Lead HV Protection Engineer – Renewable Transmission Grid

NRL; Tabuk; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job description

Location & Project Context

North West Saudi Arabia – Vision 2030 Renewable Energy Project

Purpose: Design, configure and maintain protection systems for HV transmission assets to ensure safe and selective fault clearance.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and validate relay settings; oversee testing and commissioning.
• Investigate protection operations; conduct event analysis and reporting.
• Coordinate with operations for safe switching and system changes.
• Update protection schemes and documentation in line with standards.
• Support outages and grid compliance activities.
• Ensure HSE compliance across field and control-room activities.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 8–10 years’ experience in HV/EHV protection engineering.
• Proficiency with modern protection relays, test sets and analysis tools.
• Strong communication and technical writing skills.

Additional Information

• Permanent relocation to North West Saudi Arabia.

Benefits

• Annual return flights
• Transport to and from the airport
• Medical cover
• Individual accommodation
• Food
• Life insurance
• Opportunity to work on major projects in the renewables sector

Working pattern: 5 days/week.

Visa: Family status.

English: Professional level (written & spoken).

Start date: April 2026.

The NRL Group connects global companies with the right people to bring engineering projects to life. Supporting contracting companies with energy transition plans and working with our clients to create a cleaner, greener future.

We welcome applications from every walk of life and are committed to diversity within the industries we support, as a certified Inclusive Recruiter and Armed Forces friendly employer.