Technical Director, Power System Capability & Planning

GHD; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 230,000 - 310,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangements

Job summary

GHD Advisory is seeking a Technical Director – Power System Capability and Planning to lead the Power Advisory Group. Located flexibly in Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne, you will steer power system capability and planning work across Australia and New Zealand, guiding complex grid studies and decarbonisation projects.

You will mentor engineers, deliver technical reports for utilities and regulators, and collaborate with teams to advance GHD’s Future Energy capabilities and client decarbonisation

Qualifications

• Degree qualifications in Electrical Engineering and eligibility for Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) status.
• Significant experience in Power System Capability and Planning, preferably gained within the Australian electricity market.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex power system planning and capability assessment projects for utilities, transmission and distribution network service providers, government agencies or major energy developers.
• Strong understanding of power system security, stability, reliability and operability considerations across the National Electricity Market (NEM).
• Experience undertaking transmission and network planning studies, renewable energy integration studies and future grid development assessments.

Responsibilities

• Influence commercial performance by ensuring assignments are appropriately scoped and priced, project risks are managed, and commercial outcomes are achieved.
• Lead and grow GHD's Power System Capability and Planning offering across Australia and New Zealand.
• Lead technical studies relating to transmission network capability, power system planning, renewable energy integration and future grid development.
• Provide strategic advice to utilities, network service providers, developers, market operators and government agencies on power system capability and planning challenges.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to engineers and consultants across power systems and future energy disciplines.
• Generate technical reports and advisory outcomes for connecting parties, network companies, system operators and regulators.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Power system capability

Power system planning

PSS/E

PSCAD

PowerFactory

MATLAB

Python

Grid-forming tech

Inverter-based resources

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

CPEng eligibility

Job description

GHD Advisory is seeking a Technical Director – Power System Capability and Planning to lead the Power Advisory Group. Located flexibly in Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne, you will steer power system capability and planning work across Australia and New Zealand, guiding complex grid studies and decarbonisation projects.

You will mentor engineers, deliver technical reports for utilities and regulators, and collaborate with teams to advance GHD’s Future Energy capabilities and client decarbonisation