Senior Protection Engineer

• Develop, review, and issue protection relay setting calculations and coordination studies for overcurrent, differential, distance, earth fault, and related schemes.
• Configure and validate relay settings using platforms such as SEL AcSELerator QuickSet, GE Multilin EnerVista, ABB PCM600, and Siemens DIGSI.
• Prepare and maintain IEC 61850 CID files, GOOSE configurations, and substation automation logic.
• Review secondary injection test results, differential stability/sensitivity checks, and scheme test records.
• Review and interpret test records generated using Omicron CMC/CPC test sets and Omicron Test Universe.
• Analyse relay event and disturbance records to support fault investigation and root-cause analysis.
• Review primary testing results for transformers, circuit breakers, CT/VTs, and cables, and identify abnormalities against expected values and standards.
• Prepare protection test reports, commissioning reports, and settings verification records.
• Maintain controlled and traceable settings/CID file registers and documentation.
• Act as a remote technical escalation point for setting queries, scheme logic, Omicron configuration, and testing anomalies.
• Support and mentor protection technicians and engineers by reviewing their settings and test packs.
• Identify and report technical non-conformities to the Operations Manager.

Desired Candidate Profile

Requirements - Bachelor s degree in Electrical Engineering, preferably Power Systems or Protection, or equivalent relevant experience.

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in protection relay settings, coordination studies, and secondary injection testing/commissioning.
• Strong familiarity with Omicron CMC and/or CPC equipment and Omicron Test Universe.
• Good understanding of primary testing methods for transformers, circuit breakers, CT/VTs, and cables.
• Practical experience configuring protection relays on at least two major platforms, such as SEL, GE Multilin, ABB, or Siemens.
• Ability to read and produce single-line diagrams, protection/control schematics, and coordination/setting studies.