Senior Power Systems Consultant - Willow Shaw Ltd

Description

AH093

Senior Power Systems Consultant

Manchester

£35-45,000 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 role is primarily desk-based with some external meetings and site visits but would suit a power engineer from either project or studies background as the role can be developed around individuals that are viewed as having potential for the company and the team.

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 AH093. Please include a cover letter addressing the points in the job spec.