Power System Performance & Benchmarking Engineer

Duruper; Al Khobar; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Duruper is seeking a Power System Performance & Benchmarking Engineer to evaluate transmission system performance, reliability, and efficiency. You will establish baselines, analyze outage and asset data, and identify improvement opportunities aligned with international utility standards.

Using PowerFactory, PSS/E or ETAP, you will perform power system studies, develop reliability KPIs and dashboards, and present findings to management to drive system availability and asset performance.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in power system performance, reliability engineering or utility benchmarking.
• Strong experience in transmission system performance assessment and reliability indices.
• Knowledge of SAIDI, SAIFI, MTBF, MTTR and asset performance metrics.
• Experience validating outage data, event classification and asset failure records.
• Knowledge of power system studies, reliability and operational constraints.
• Proficiency in PowerFactory, PSS®E or ETAP.
• Strong analytical skills in Excel, Python, statistical analysis and KPI development.
• Experience preparing benchmarking reports and performance improvement recommendations.
• Professional Engineer certification desirable; PowerFactory/PSS®E training is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Establish baseline performance indicators and benchmark asset performance against international standards.
• Analyse reliability indices SAIDI, SAIFI, MTBF, MTTR where applicable.
• Validate data sources, outage classifications, interruption durations, restoration times, and asset failure records.
• Identify poor-performing asset classes, recurring failures, and system-wide performance trends.
• Conduct statistical analysis to identify reliability gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Perform power system studies to evaluate system performance, reliability, and operational constraints.
• Use tools such as PowerFactory, PSS®E or ETAP for power system analysis.
• Develop performance KPIs, benchmarking reports, and reliability dashboards.
• Recommend corrective actions and improvement strategies to enhance system availability and reliability.
• Present technical findings and performance improvement recommendations to management and stakeholders.

Job description

Job Summary

The Power System Performance & Benchmarking Engineer is responsible for evaluating transmission system performance, reliability and operational efficiency through performance benchmarking, reliability indices and power system analysis. The role involves establishing performance baselines, analysing outage and asset failure data, identifying underperforming assets and recommending improvement initiatives aligned with international utility standards and benchmarks.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Establish baseline performance indicators and benchmark utility asset and system performance against international standards.
• Analyse reliability indices such as SAIDI, SAIFI, MTBF, and MTTR, where applicable.
• Validate data sources, outage classifications, interruption durations, restoration times, and asset failure records.
• Identify poor-performing asset classes, recurring failures, and system-wide performance trends.
• Conduct statistical analysis to identify reliability gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Perform power system studies to evaluate system performance, reliability, and operational constraints.
• Use tools such as PowerFactory, PSS®E, or ETAP for power system analysis.
• Develop performance KPIs, benchmarking reports, and reliability dashboards.
• Recommend corrective actions and improvement strategies to enhance system availability and reliability.
• Present technical findings and performance improvement recommendations to management and stakeholders.

Mandatory Requirements

• Minimum 8 years of experience in power system performance, reliability engineering or utility benchmarking.
• Strong experience in transmission system performance assessment and reliability indices.
• Knowledge of SAIDI, SAIFI, MTBF, MTTR, outage analysis and asset performance metrics.
• Experience in validating outage data, event classification and asset failure records.
• Knowledge of power system studies, system reliability and operational constraints.
• Proficiency in PowerFactory, PSS®E or ETAP.
• Strong analytical skills in Excel, Python, statistical analysis and KPI development.
• Experience preparing technical benchmarking reports and performance improvement recommendations.
• Professional Engineer certification desirable; PowerFactory/PSS®E training is an advantage.