Senior Hvdc Electrical Engineer

Arup; West of England; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Arup in the UK is seeking a specialist HVDC engineer to join our High Voltage Technical team. You will lead delivery of HVDC projects and contribute to bids, with the ability to understand client requirements and deliver innovative, cost-effective solutions across the UK and beyond.

We value Chartered Engineer status or progress toward chartership and expect strong knowledge of HVDC systems, grid connections, and power system studies. Travel within the UK and occasional overseas is expected.

Qualifications

• Technical experience in development and delivery of HVDC projects (onshore/offshore).
• Extensive knowledge of HVDC systems, converter station layouts, standards.
• Experience in HVDC technical specifications, system design and studies.
• Experience in HVDC project interface management and technical risk management.
• Knowledge of UK and international transmission network grid connection processes and Grid Codes.
• Post-graduate HVDC or electrical engineering / power systems (Desirable).
• HVDC pre-commissioning and commissioning activities, FATs and SATs, asset management.
• Power system analysis in software packages such as PowerFactory, PSS/E PSCAD EMTP-ATP.
• Power system consultancy experience.
• Willingness to travel within the UK and occasionally overseas.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of HVDC projects within a team or individually.
• Lead or contribute to bids and business development initiatives.
• Understand client requirements and provide innovative yet pragmatic and cost‑effective solutions.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams across UK and international projects.
• Travel within the UK and occasionally overseas.

Skills

HVDC engineering

Electrical Power Systems

Grid connection knowledge

Power system analysis

Travel willingness

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

PowerFactory

PSSE/PSCAD/EMTP-ATP

Job description

Joining Arup

Arup's purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for 80 years , guiding how we shape a better world.

Around the globe, Arup’s electrical engineers bring specialist expertise to solutions for buildings, transport infrastructure and energy, water and waste utilities. Our comprehensive services include energy audits, demand assessment, supply and system resilience, utilities consultancy and sustainable electrical engineering design. Whether in commercial property, retail, sport, mission‑critical facilities, the arts or any market, we meet the creative and commercial demands of designers and developers.

The Opportunity

We are looking to recruit highly a capable and motivated specialist HVDC engineer to join our High Voltage Technical team in Manchester, Birmingham or Bristol due to our growing pipeline of HVDC projects. Arup is delivering expert technical advice, design and innovation on world leading HVDC projects across the UK, EU and globally. This ranges from HVDC interconnectors to HVDC connected offshore wind to innovation in HVDC technology and infrastructure. You will join an experienced and enthusiastic technical team, helping to drive the energy transition through delivery of innovative, resilient and sustainable HVDC infrastructure. The role will involve leading delivery of projects within a team or as an individual as well as leading or contributing to bids and business development initiatives. The successful candidate will also be able to demonstrate a proven ability to understand client requirements and provide innovative yet pragmatic and cost‑effective solutions.

From to National Grid, you will have the opportunity to work on an immensely varied range of HVDC related projects, which have significant impact locally, and internationally.

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas. You will have the opportunity do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

Is this role right for you?

We are looking for a candidate with strong technical HVDC experience holding a degree in Electrical Engineering /Electrical Power Systems or similar. Preferably you will be a Chartered Engineer or working towards chartership with the IET.

We are particularly interested in the skills and experience below:

• Technical experience in development and delivery of HVDC projects such as interconnectors (onshore, offshore) and/or offshore wind farms.

• Extensive knowledge of HVDC systems and technologies, converter station layouts, standards.

• Experience in HVDC technical specifications, system design and studies.

• Experience in HVDC project interface management and technical risk management.

• Knowledge of UK and international transmission network grid connection processes and Grid Codes.

• Desirable requirements would include;

• Post‑graduate degree in HVDC or electrical engineering / power systems;

• Experience in HVDC pre‑commissioning and commissioning activities, FATs and SATs, operational/asset management and performance.

• Experience of power system analysis in software packages such as PowerFactory, PSS/E PSCAD EMTP-ATP;

• Power system consultancy experience.

• Ability and willingness to travel independently within the UK and occasionally overseas.
  

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What we offer you

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognizes the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

• Competitive, fair and equitable pay
• Career in which all our members can belong, grow and thrive
• Benefits that support health and wellbeing
• Wide range of learning opportunities
• Many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do
• Profit Share
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Accident insurance
• Income protection cover
• Flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs