Senior Electrical Protection Engineer - Power Reliability

JIGPC- Jazan Integrated Gasification and Power Company; Jizan; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

JIGPC- Jazan Integrated Gasification and Power Company in Saudi Arabia is seeking an experienced Protection Engineer to join the Maintenance team. You will safeguard the reliability of critical electrical protection systems across our industrial power facilities.

The role requires deep hands-on expertise with protective relays, fault analysis, and relay testing. You will implement preventive maintenance, support upgrades, and ensure safety and compliance while collaborating with operations and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in electrical protection engineering within power generation, utilities, or large industrial facilities.
• Hands-on experience with protective relays, fault analysis, and relay testing equipment.
• Experience with protection relay testing tools such as Omicron and Megger.
• Knowledge of relay platforms including SEL, Siemens, GE, MiCOM, Beckwith, REG-DA, and TAPCON.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and optimize electrical protection systems, including relays, circuit breakers, and fault detection systems.
• Execute preventive and predictive maintenance programs to maximize system reliability and minimize failures.
• Conduct fault data extraction, analysis, troubleshooting, and root cause investigations.
• Perform testing, calibration, configuration, and commissioning of protection relays and associated equipment.
• Support protection system modifications, upgrades, and integration projects.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards, company procedures, and industry best practices.
• Collaborate closely with Operations, Maintenance, and Project teams during shutdowns, turnarounds, and system enhancement initiatives.

Skills

Protective relays

Fault analysis

Relay testing equipment

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's Degree in Power Systems Engineering

Tools

Omicron

Megger

Job description

JIGPC- Jazan Integrated Gasification and Power Company in Saudi Arabia is seeking an experienced Protection Engineer to join the Maintenance team. You will safeguard the reliability of critical electrical protection systems across our industrial power facilities.

The role requires deep hands-on expertise with protective relays, fault analysis, and relay testing. You will implement preventive maintenance, support upgrades, and ensure safety and compliance while collaborating with operations and