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# Protection Systems Expert

- **Company:** Elia
- **Location:** Brussel, Belgium
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** AutoCAD, Microsoft Office, Eplan
- **Published:** October 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=5c551c0842ab1fe7

## About the Role

* You hold a university or industrial engineering degree in electrical engineering or electromechanics. You have a strong affinity for electrical engineering and are motivated to develop your technical expertise further and actively share it.
 * You seek pragmatic solutions and take a customer-focused, results-oriented approach. When necessary, you go on site to carry out your tasks in close collaboration with the operational entities.
 * You manage your agreed responsibilities independently and proactively. You are flexible, work well with others, communicate clearly and listen actively. You can persuade others constructively.
 * You have strong analytical and synthesis skills. You communicate complex subjects and the results of your activities clearly and in a structured way, both orally and in writing, through reports or presentations.
 * You work accurately and with a focus on quality, taking responsibility for the outcome. You critically assess your own performance, identify areas for improvement and adjust your approach when necessary.
 * You have the following technical knowledge or are willing to acquire it: in-depth knowledge of MS Office, AutoCAD/EPLAN, PLC programming languages, secondary systems, protection devices and RTUs, IEC 60870-5-104 and IEC 61850.
 * A few years of experience would be an asset.
 * You can communicate both orally and in writing in Dutch or French and in English, and you are willing to learn the second national language.

## Description

The Belgian and European energy landscape is changing rapidly. As part of Elia Group, a European transmission system operator, Elia Belgium plays a crucial role in this transformation and ensures the reliability and sustainability of our country's electricity supply.

Together with other external professionals and Elia employees, you help build a sustainable, green and reliable energy infrastructure that stimulates economic growth and reduces our ecological footprint. We believe in the power of diversity: an inclusive and diverse working environment leads to greater innovation, creativity and better results.

Your working environment

You join the Grid Expertise en Standards department, where highly qualified and experienced professionals contribute their expertise to our infrastructure projects. Together, we ensure that our assets are installed safely and reliably and operate without fault.

We implement the latest technologies and industry best practices to continuously improve the performance and efficiency of our transmission system. To achieve this, we work closely with other Elia Group departments, manufacturers, engineering companies, contractors, other transmission system operators, universities and organisations such as CIGRE. This keeps our specifications and templates aligned with the market and compliant with all relevant standards.

Your role and responsibilities

As a Protection Systems Expert within Expertise Secondary Systems, you develop expertise in the management and implementation of new assets and their associated processes. You gain a general understanding of the entire secondary side of an Elia substation. You also share responsibility for protection, automation and control, as well as tertiary systems.

Your main tasks focus on protection, automation and control:

 * You develop technical requirements for the secondary side of high-voltage substations based on concept notes. You participate in multidisciplinary teams responsible for evaluating tenders and awarding contracts.
 * You manage framework agreements, including the processes between Elia and suppliers for the manufacture and acceptance testing of equipment.
 * You develop technical standards and solutions for Elia's investment projects, based on concept notes and guidelines.
 * You support project teams and provide technical advice.
 * You develop technical training courses and deliver them to operational entities.

To carry out these activities, you acquire the necessary technical expertise in the field.