Key Responsibilities

Protection Relay Maintenance

• Perform maintenance, configuration, testing, and troubleshooting of protection relays including ABB Relion, Siemens SIPROTEC, GE Multilin, and MiCOM relays.
• Maintain detailed relay databases, settings files, and asset records.
• Ensure all protection systems are maintained in accordance with IEEE, IEC, ADNOC, and OEM requirements.
• Review relay performance and recommend reliability improvements.

Testing & Commissioning

• Execute preventive maintenance and shutdown testing of protection relays.
• Perform secondary injection testing using OMICRON and equivalent testing equipment.
• Verify protection settings, selectivity, coordination, and trip logic.
• Support commissioning, loop checking, startup, and energization activities for substations and electrical systems.
• Validate protection system modifications and upgrades.

Condition Monitoring & Asset Reliability

• Conduct health assessments and condition monitoring of protection systems.
• Review protection alarms, event logs, disturbance records, and system performance trends.
• Monitor relay assets throughout their lifecycle and identify degradation or obsolescence risks.
• Develop reliability improvement programs for critical protection systems. 

Fault Investigation & System Analysis

• Analyze electrical faults, trips, blackouts, and network disturbances.
• Retrieve and analyze disturbance records, fault reports, and COMTRADE files.
• Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and recommend corrective actions.
• Prepare technical investigation reports and provide recommendations to improve system reliability.

Spare Parts & Obsolescence Management

• Review and monitor critical spare inventories for protection systems.
• Identify spare requirements and support procurement activities.
• Manage obsolescence programs for relay hardware and software.
• Review warehouse stock including:
  • Power Cards
  • Control Cards
  • Communication Cards
  • Interface Cards
  • I/O Cards
  • RTD Cards
  • Display Modules
  • CTs and VTs
• Develop and implement spare preservation methodologies. 

Technical Support

• Provide specialist support during shutdowns, turnarounds, and emergency breakdowns.
• Support plant operations during power system disturbances.
• Coordinate with OEMs and engineering contractors on modifications and upgrades.
• Provide after-hours emergency support when required. 

HSE & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with ADNOC HSE requirements and electrical safety procedures.
• Participate in HAZOP, Risk Assessment, SIMOPS, and Permit-to-Work activities.
• Support electrical audits and regulatory compliance inspections.
• Promote adherence to LOTO and electrical isolation procedures.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

• Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering.

Experience

• Minimum 15 years of experience in Power System Protection and Protection Relay Engineering.
• Minimum 10 years of experience within Oil & Gas, Refining, Petrochemical, Utilities, or ADNOC operating facilities.
• Proven experience with LV, MV, HV, and EHV protection systems. 

Technical Skills

Protection Relays

• ABB Relion Series
• Siemens SIPROTEC
• GE Multilin
• Schneider MiCOM
• Numerical and Digital Protection Relays

Protection Functions

• Overcurrent Protection (50/51)
• Earth Fault Protection
• Differential Protection
• Distance Protection
• Motor Protection
• Transformer Protection
• Generator Protection
• Busbar Protection
• Under/Over Voltage Protection
• Under/Over Frequency Protection

Power System Studies

• Relay Coordination Studies
• Protection Grading Studies
• Short Circuit Analysis
• Load Flow Analysis
• Arc Flash Assessment

Software

• Siemens SIGRA
• COMTRADE Analysis Software
• ABB PCM600
• GE EnerVista
• MiCOM S1 Studio
• SAP PM / EAM Modules 

Testing Equipment

• OMICRON CMC Series
• Secondary Injection Test Sets
• Power Quality Analyzers
• Electrical Diagnostic Equipment
• Harmonic Monitoring Equipment 

Preferred Certifications

• OMICRON Certified Testing Engineer
• OEM Protection Relay Certifications (ABB / Siemens / GE / Schneider)
• HV/LV Switching Authorization
• CMRP Certification (Preferred)
• ADNOC Electrical Competency Certification

Key Competencies

• Power System Protection
• Relay Configuration & Testing
• Fault Analysis & Disturbance Investigation
• Root Cause Analysis
• Electrical Network Reliability
• Shutdown & Turnaround Support
• Technical Report Writing
• SAP EAM Knowledge
• Vendor & OEM Management
• Strong Troubleshooting and Problem-Solving Skills