Power Systems Engineer - Transmission Planning & Stability

Taleo; Colombia; On-site; COP 120,000,000 - 240,000,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is seeking a seasoned electrical engineer in Colombia to lead proposal development for the Power Area and identify new opportunities through client interaction. The candidate should have strong conceptualization, communication, and organizational skills to explain complex concepts to decision-makers and project teams.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, 5+ years in transmission planning or EMT-based studies, and proficiency with industry software.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in large-scale transmission system planning and/or EMT-based design studies.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, including proposals, reports, and presentations.
• Experience with DIGSILENT, PSSE, PSLF, PSCAD, ASPEN, ATP, or equivalents.
• Ability to work in a customer-oriented, project-based environment.
• Ability to mentor and lead junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Feasibility studies.
• Reactive power compensation studies.
• Protection relay settings.
• Critical clearing time analysis.
• Stability studies (transient and dynamic).
• Short- and long-term planning studies.
• Load flow analysis.
• Motor starting.
• Power factor correction.

Skills

Electrical concept

Power system planning

English communication

Mentorship

Client interaction

Proposal development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree ( MSc ) or Doctorate ( PhD )

Tools

DIGSILENT

PSSE

PSLF

PSCAD

ASPEN

ATP

Python scripting

Job description

WSP is seeking a seasoned electrical engineer in Colombia to lead proposal development for the Power Area and identify new opportunities through client interaction. The candidate should have strong conceptualization, communication, and organizational skills to explain complex concepts to decision-makers and project teams.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, 5+ years in transmission planning or EMT-based studies, and proficiency with industry software.