Senior Power Systems Engineer: PLEXOS & Grid Optimization

WSP in the UK & Ireland

Birmingham

Hybrid

GBP 65,000 - 95,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Hybrid working policy (2 days fromHome

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Job summary

WSP in the UK & Ireland seeks a Senior Power Systems Engineer to lead PLEXOS-based studies and deliver high-quality analyses. You will collaborate with peers to produce reports, proposals, and client-facing outputs while guiding project delivery and maintaining technical excellence.

Responsibilities include capacity expansion planning, electricity market modelling, generation portfolio optimization, and dynamic studies, with mentoring and client relationship development across energy projects.

Qualifications

A Degree in Electrical Engineering with Power Systems specialisation.
Experience in power systems consulting.
A network of industry contacts and clients.
Proactive and highly motivated to meet customer requirements.
Focus on quality, ensuring excellence of deliverables for both project reports and proposals.

Responsibilities

Delivering consulting work related to the various types of power systems studies and analysis, primarily focused on PLEXOS-based studies while also supporting some of the other power system studies delivered by the WSP Power Systems Team.
Providing technical and project management leadership to support the project team in the successful delivery of consulting work.
Ensuring technical quality of delivery of power systems projects, reports and proposals.
Building and maintaining key client relationships to effectively position power systems services and secure future business.
Leading the development and delivery of project proposals and identifying areas where services/skill sets can be integrated through multi-disciplinary working.
Lead on excellence in PLEXOS and experience in at least one of the following power systems software packages : DIgSILENT PowerFactory, PSCAD, IPSA or CDEG.