Protection Engineer

Job description / Role

• Expertise in high-voltage power systems to design, implement, and maintain protection schemes for substations, transmission, and distribution networks. The ideal candidate will be responsible for relay coordination, fault analysis, and ensuring the reliability of power system protection.
• Specialized experience in Extra High Voltage (EHV) substations and HVDC Converter Station protection design, installation, and commissioning.
• Design and configure protective relay settings for various applications, including distance, differential, overcurrent, and earth fault protection
• Conduct testing and commissioning of protection relays, CTs/PTs, and switchgear in substations and power plants.
• Collaborate with utilities, contractors, and vendors to ensure proper implementation of protection systems.
• Design, implement, and test converter station protection schemes, including pole protection, valve group protection, DC line protection, and AC/DC system coordination.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, or a related field.
• Strong background in EHV substation protection (500kV, 765kV) and HVDC converter station protection
• Hands-on experience with relay setting software
• Strong understanding of power system protection principles and relay coordination
• Arabic Speaker

About the Company

Propel Consult delivers a service in step with the needs of both our client companies and candidates. Our ability to add value to all levels of recruitment stems from our wholehearted belief in providing a professional service to both parties.

We have built relationships with many leading indigenous and mulitnational organisations throughout the Middle East and internationally in countries such as UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt and many more.

Concentrating our resources has created 5 distinct specialist divisions:

• Banking & Finance
• Human Resources
• Oil & Gas
• Construction
• Architecture & Engineering