Electrical Maintenance Specialist - HV Cable

Turner Lovell is a specialist recruitment partner to the global energy sector, supporting leading electricity generation, transmission and advisory businesses. We are currently supporting a major international technical advisory organisation delivering high-level expertise in the Middle East .

This is a rare opportunity to work as an embedded HV Cable Expert
, acting as a trusted advisor to the end client undergoing significant infrastructure development and modernisation.

You will join a team of international subject-matter experts deployed onsite, working directly with the client’s O&M teams to strengthen asset reliability, optimise maintenance strategy and enhance technical capability across the transmission network .

As HV Cable Expert, you will be responsible for supporting all aspects of cable asset condition monitoring, diagnostics and failure investigation across transmission systems above 132kV (ideally 275kV / 400kV).

Working closely with maintenance teams and senior management, you will provide hands‑on technical guidance, challenge OEM recommendations where required, and contribute to long‑term asset strategy.

• Support asset inspections and health index assessments for HV cable infrastructure
• Recommend preventive and corrective maintenance strategies based on condition data
• Provide technical advisory during major cable incidents and failure events
• Conduct and interpret advanced cable testing including:
  Partial Discharge, Sheath integrity testing, Core insulation tests, Tan Delta, VLF withstand testing, DC insulation resistance testing)
• Lead and support failure analysis activities (including hot oil bath, microscopic and water tree analysis)
• Work collaboratively with international technical laboratories and research teams on root cause investigations
• Challenge OEM repair recommendations and support repair execution onsite
• Coach and mentor local engineering and maintenance teams
• Identify improvement opportunities within transmission O&M processes

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
• 5–10 years’ experience within Transmission Grid O&M
• Proven expertise in HV cable testing and condition monitoring (minimum 132kV, ideally 275kV–400kV)
• Confident working as a technical consultant
• Willingness to relocate to Saudi Arabia

• Act as a senior technical authority within one of the largest grid environments in the Middle East
• Contribute directly to transmission reliability strategy and infrastructure development
• Work alongside international experts both locally and in European research facilities
• Competitive expatriate package and long‑term career development
• Opportunity to influence O&M standards at a national transmission level

This is more than a site-based engineering role — it is a strategic advisory position with real impact on grid performance and long‑term infrastructure resilience.

If this sounds like your next challenge within the transmission sector, apply within or contact Turner Lovell for a discussion.