Senior HV Capacitor Bank & Reactive Power Specialist

Duruper; Al Khobar; On-site; SAR 450,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Duruper is seeking an experienced Capacitor Bank / Reactive Compensation Specialist to assess HV capacitor banks, reactors, and harmonic filters for reliability and power quality in Saudi Arabia.

You will evaluate capacitance, insulation, thermography, and protection coordination, delivering technical reports and recommendations to improve system stability.

The role requires 8+ years of hands-on experience and strong knowledge of protection schemes, harmonic analysis, and maintenance planning.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8+ years of experience in HV capacitor banks, reactive compensation or power quality systems.
• Strong knowledge of capacitor banks, reactors, harmonic filters and protection systems.
• Experience in capacitance measurement, discharge-rate testing and insulation testing.
• Knowledge of harmonic analysis, reactive power compensation and switching operations.
• Ability to interpret thermography results, electrical test data and operational event records.
• Experience in identifying dielectric ageing, overheating and capacitor bank failure mechanisms.
• Knowledge of protection coordination and unbalance protection schemes.
• Relevant OEM training and power quality/harmonics training are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct condition assessments of HV capacitor banks, reactors, harmonic filters and associated switching equipment.
• Inspect capacitor units, fuses, discharge circuits, switching devices and unbalance protection systems.
• Perform or review capacitance measurement, discharge-rate testing and insulation testing.
• Evaluate reactive power output (kVAR), switching duty, harmonic loading and protection coordination.
• Identify overheating, dielectric ageing, insulation deterioration and equipment defects.
• Review operational events, test records and maintenance history.
• Assess harmonic distortion and recommend detuning or harmonic filter modifications.
• Recommend equipment replacement, monitoring improvements and preventive maintenance intervals.
• Prepare technical assessment reports and reliability improvement recommendations.

Skills

HV capacitor banks

Reactive compensation

Harmonic filters

Power quality

Capacitance measurement

Discharge-rate testing

Insulation testing

Harmonic analysis

Protection coordination

Thermography interpretation

Job description

Duruper is seeking an experienced Capacitor Bank / Reactive Compensation Specialist to assess HV capacitor banks, reactors, and harmonic filters for reliability and power quality in Saudi Arabia.

You will evaluate capacitance, insulation, thermography, and protection coordination, delivering technical reports and recommendations to improve system stability.

The role requires 8+ years of hands-on experience and strong knowledge of protection schemes, harmonic analysis, and maintenance planning.