Medium Voltage Switchgear Engineer

Aramco Overseas Company UK Ltd

Overview

We are seeking a Medium Voltage (MV) Switchgear Engineer to join the Technical Services Division.

The Technical Services Division is responsible for providing and managing highly technical and specialized engineering services to support the safe and reliable operation of Saudi Aramco electrical power system generation, transmission and distribution networks.

The medium Voltage Equipment Engineer primary role is to provide the specialized technical support for the company with regards to designs, standards, commissioning, maintenance, operation, investigations, etc. with regards to power system switchgear and control gear; ensuring safe and reliable Power Supply.

Key Responsibilities

As the successful candidate, you will be required to perform the following:

• Serves as Subject Matter Expert in equipment failures and repair techniques during root cause investigations. Perform Root Cause Analysis on all critical equipment failures.
• Perform continuous review of the HV equipment maintenance programs to identify improvements to ensure the HV asset's safe and reliable operation.
• Provides technical consultation to the maintenance agency as required in identifying and reviewing critical spare parts list of existing equipment.
• Provides technical consultation to assess the condition of aging switchgears and breakers.
• Provide technical expertise on troubleshooting failures, repairs, and evaluating if the equipment is designed to meet its intended or existing service conditions.
• Provides technical engineering input on repair details and offers onsite technical support, especially for critical equipment for the process.
• Provides engineering input for switchgear work packages to ensure Saudi Aramco standards and material specifications are followed.
• Represent the organization in industry and professional organizations, users' group, which address or govern electrical codes and standards.
• Review and update company standards and be familiar with international standards. Possess strong technical training, speaking, writing, and customer service skills.
• Able to direct daily work activities with limited supervision and able to work cooperatively in a team environment.

Minimum Requirements

As the successful candidate you will hold a:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university. Advanced degree is a plus.
• Professional Engineer certification; such as: chartership or PE is preferred.
• Minimum of 8 years' experience of operations and maintenance experience directly working with MV switchgear/control gear.
• In-depth knowledge, experience, and recognition as a switchgear specialist, which includes: membership of international engineering bodies and contribution at international conferences.
• Demonstrate Working Knowledge of ANSI and IEC designed switchgear, breaker design (including mechanisms and interruption technology - vacuum, air, compressed air, SF-6), motor control gears, motor contactors, and pad-mounted SF-6 equipment.
• Ability to multi-task and manage changing priorities and seek opportunities to improve results and processes proactively, contributing to the goals, safety, and profitability of the company.
• Assimilating and quickly applying newly acquired technical information.