Protection Engineer

About the role

Our client is looking for an experienced Protection Engineer to join their team in Oman. The role involves testing, commissioning and maintaining protection and control systems in high‑voltage substations.

Key responsibilities

• Perform testing, commissioning and maintenance of protection and control systems in HV and EHV substations (132kV, 220kV, 400kV).
• Configure, test and troubleshoot numerical protection relays, including distance, differential, over‑current, earth‑fault and busbar protection.
• Prepare and review protection schemes, settings, coordination studies and logic diagrams.
• Conduct fault analysis and relay coordination using relevant software tools.
• Ensure integration of protection systems with SCADA/RTU/IEC 61850 communication networks.
• Verify wiring, CT/VT connections, scheme testing and produce hand‑over documentation.
• Prepare testing reports, protection settings records and system documentation in line with project standards.
• Support preventive and corrective maintenance activities and ensure compliance with OETC and Distribution Code standards.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Power Engineering.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in protection testing and commissioning for transmission or distribution projects.
• Proven experience with HV/EHV substation protection systems (132kV and above).
• Certified or approved at Level 2 or Level 3 by a relay manufacturer (e.g., Siemens, ABB, GE, Schneider, SEL, Alstom).
• Currently based in Oman and available for face‑to‑face interview.

Required skills

• HV and EHV substation protection systems.
• Numerical protection relays (distance, differential, over‑current, earth‑fault, busbar).
• Relay testing kits (OMICRON, Doble, Megger).
• Level 2/Level 3 certification from major relay manufacturers.
• IEC standards, system protection principles and relay coordination.
• Relay setting and configuration tools (DIGSI, PCM600, Enervista, SEL AcSELerator).
• SCADA/RTU/IEC 61850 communication integration.
• Fault analysis and relay coordination software.