Principal Power Systems Engineer - Willow Shaw Ltd

Description

AH094

Principal Power Systems Consultant

Manchester

£45-65,000 depending on experience (negotiable)

A leading power systems engineering consultancy with a strong position in the offshore wind and power system analysis sector is actively seeking Senior Power Engineers to join the extremely well regarded consultancy team.

The ideal candidates for these Principal positions would be experienced and respected in their field and have practical experience of transmission, distribution or generation projects. They will take a leading role within the team and provide mentoring and development support where required.

Responsibilities

• Have a good client focus
• Be able to interpret client requirements and manage and deliver projects to their satisfaction.
• Responding to enquiries, identifying opportunities, preparing proposals, undertaking studies, writing and reviewing reports, managing client relationships and managing small project teams.
• Communicate complex issues in a clear and concise manner and be capable of technical discussions at a senior level.

 Skills and Experience

• Degree qualified or equivalent with the Chartered Engineer status or pending.
• Practical experience of transmission, distribution or generation projects
• Good verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to produce high quality technical reports.
• Good spreadsheet knowledge
• Project management or project engineering experience
• Commercial awareness
• Experience of economic analysis and cost-benefit appraisals
• Knowledge of QA systems and document management
• Good knowledge of UK and international standards and codes
• Good understanding of loadflow, fault and dynamic calculations.
• Knowledge of IPSA, PSSE or DigSilent and other analysis packages and software languages such as C++, Fortran, Python or Visual Basic would also be advantageous but practical experience would be equally valued.

• Transmission and distribution regulatory issues, equipment specification and procurement
• Contract negotiation and management, network planning and constraint analysis
• Operation and maintenance and health and safety issues
• Controller and equipment modelling, Harmonic Analysis and filter design
• Protection and co-ordination, Control system design and analysis
• EMT analysis, Power electronics and HVDC
• Earthing design

To apply, contact Abi at Willow Shaw quoting AH094. Please include a cover letter addressing the points in the job spec.