Principal Electrical Engineer (Protection)

Title:

Principal Electrical Engineer (Protection)

Overall Summary

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.