Lead Power Systems Engineer - Manchester, United Kingdom - Tempest Jones

Tempest Jones

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Manchester, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Lead Power Systems Engineer - Renewable Grid Connections
Manchester
Competitive salary + package
Do you have technical expertise in Power Systems and a knowledge of GB Power Systems?

If so, we want to talk to you about joining our client to become part of their exciting future in the net zero energy revolution.

Our client is a specialist, vibrant consulting company that has been at the forefront of providing expert technical advice to electricity network companies, renewable energy developers, regulators and funding institutions all over the world for more than 20years.

By nurturing the top talent in the energy industry they've built a solid reputation of developing innovative solutions and solving complex problems associated with achieving net zero.

They offer a fast-paced learning environment with excellent careerdevelopment opportunities.

Changes in the energy system - including decarbonisation of heating and transport and decentralisation of energy resources - are presenting a range of exciting challenges for the industry, and our client.

Our client is seeing a vast array of new opportunitiesto study these challenges and work with their clients to solve issues, enable change and stay at the forefront of innovation in the power sector.

The Role

Their Onshore Renewables team work with a variety of clients to provide consultancy services, primarily in the areas of power system analysis and grid connection studies, including: load flow; fault level; dynamic G99/Grid Code compliance studies such as faultride through, voltage control, and frequency response; power quality assessments including G5/5, P28 and P29; and insulation coordination studies.

They combine these skills to deliver comprehensive and leading-edge innovative solutions to their clients.
Responsibilities include;

Lead the Onshore Renewables team
Perform and manage power systems studies for a range of clients
Line management of team members, including conducting appraisals and preparing training plans
Work with your manager to:
facilitate effective management and growth of the team and workload

- manage resources and co-ordination 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 Connections Team Director to carry out focused BD and sales tasks for onshore renewables clients in addition to undertaking proposal activity, providing timely and efficient responses to enquiries and opportunities
Perform overall Project Manager role for the onshore renewables projects, as required, to coordinate the work appropriately and deliver projects efficiently
Ensure quality assurance of all team deliverables, including proposals and project reports
Develop and maintain client relationships and manage partnerships with other consultancies and industry bodies and support the team to develop these relationships with their clients
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 Connections Team Manager and the Resource & Operations Director to ensure that the team continually improve systems in relation to quality, health & safety and the environment.

Essential requirements;

Demonstrable experience of providing power system consultancy services for renewable generation developers, OEMs, ICPs, EPCs, etc...
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.
Extensive experience of performing dynamic grid connection studies to meet the requirements of Engineering Recommendation G99 and international Grid Codes.
Bespoke dynamic model development in PowerFactory or PSS/E or IPSA for inverterconnected generation as well as conventional AVR and governor modelling.
Extensive experience of performing power quality assessment studies, including Engineering Recommendation G5/5, P28, and P2
Excellent written and verbal communications with both technical and nontechnical personnel

Desirable requirements;

Postgraduate degree in electrical engineering
Capability in Python, DPL, or other languages suitable for automating power system analysis
Experience in performing insulation coordination studies
Working knowledge of power system protection settings and coordination
Detailed cable thermal rating calculations
Transformer design and rating calculations
Cost/benefit analysis
Earthing study design utilising CDEGs
Ability and willingness to travel independently within the UK and occasionally overseas for BD and client support

What's On Offer

They are offering the opportunity to work in an exciting and growing sector on a wide range of consultancy projects.

Their employees work on interesting projects in a relaxed and friendly environment.

Our client lets their employees take their careers wherethey want them to go, they can do what they find interesting and have lots of variation.

If you see an area in the business that needs growth or want to pursue other paths senior management are happy to let their employees run with it.

They can also offeryou;

Excellent professional and personal development opportunities
Joining a growing vibrate team of professionals committed to enabling the energy transition
Discretionary annual performancebased bonus
Company contributory pension scheme
Support towards achieving professional qualifications such as chartership
CPD and training opportunities and support
Cycle to work scheme
25 days annual leave
Paid professional subscriptions

For more information and confidential conversation about the role