Power Systems Consulting Engineer

Fichtner Consulting Engineers Limited; Stockport; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technical consultancy in Stockport is seeking a Senior Engineer in Power Systems to support innovative energy projects. The role requires a degree in Power Systems Engineering and extensive post-qualification experience. Key benefits include a bonus scheme, career development, and private medical assurance.

Benefits

Bonus scheme up to 20% of salary

Career development and chartership support

Private medical & life assurance

Company electric vehicle leasing scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in power engineering post-qualification.
• Ability to undertake feasibility studies and detailed design reviews.
• Full driving licence and ability to travel within the UK and EU.

Skills

Power systems understanding

Modelling software (ETAP, PSCAD, Dig-silent)

Analytical skills (transients, load flow, harmonics, stability)

Education

Degree in Power Systems Engineering

Job description

Overview

Fichtner Consulting Engineers Ltd is a leading technical consultancy with a reputation built on over 34 years of successful projects in the UK and Ireland. Our purpose is to facilitate the investment and delivery of energy infrastructure projects that positively influence the road to net zero. Our success comes from the unique combination of skills and experience that continuously evolves. Our Engineers and Consultants support some of the most innovative energy projects across the UK and Ireland; providing design, intellectual, and engineering services to developers, investors, and owner-operators. We have over 175 employees that we are proud to have represent us, operating from our offices in Manchester, Belfast, Dublin, and Glasgow. As the business grows from strength to strength, we are now looking to further extend our technical team by recruiting a senior engineer (power systems) to be based from our Stockport, Greater Manchester office.

What we are looking for

• a good degree in Power Systems Engineering
• a deep understanding of power systems and their design. Analysis of transients, load flow, harmonics and stability.
• extensive experience, post-qualification, in power engineering and analysis within a consultancy, industrial, utility or equipment manufacturer organisation.
• competent in the use of modelling software such as ETAP, PSCAD or Dig-silent.
• experience with the undertaking of feasibility studies and detailed design reviews.
• full driving licence - able to travel in the UK and occasionally, for short durations, the EU.
• living in the Greater Manchester area, or willing to relocate.
• full right to work in the UK.

What you can expect from us

• Remuneration package with leading bonus scheme of up to 20% of salary
• Further vocational qualification, career development and chartership support
• Company electric vehicle leasing scheme
• Private medical & life assurance
• Share purchase option
• Cycle to work scheme
• Team and company social events
• Milestone scheme celebrating years spent as part of the Fichtner team