Job summary
Principal Electrical Engineer (Protection) at KBR in Al Khobar responsible for leading protection engineering for substations and networks up to 115 kV. The role manages a medium engineering team, develops protection philosophy, relay settings, coordination studies and reviews vendor documentation.
Key responsibilities
- Lead a team of 5–8 electrical engineers and designers
- Develop protection work plans, philosophies and scheme documentation
- Prepare relay settings and perform coordination studies
- Develop and review protection schemes for equipment up to 115 kV
- Estimate work hours and manage discipline deliverables
- Review vendor documents, MR, TBE and perform NMR for protection equipment
- Ensure design integrity, staff performance and on-schedule delivery
- Present technical material to clients and project management
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
- Minimum 12+ years’ experience in Oil & Gas, hydrocarbon or infrastructure industries
- Experience in protection, control, metering and power system analysis up to 115 kV
Skills
Source: Workday. Last checked as open: 13 Nov 2026. You apply directly with the employer.
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