WSP

Plans and designs infrastructure projects

Protection Engineer

Power Systems EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeDoha, QatarNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Power Engineering, or equivalent, is required.
At least 6 years of experience in protection and control engineering across substations, transmission and distribution networks, or power plants is required.
Hands-on experience with protection relays, including Siemens, ABB, GE, Schneider, or SEL, is required.
Knowledge of relay coordination, fault analysis, and power system protection schemes, including distance, differential, and overcurrent protection, is required.
Familiarity with testing tools such as Omicron, Doble, or Megger is required.
Knowledge of IEC, IEEE, and local utility standards is required.
Problem-solving, troubleshooting, communication, and site management skills are required.

Responsibilities

Supervise, test, commission, and maintain protection systems in substations, power plants, and transmission and distribution networks, ensuring reliable operation, compliance with standards, and safe execution of site work.
Review contractors' design drawings and approve designs.
Review inspection and testing procedures, factory acceptance test and site acceptance test formats, and method statements.
Verify relay-setting calculations for existing and new protection devices.
Verify adequacy checks for current- and voltage-transformer calculations.
Witness testing and commissioning of protection equipment and ensure the protection and control philosophy is implemented at site in accordance with client specifications.
Assist the client with implementation of protection schemes, including cable differential and distance, transformer differential and restricted earth fault, low- and high-impedance busbar differential, and reactor differential protection.
Ensure protection and control signals are configured to substation SCADA using IEC 61850 and to the National Control Centre using IEC 104.
Witness testing of automatic voltage regulator schemes for transformers and reactors.
Verify protection and control schematics against protection requirements.
Troubleshoot substation faults related to protection and control and provide corrective actions to the client.
Review contractor method statements to ensure safe and reliable protection stability testing of cables, transformers, reactors, and busbars.

The Protection Site Engineer will be responsible for supervising, testing, commissioning, and maintaining protection systems in substations, power plants, and transmission/distribution networks. The role ensures reliable operation of protection schemes, compliance with standards, and safe execution of site works.

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical / Power Engineering (or equivalent).
Minimum 6 years of experience in protection and control engineering (substations / transmission & distribution / power plants).
Hands-on experience with protection relays (Siemens, ABB, GE, Schneider, SEL, etc.).
Knowledge of relay coordination, fault analysis, and power system protection schemes (distance, differential, overcurrent, etc.).
Familiarity with testing tools (Omicron, Doble, Megger, etc.).
Strong knowledge of IEC, IEEE, and local utility standards.
Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
Strong communication and site management skills.

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Review of contractors’ design drawings and Design approval.
Will be responsible for review of inspection & testing procedure, FAT/SAT formats, method statements.
Verify relay setting calculations for existing and new protection devices.
Verify adequacy checks for current and voltage transformer calculations.
Witnessing the testing and commissioning of all protection equipment and ensuring the protection and control philosophy is correctly implemented at site as per client specification.
Being well versed with the protection devices of major OEMS -Siemens, GE(Alstom) and ABB, frequently assists the client for implementation of important protection like Cable Differential/Distance, Transformer Differential & REF, Bus bar Differential (Low Impedance and High Impedance) and Reactor Differential.
Ensuring all protection and control signals are configured to substation SCADA(IEC61850) and Nation Control Centre (IEC104).
Witnessing the testing of Automatic Voltage Regulator (AVR) schemes for Transformer and Reactor.
Verify protection and control schematics based on protection requirement.
Troubleshooting of the faults in the substations related to protection and control and providing corrective actions to client.
Review of method statements submitted by the contractor to ensure safe and reliable protection stability testing of the Cable, Transformer, Reactor and Busbar

About the Company

WSP

Plans and designs infrastructure projects

WSP is an engineering and science consultancy that helps governments and businesses plan, design, and manage infrastructure. Its teams work on transport networks, buildings, water systems, power facilities, and environmental projects, combining engineers with scientists, planners, and technical advisers. Services include feasibility studies, detailed design, environmental assessments, and project management, with specialists supporting assets through construction and operation. Clients pay through contracts priced by staff time, agreed project fees, or a share of project costs. Genivar reorganized as WSP Global in 2014, and the group is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Montreal, Canada
Founded: 1959

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