CONTROL ENGINEER (Power Grid Operations) - Dammam, KSA
- Full-time
Company Description
KEY ROLE:
- Monitor, control and ensure the secure, efficient and reliable operations of the grid on real time basis.
- Coordinate & Escalate suggested remedial action to Shift In Charge Control Engineer.
- Ensure compliance with all internal and external procedures, documents, regulatory and legal requirements.
Function Specific Experience
Operations of Control Center
Knowledge in EMS/SCADA
Industry Related Experience
- Power Transmission
Years of Experience
- 6 years of relevant experience
Job Description
DUTIES:
Monitor & Control 400 kV grid voltage, frequency and power flows, ensure compliance with the regulations
Coordinate with the member states for the control of the generation spinning and non-spinning reserve as agreed and allocated for each country
Ensure that power trading is meeting schedules and regulations and coordinate with trading department
Define remedial action in case of error (Alarm) and escalates to Shift In Charge Control Engineer
Consolidate data, Transmission reports, generate reports and present to Shift In Charge Control EngineerEnsure 100% compliance with agreed operational policies and procedures
Ensure the correct implementation of the system outages, to involve co-ordination between internal and external parties
Use all new facilities for proper monitoring & control power system i.e. WAMS, DFR & CCTV etc.
Monitor and control the operation of the interconnected system via SCADA computer during normal operating conditions.
Work in close conjunction with and under direction of the Power Shift In Charge Control Engineer
Review and implement step-by-step switching programs for the switching operations.
Notify Transmission field personnel of the step-by-step switching and tagging of devices for the more routine pre-arranged switching operations
Issue and cancel the Safety Documents for transmission equipment and maintain the record
Prepare the switching sequence for any emergency outage and present to Shift In Charge Control Engineer for review.
Prepare the Daily Power System Report and present to Shift In Charge Control Engineer for review.
Maintain a narrative log of all events occurring with his assigned functional area and data tabulations, etc. as directed.
Adherence to the code of conduct
Qualifications
Bachelor of Science with a specialization in Electrical Engineering
Training in Power System Control for winter and summer
Additional Information
Professional Competencies
- Time Management
- Technology Integration
- Planning and Organization
Functional Competencies
- Managing Power System
- Coordination- Getting Things Done
- Optimization of Future Capacity – Planning Ahead
- Monitoring and Taking Corrective Action
- Selecting, Designing and Developing New Solutions
- Attention to Detail