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Communications and metering devices specialist engineer - kuwait - 12 months

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Location

onsite, Qibla, Kuwait

Commitment

Full Time

Level

Junior (<2 years)

Required skills

Utility telecommunicationsSCADARTUFibre opticsOPGWPLCMicrowaveUHFTelecom network managementEngineering specificationsTender documentationTesting and commissioningOperational troubleshootingTechnical reportingStakeholder coordinationData acquisition

Job Description

Provide specialist consultancy for utility monitoring, telecommunications, remote measurement and control infrastructure supporting electrical control and monitoring centres and connected substations.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide engineering/consultancy support for design, supply, installation, testing, commissioning, operation, maintenance and troubleshooting of monitoring and control systems.
  • Cover RTUs and data acquisition/processing, UPS/batteries/chargers, VFT copper communications, PLC, fibre systems including PDH/SDH/MPLS-TP, NMS, UHF/microwave, intertrip signalling and PABX/PAX telephony.
  • Provide consultancy for Underground Fiber Optic and Optical Ground Wire systems, including installation, commissioning, testing, operation, maintenance and fault repair.
  • Determine data-transmission routes between substations and monitoring/control centres and support communication-network expansion, modernization and development.
  • Prepare technical tender documents for monitoring/control equipment, associated plans and budgets; support tender follow-up, bid evaluation and award recommendations.
  • Assess wired and wireless communications and remote-measurement requirements and their integration with utility control infrastructure.
  • Prepare technical reports, specifications and recommendations and coordinate interfaces with protection, operations and network-planning disciplines.

Candidate Profile

  • Strong utility telecommunications, SCADA/RTU, remote-measurement or control-centre infrastructure experience.
  • Practical knowledge across fibre/OPGW, PLC, microwave/UHF and telecom network-management technologies.
  • Experience with engineering specifications, tender documentation, testing/commissioning and operational troubleshooting.
  • Degree in Electrical, Electronics, Telecommunications or closely related engineering discipline.

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

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