Communications and Metering Devices Specialist Engineer

About the role

The Communications and Metering Devices Specialist Engineer will provide consultancy and engineering support for utility monitoring, telecommunications, and remote measurement and control infrastructure across electrical control centres and substations in Kuwait.

Key responsibilities

• Design, supply, install, test, commission, operate, maintain and troubleshoot monitoring and control systems including RTUs, data acquisition, UPS, batteries, VFT copper communications, PLC, and fibre systems.
• Provide consultancy for underground fibre optic and optical ground wire systems, covering installation, testing, operation, maintenance and fault repair.
• Determine data‑transmission routes between substations and control centres and support network expansion, modernization and development.
• Prepare technical tender documents, support tender follow‑up, evaluate bids and recommend awards.
• Assess wired and wireless communications and remote‑measurement requirements and integrate them with utility control infrastructure.
• Coordinate with protection, operations and network‑planning disciplines and produce technical reports and specifications.

Required profile

• Strong experience in utility telecommunications, SCADA/RTU, remote‑measurement or control‑centre infrastructure.
• Practical knowledge of fibre/OPGW, PLC, microwave/UHF and telecom network‑management technologies.
• Experience with engineering specifications, tender documentation, testing/commissioning and operational troubleshooting.
• Degree in Electrical, Electronics, Telecommunications or a closely related engineering discipline.

Required skills

• RTU and SCADA systems
• Fibre optics and OPGW
• PLC programming and integration
• Microwave and UHF communication
• UPS, battery and charger systems
• VFT copper communications
• PDH/SDH/MPLS‑TP networking
• NMS and PABX/PAX telephony