Operational Planning Specialist Engineer

About the role

An Operational Planning Specialist Engineer position is open in Kuwait for a 12-month assignment, with a possible 12-month extension. The role develops short- and medium-term operating plans that keep supply continuous, the system secure and dispatch economical, while coordinating generation availability, transmission outages and GCC interconnection requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Determine secure and economical operating modes and allocate generation across power plants and generating units.
• Forecast short- and medium-term electrical loads and assess the generation needed to meet demand.
• Assess scheduled outages of transmission assets and generating units and identify mitigations for system impacts.
• Coordinate generation energy-availability requirements to support annual maintenance planning.
• Analyze critical network loading and recommend short- and medium-term operational solutions.
• Review and update planned and automatic load-shedding schedules in line with network development and GCC requirements.
• Assess substation busbar sectioning strategies and future substation expansion and connectivity from an operational-security perspective.
• Conduct operational studies on the GCC Interconnection Grid, including interconnection faults and required reporting.

Required profile

• Substantial transmission-system operational-planning experience in a utility or system-operator environment.
• Degree in Electrical Engineering or an equivalent relevant discipline.
• Ability to explain operational risks and mitigation measures clearly to engineering and management stakeholders.

Required skills

• Load forecasting, generation dispatch and outage planning.
• Contingency analysis and system security.
• Technical analysis and modelling, and clear technical reporting.

Candidates apply by sending their CV, expected salary, visa/work permit status, notice period, current location, nationality and current salary.