Senior Engineering Manager / Leading P&C Engineer

About the role

GE Vernova is looking for a Senior Engineering Manager / Leading Protection and Control (P&C) Engineer in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The role leads the design, development, configuration, testing and commissioning of protection, control and integrity schemes for electrical substations, power plants and industrial power systems. It is a full-time, onsite position (40 hours per week) with local and international travel.

Key responsibilities

• Lead protection and control projects and guide the engineering and technical delivery of protection, control and integrity scheme projects.
• Own the technical design and configuration of busbar protection, line differential protection, transformer and generator/motor protection, automatic transfer and interlocking schemes, and System Integrity Protection Schemes.
• Define and review protection philosophies, control logic, interlocking schemes, integrity schemes and relay coordination studies, ensuring compliance with customer specifications, grid codes and company standards.
• Configure and validate protection relays and control devices, including relay settings, logic configuration and communication interfaces.
• Coordinate protection relay, functional, panel and integrated system testing, and lead pre-FAT, FAT, SAT and site commissioning, providing technical leadership during installation, energization, testing and troubleshooting.
• Act as the main technical contact for customers, consultants, contractors and internal teams, reviewing design documents, test procedures, reports and as-built files.
• Prepare technical solutions, review customer specifications and contribute to proposals; deliver and coordinate technical training on protection relays, control and integrity schemes and testing methods.
• Mentor engineers, improve engineering practices, tools and templates, and support service teams with troubleshooting and hotline support.

Required profile

• 7+ years of experience in protection and control engineering for substations, power plants or industrial power systems, covering design, configuration, testing and commissioning.
• Hands-on experience with protection relays such as MiCOM and/or GE Multilin, and with FAT, SAT and commissioning using tools such as OMICRON Control Center.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, ideally with a focus on power systems, protection and control.
• Fluent English and Russian; Kazakh is preferred.
• Willingness to travel locally and internationally.

Required skills

• Knowledge of substation communication protocols and substation automation systems, including IEC 61850-based digital substations.
• Preferred: experience with communication networks, cyber-secure solutions, SCADA, DCS and engineering software such as Engineering Base or Eplan.
• Preferred: experience preparing and delivering technical training.