Principal Electrical Engineer (Protection)

KBR; Al Khobar; On-site; SAR 450,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR in Saudi Arabia seeks a Principal Electrical Engineer (Protection) with 12+ years in protection, control, metering and power system analysis for substations up to 115 kV. The role requires leadership of a medium team and experience across Conceptual, FEED and detailed engineering for large projects.

You will guide protection philosophy, relay settings and coordination studies, review vendor documents, and oversee design integrity to meet schedules and budgets.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and 12+ years in Oil & Gas, hydrocarbon, refinery and infrastructure industries.
• Expert knowledge of protection engineering design practices, scheme development and relay settings.
• Familiar with protection philosophy, metering, interlocking and trip logic for up to 115 kV.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 5 to 8 electrical engineers and designers.
• Develop discipline work plans for protection engineering activities, including philosophy, scheme development, relay settings, coordination studies, drawings and vendor reviews.
• Prepare work-hour estimates.
• Develop and review protection schemes and specifications for GIS, transformers, busbars, feeders, motors, generators and systems up to 115 kV.
• Provide SME-level technical leadership on protection philosophy, scheme selection, relay application, metering, interlocking, trip logic and interfaces.
• Prepare/review MR and TBE and conduct vendor NMR reviews for GIS, protection relays, panels, metering, PSA/SCADA interfaces.
• Ensure design integrity and on-schedule delivery within budget.
• Lead technical presentations to Clients and their representatives.

Skills

Protection engineering

Protection philosophy

Relay settings

Protection drawings

Metering

Protection interfaces

115 kV systems

IEEE standards

NFPA standards

API standards

IEC standards

ANSI/NEMA

Electrical power systems

Protection device coordination

Saudi Aramco standards

SABIC standards

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Protection relays

Job description

Principal Electrical Engineer (Protection)

Principal Electrical Engineer – with a minimum of 12+ years of progressive experience in protection, control, metering and power system analysis for substations and electrical networks up to and including 115 kV in the Oil & Gas, hydrocarbon, and Infrastructure industries. Demonstrated leadership of a medium team of electrical engineers and designers and experience in Conceptual, FEED, and detailed engineering of medium to large scale projects required.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 5 to 8 electrical engineers and designers


• Develop discipline work plans for protection engineering activities, including protection philosophy, scheme development, relay settings, coordination studies, protection drawings and vendor document reviews.


• Prepare work-hour estimates


• Develop and review protection schemes and specifications for GIS, transformers, busbars, feeders, motors, generators and other electrical equipment for systems up to 115 kV


• Provide SME-level technical leadership and guidance to project teams and clients on protection philosophy, scheme selection, relay application, metering, interlocking, trip logic and protection interfaces


• Prepare/review MR and TBE and perform detailed Vendor NMR reviews for GIS, protection relays, protection and control panels, metering systems, PSA/SCADA interfaces and related electrical equipment.


• Responsible for design integrity of electrical scope, performance of assigned staff, on-schedule delivery of the work within budget


• Lead technical presentations to Clients and their representatives as required

Key Interactions

Other disciplines activities Vendors (technical) Interact with the project Management Clients’ representatives

Qualifications & Years of Experience

Minimum Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, and a minimum of 12+ years in Oil & Gas industry, hydrocarbon, petroleum refinery and infrastructure industries.

Key Skills & Technical Competencies

• Expert knowledge and understanding of protection engineering design practices, including protection philosophy, scheme development, relay application and settings, protection & metering drawings, AC/DC schematics, tripping logic, interlocking, CT/VT selection and protection interfaces for electrical systems up to 115 kV.


• Wide knowledge of codes and industry standards IEEE, NFPA, API, IEC, ANSI/NEMA.


• Wide knowledge in Electrical Power Systems, Protection Philosophy & Protection Device Coordination.


• Knowledge of Saudi Aramco, SABIC Standards and procedures will be an added advantage.

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