Senior Engineer - Operational Scheduling

Job overview:

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Engineer - Operational Scheduling to join our team. The successful candidate will play a critical role in ensuring smooth and efficient operations across the GCC grid by preparing operational plans, coordinating maintenance activities, optimizing power schedules, and supporting outage management.

Key responsibilities:

• Prepare and issue daily and weekly operational plans for Control Engineers.
• Optimize power exchange schedules through offline studies.
• Coordinate maintenance activities between internal teams and Member States.
• Process and manage planned and unplanned outage requests.
• Prepare switching sequences for outages, restorations, and equipment commissioning.
• Monitor network performance, report variations, and assess outage impacts.
• Analyze operational data, incidents, and system operations to produce comprehensive reports.
• Contribute to seasonal reports, contingency plans, and system studies.
• Review consultant reports, system studies, and new project scopes.
• Collaborate with Member States on short-term operational planning.
• Assist in the development and optimization of operational strategies and procedures.
• Address and mitigate potential reliability issues arising from RES variability.
  

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Power Systems, or a related field.

• Strong understanding of power systems operations, outage management, and grid scheduling.
• Excellent analytical skills with experience in WAMS, DFR, and energy management systems.
• Having experience in RES scheduling
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Experienced with PSS/E.