Senior Protection & Control (P&C) Engineer

Jacobs; Riyadh Region; On-site; SAR 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs seeks a Senior Protection & Control Engineer to support high-profile Power & Energy projects in the Middle East, UK, and Europe. You will lead FEED and detailed design for protection, review schemes, and ensure delivery across HV AIS/GIS substations and energy storage systems.

You will work with Siemens SIPROTEC, Hitachi Energy/ABB RE_ series, and other relays, performing coordination studies and providing expertise in protection philosophies and system integration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Power Engineering or related field.
• Experience with protection and control design for HV AIS/GIS substations.
• Strong knowledge of IEC 61850 and substation automation concepts.

Responsibilities

• Lead FEED and detailed design for protection and control systems across HV projects.
• Develop and review protection schemes and control philosophies.
• Ensure QA and timely delivery of design packages and bids.
• Perform site surveys and support activities.
• Coordinate with engineers, sub-contractors, and suppliers.
• Support tendering and technical offers.
• Mentor junior engineers and support business development.
• Maintain client relationships and project execution excellence.
• Design/review IEC 61850 substations and SCADA integration.
• Coordinate protection settings for 110–380 kV assets.
• Manage relay platforms and configuration software.
• Conduct protection studies with ETAP, DIgSILENT PowerFactory, PSS/E, CAPE/ASPEN.

Skills

Protection & Control engineering

HV substation experience

Relay coordination

Interface design review

Client relationship management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Power Engineering

Tools

Siemens SIPROTEC

Hitachi Energy/ABB RE_

GE

SEL

Schneider MiCOM

NR Electric

ETAP

DIgSILENT PowerFactory

PSS/E

CAPE/ASPEN

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

At Jacobs, our Energy & Power team is focused on providing a whole system approach, offering end-to-end service to support our clients in energy networks, thermal generation, renewable generation and storage solutions. We are helping our clients meet the challenges faced in countries and cities across the globe, providing innovative solutions to address the challenges of replacing conventional thermal power plants with renewable generation.

A career at Jacobs means working on some of the world’s most exciting projects, solving complex challenges and undertake meaningful work that benefits our communities and the world.

Start your Jacobs career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow.

About The Opportunity

Jacobs is playing a leading role in the global energy transition. As our Middle East, UK and Continental Europe team continues to expand, we are seeking a Senior Protection & Control Engineer to support a range of high-profile projects across our Power & Energy portfolio. This includes high voltage AIS and GIS Substations, transmission system assets, HVDC interconnectors, and energy storage systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead FEED and detailed design workstreams for Protection & Control systems across transmission and renewable energy projects.
• Develop and review interface designs, protection schemes, and control philosophies.
• Ensure quality assurance and timely delivery of design packages and technical bids.
• Undertake site visits and non-intrusive surveys as part of design or site support activities.
• Coordinate with back-office engineers, sub-contractors, and suppliers.
• Support tendering activities and contribute to technical offers.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team capability development.
• Maintain strong client relationships and support business development.
• Design and review IEC 61850 Substation Automation Systems, including process bus, station bus, GOOSE messaging, Sampled Values (SV), HMI, gateways and SCADA integration.
• Instrument transformer specification and transient performance assessment.
• Protection application and settings for 110 to 380 kV overhead lines, cables, transformers, busbars and reactive plant.
• Numerical relay platforms — for example Siemens SIPROTEC, Hitachi Energy/ABB RE_ series, GE, SEL, Schneider MiCOM and NR Electric — including their configuration software.
• Relay coordination studies with software ETAP, DIgSILENT PowerFactory, PSS/E, and CAPE or ASPEN for coordination and relay modelling.
• Prepare, review and approve protection relay settings, coordination studies, fault level assessments and protection philosophies.