Senior Transmission Planning Consultant - 1898 & Co. (Multiple Locations, UK)

Burns & McDonnell; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering and consulting firm in Birmingham seeks a Senior Consultant to perform and manage power system studies. The ideal candidate has 7+ years of experience, a Bachelor's in electrical engineering, and a deep understanding of power system consultancy. Responsibilities include managing projects, ensuring quality assurance, and maintaining client relationships. This full-time position requires communication skills with technical and non-technical personnel, and offers minimal travel requirements.

Qualifications

• 7 years of experience in power system consultancy.
• Extensive knowledge of power system analysis.
• Excellent communication skills with technical and non-technical personnel.

Responsibilities

• Perform and manage power system studies for various clients.
• Coordinate resources and manage team deliverables.
• Maintain compliance with relevant standards and regulations.

Skills

Power system consultancy services

Power system analysis

Client relationship management

Project management

Quality assurance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in electrical engineering or related field

Tools

PowerFactory

PSS/E

ETAP

PSCAD

CDEGS

Job description

Description

Chart your own course and change the world — with the support of people whose interests are aligned with yours. At Burns & McDonnell, opportunity is waiting. We’re looking for people with big ideas and an entrepreneurial mindset. It’s those kinds of people who’ve helped us grow from a small consulting business back in 1898 to a global leader in engineering, construction and consulting solutions. Today, we’re a thriving company with more than 10,000 professionals working in 75 offices worldwide and recognised as the global leader in Engineering, Construction and consultancy services.

The Transmission Planning team works with a variety of clients to provide consultancy services, primarily in the areas of power system analysis, network planning, grid connection studies, and bespoke model development. We combine these skills to deliver comprehensive and leading-edge innovative solutions to our clients.

We have a strong pipeline of work and we would like to recruit a highly capable and motivated Senior Consultant with an eye for detail to support and inspire the team. Further to excellent leadership qualities, the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a proven ability to understand client requirements and provide innovative yet pragmatic and cost-effective solutions.

Responsibilities

• Perform and manage power system studies for a range of clients.
• Work with the team lead to facilitate effective management and growth of the team and workload.
• Manage resources and coordination of the team to ensure efficient delivery of projects and use of consultant time.
• Identify skills gaps, training needs, and recruitment needs to meet business plan targets, client needs, and overall company strategy.
• Work with the team lead on proposal activity and provide timely and efficient responses to enquiries and opportunities.
• Perform consultant and project manager roles as required to deliver projects efficiently.
• Ensure quality assurance of all team deliverables, including proposals and project reports.
• Maintain client relationships and support the team to develop these relationships with their clients.
• Develop and maintain client relationships and manage partnerships with other consultancies and industry bodies.
• Ensure compliance with relevant standards, regulations, and other legislative and company requirements.
• Work with all consultants in the team to ensure that lessons learnt are communicated and team skills are developed.
• Work with the team lead to ensure that the team continually improve systems in relation to quality, health & safety and the environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in electrical engineering or related field and 7 years of experience.
• Demonstrable experience of providing power system consultancy services for T&D network operators, developers, EPCs and ICPs.
• Extensive, detailed knowledge of power system analysis and direct involvement and delivery of detailed power systems studies in software packages, such as PowerFactory, PSS/E, IPSA, ETAP, PSCAD, EMTP-ATP, and CDEGS.
• Extensive experience of performing dynamic grid connection studies to meet the requirements of Engineering Recommendation G99 and international Grid Codes.
• Extensive experience of performing power quality assessment studies, including Engineering Recommendation G5/5, P28, and P29
• Excellent written and verbal communications with both technical and non-technical personnel.

Desirable

• Bespoke dynamic model development in PowerFactory and PSS/E for inverter-connected generation as well as conventional AVR and governor modelling.
• Capability in DPL, Python, or other modelling languages.
• Experience in performing insulation co-ordination studies.
• Working knowledge of power system protection settings and coordination.
• Detailed cable thermal rating calculations.
• Transformer design and rating calculations.
• System losses calculations.
• Cost/benefit analysis.
• Earthing study design utilising CDEGs.

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

Job Electrical Engineering

Primary Location GB-Birmingham UK-Birmingham

Other Locations GB-London, UK-London

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time

Req ID: 254717

Job Hire Type Experienced #LI-JA #UKO N/A