Role Purpose

Develop short- and medium-term operating plans that maintain continuity of supply, system security and economical dispatch while coordinating generation availability, transmission outages and GCC interconnection requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Determine secure and economical operating modes and allocation of generation across power plants and generating units.
Forecast short- and medium-term electrical loads and assess generation availability required 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/connectivity from an operational-security perspective.
Conduct operational studies relating to the GCC Interconnection Grid, including assessment of interconnection faults and required reporting.

Core Competencies

Technical analysis and modelling | Utility engineering judgement | Clear technical reporting | Stakeholder coordination | Quality and safety focus | Ability to work across multidisciplinary study teams

Desired Candidate Profile

• Ten years or more in power system operation planning, in a senior post.
• Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent relevant discipline.
• Fluent spoken and written English.
• Hands-on use of Siemens Spectrum SCADA and EMS.
• Strong coverage network analysis, generation control and scheduling.
• Strong knowledge of how a grid is run in normal and in emergency conditions.
• Strong experience of cross-border power trades and their contracts.
• Substantial transmission-system operational-planning experience in a utility or system-operator environment.
• Strong understanding of load forecasting, generation dispatch, outage planning, contingency analysis and system security.
• Ability to communicate operational risks and mitigation measures clearly to engineering and management stakeholders.