Substation Automation Commissioning Specialist

Job Description Summary

The commissioning specialist is responsible for performing services and maintenance activities on customers' and GEV’s sites, contributing to the test, commission, maintain, repair, and refurbish of sold or existing products. The role covers all types of maintenance service (preventive and remedial), management of maintenance facilities, and field services engineering. The specialist accounts for the quality of their work and executes within a well‑defined operations framework in accordance with overall safety, quality, cost, and delivery targets, as well as technical specifications of the contract.

• Perform all activities related to testing and validation of equipment, facilities, or plants in accordance with design objectives or specifications for operational use, including performance services and tests.
• Develop conceptual knowledge of the professional discipline and apply general business knowledge gained through education or past experience.
• Understand how the work of their team contributes to the area and collaborate with others to solve issues.
• Resolve issues using established procedures and consult supervisors or senior team members when outside defined parameters.
• For customer‑facing roles, develop strong customer relationships, serve as the interface between the customer and GE, exchange technical information, ask questions, and confirm understanding.
• Lead commissioning activities on customer sites, including mobilization, management, coordination with the client for daily operations, and ensuring compliance with PMH, GRID Quality, and EHS policies and procedures.
• Record and report quality objectives and KPI data on time, recommend field changes beneficial to plant operations, and prepare final commissioning reports highlighting problem areas, recommended engineering changes, and improvements in organizational efficiency and personnel performance.
• Prepare progress reports of activities performed by the commissioning group, highlighting any negative events such as delays, design or erection errors, or missing spares.
• Ensure safe procedures are followed—permits, method statements, risk assessments, LOTO, and all high‑risk activities—during operation sequences and equipment use.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (Electrical includes electronics, communication, and power).
• Minimum five years of experience in Substation Automation systems (PACiS, DSagile, Aview software).
• Ability to learn and expand the work scope across GEV products portfolio.
• Good knowledge of SAS, Network, IEC
  61850 protocol, IEC
  101, IEC
  104, and IEC
  103.
• Experience in Automation systems:
  Monitoring and Diagnostics, Telecom, Protection, DCS/Substation.
• Good knowledge of Telecom, Protection, Cybersecurity, Modbus.
• Team oriented and collaborative approach with outstanding listening skills and ability to manage through influence.
• Excellent presentation and written communication skills in English and Arabic.
• Ability to travel 75% or more from the site base city.
• Genuine commitment to EHS culture and commitment to I&D agenda.
• Compliance with quality procedures, work instructions, and processes, along with spirit and letter of compliance rules.
• Resolve non‑conformances and process them in a timely manner.
• Build strong relationships with GA customers, business stakeholders, project and operations teams, contractors, and system integrators.
• Give training experience and skills is a plus.

• Ability to communicate with customers, prepare site activity schedules, and deliver on time.

Relocation Assistance Provided:
Yes