Power Systems Engineer - Manager

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EY is a recognised leader in providing consulting services to top Power & Utilities companies around the globe. We are now building out our team to help network utilities to manage their largest challenge to date – facilitating the energy transition. This is an exciting opportunity to join our team and be on the forefront of the digital grid revolution, working with leading network clients to prepare for a digital, decentralised and decarbonised future. As part of this sector task force, you will work with global companies combining your technical expertise, proven consulting skills and industry knowledge to help solve their most complex problems.

The Position

We are looking for a full-time Power Systems Engineer to work at EY’s Digital Grid Team, to deliver power systems and energy related projects in domains of network modelling, DER integration, network flow/topology optimisation, planning and operation of both distribution and transmission networks.

This role is suited to an experienced power systems engineer keen to work on developing automation tools and processes to support the planning, operations and optimisation of future distribution/transmission networks.

For this Power Systems role duties and responsibilities will include:

• Support electricity system/network operators with Planning and Operation of the electricity grid.
• Technical understanding of the power systems and electrical components.
• Carry out power & energy network modelling and analysis, including load flow, fault level analysis, dynamic studies and optimal placement of capacitors.
• Knowledge and experience of operational and longer term electrical/grid forecasting methods and tools.
• Knowledge of Power Systems planning & operational grid security. Ensure the electrical network is safe and secure from voltage, thermal and stability perspectives.
• Knowledge of electrical network system coordination and control between transmission and distribution.
• Co-ordinate and actively engage with the client, understand their business needs, and deliver the project to a high standard.
• Manage the day-to-day activities of the project and co-ordinate with the on-site team from EY.
• Have a proactive and systematic approach to your work tasks.

Requirements

Essential requirements include:

• Excellent communication skills enabling you to convey complex issues in a simple yet precise manner, as well as presenting results in a professional way.
• At least 4 years of relevant industry experience in the energy sector.
• Educated with a Power Systems Engineering degree and/or with an Electrical Engineering degree including key Power System Engineering modules.
• Experience in conducting load flow studies, contingency analysis, fault level studies, stability studies & harmonics studies.
• Experience in assessing the impact of Distributed Energy Resources on the distribution network.
• Experience in assessing grid system security & reliability of the distribution/transmission network.
• Experience in developing network models for steady state and dynamic distribution network assessment.
• Understanding of transmission/distribution planning/operation processes.
• Experience of network modelling and analysis in one or more sector standard tools such as PSS SINCAL, PSS/E or DIgSILENT powerfactory.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Well-rounded individual with the ability to deliver work individually or as part of a team.
• Ability to engage with Clients, forming long term and mutually beneficial relationships.
• Motivated in the green energy transformation.
• Experience with offline and online electrical planning and operational tools such as DIgSILENT, DERMS, ADMS, EMS.
• Experience with coding in DIgSILENT Programming Language or Python.
• Experience in transient stability assessment studies.
• Experience of working with GIS systems, including modelling of networks in analysis tools from GIS database.
• Experience with the python API of industry standard analysis tools such as PSS SINCAL or powerfactory.
• Good knowledge of Power Systems and Whole System Energy Networks such as Gas + Hydrogen.
• Commercial awareness and pro-active in seeking out new business opportunities.

Location

Europe

Why Should You Apply?

• Joining a well-established consultancy with a long history of delivery of Power System analysis excellence to our clients.
• Exciting projects with an opportunity to get involved in innovation and data science.
• Excellent professional and personal development opportunities.
• Become part of a growing vibrant team of professionals committed to enabling the energy transition.
• Support towards achieving professional qualifications such as chartership.
• Paid professional subscriptions to IEEE or IET.
• Competitive salary based on experience.

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