Protection Site Engineer, 400 kV Transmission

AimGulf; Doha; On-site; QAR 180,000 - 320,000; Part time

Job summary

AimGulf is seeking a Protection Engineer for a 400 kV Transmission project in Doha. You will supervise, test, commission, and maintain protection systems across substations, power plants, and transmission networks to ensure reliable operation and compliance with standards.

Responsibilities include reviewing contractor drawings, FAT/SAT formats, relay settings, and SCADA integration, while guiding safe and effective protection system implementation on site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Power Engineering or equivalent.
• 6+ years in protection and control engineering in substations, transmission & distribution, or power plants.
• Hands-on with protection relays from major OEMs (Siemens, ABB, GE, Schneider, SEL).
• Knowledge of relay coordination, fault analysis, and protection schemes.

Responsibilities

• Review contractor design drawings and approvals.
• Review inspection & testing procedures, FAT/SAT formats, and method statements.
• Verify relay setting calculations for protection devices.
• Witness testing and commissioning of protection equipment at sites.
• Ensure protection/control signals align with IEC61850 and IEC104.
• Troubleshoot faults and provide corrective actions.
• Review contractor method statements for safe stability testing.

Skills

Protection relays

Relay coordination

Fault analysis

IEC/IEEE standards

Testing tools

Site management

OEM devices

Power system protection

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical / Power Engineering

Tools

Omicron

Doble

Megger

Job description

AimGulf is seeking a Protection Engineer for a 400 kV Transmission project in Doha. You will supervise, test, commission, and maintain protection systems across substations, power plants, and transmission networks to ensure reliable operation and compliance with standards.

Responsibilities include reviewing contractor drawings, FAT/SAT formats, relay settings, and SCADA integration, while guiding safe and effective protection system implementation on site.