Operational Planning Specialist Engineer

About the role

A client of the recruiter is looking for an Operational Planning Specialist Engineer based 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 availability 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.

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, outage planning, contingency analysis and system security.
• Technical analysis and modelling, utility engineering judgement and clear technical reporting.
• Stakeholder coordination and quality and safety focus.