closely related field

Job description

Duqm, Sultanate of Oman | Posted on 08/01/2026

• Work Experience 8+ years of engineering experience with a demonstrable focus on substation secondary systems design and delivery
• Job Opening Status Open
• Industry Energy and Utilities
• Degree Bachelor's
• Job Role Senior Power System Secondary Engineer
• State/Province AI Wusta
• Country Sultanate of Oman

Job Description

Design Review & Verification

• Lead the review andverification of all secondary design deliverables - including Single LineDiagrams (SLDs), Protection & Metering Diagrams (PMDs), Block Logic Diagrams (BLDs), AC/DC schematics, and LV System Design Documents - for HV substationsand renewable plants.
• Verify protection andcontrol philosophies, including relay settings, selectivity analyses, andcoordination studies (short-circuit calculations, CT/VT sizing) prepared by consultants and EPC contractors.
• Review and approve interlocking schemes, bay-level logic, and station-level automation acrossswitchgear, transformers, feeders, and renewable energy plant interfaces.

Substation Automation & SCADA

• Approve substation automation and SCADA architectures, ensuring correct implementation of IEDlogic, signal lists, and interlocking schemes at bay and station levels.
• Oversee the integrationand configuration of communication protocols - IEC 61850 (GOOSE/SV/MMS), IEC 60870-5-104, and DNP3 - governing data flow between Plant Power Controllers(PPC/EMS), substations, and utility control centers.
• Review IED configurations, substation HMI displays, and historian / data management architectures for completeness and compliance.
• Telecommunications & Cybersecurity
• Review and validatecommunication and telecommunication architectures, including managed network design (VLANs, PRP/HSR redundancy), cybersecurity policies (IEC 62351 / NERC-CIPaligned), and tele-protection performance requirements.
• Ensure robust cyber-physical security practices are embedded throughout the secondary system design lifecycle.

Standards, Compliance & Grid Code Adherence

• Ensure strict adherence to international standards and grid codes (IEC, IEEE/ANSI) by performingtechnical audits and vetting technical submissions to Transmission / Distribution System Operators (TSO/DSO).
• Manage technical interfaces and coordinate between EPC contractors, engineering consultants, OEMs, and the grid operator to ensure a coherent and optimized secondarysystems design.

Requirements

Education

Bachelor'sorMaster'sdegreeinElectricalEngineering,PowerSystems,oracloselyrelated field.

ProfessionalEngineeringregistration(PE/CEngorequivalent)isan advantage.

Experience

8+ years of engineering experience with a demonstrable focus on substation secondary systems design and delivery.

Significantexperienceinadeveloper,owner'sengineer,orutilityrolewithdirectresponsibilityfor managingand challenging EPC contractor deliverables.

Proventrackrecordongrid-connectedutility-scalernewableenergyprojects(SolarPV,Wind) and/or Battery Energy StorageSystems (BESS).

ExperienceworkingacrossthefullprojectlifecyclefromFEEDanddetaileddesignthroughtoFAT, SAT, and commercial operation.