Power Systems Engineer

Key responsibilities 
As a Power Systems Engineer you will be responsible for 
•    Working on a variety of interesting projects across varied sectors
•    Providing support for projects that require specialist power systems engineering input or developing detailed designs for pure power systems projects.
•    Developing technical reports and specifications.
•    Liaison with DNO’s
•    Network modelling and simulation (we use the ETAP software but experience with this or another similar platform is a requirement).
•    Attendance at design team meetings and presenting work to clients.
•    Visiting sites to inspect installations and review contractor’s work.
Activities Undertaken
•    Network design for electrical distribution networks from Low Voltage up to 132kV.
•    Load flow and fault level analysis.
•    Protection studies.
•    Harmonic Analysis to demonstrate compliance with ENA ER G5/4.
•    Arc Flash assessments.
•    Voltage stability analysis.
•    Insulation coordination studies.
•    Site surveys and investigations.
•    Substation and cable network design.
•    Generation schemes, including standby and peak power, wind turbines and solar photovoltaic schemes.
•    Submission of documentation to DNO’s and obtaining compliance and approval for embedded generation schemes to be connected.
•    Substation earthing design.
•    Production of specifications and drawings.
•    Technical Reports.
•    Liaison with contractors during project execution.
•    Site attendance during commissioning.
•    Offering powers system advice to building services engineers
Key Attributes
•    The successful candidate will have a Degree in Power System Engineering or related discipline and previous experience of working in an engineering environment.
•    Experience of using ETAP (IPSA+, ERACS, Power Factory, Amtech HV or similar) software.
•    Experience of using Revit software would be advantageous but is not essential.
•    The individual should have good communication skills, a strong willingness to learn and a desire to develop new and existing skills.
What they offer
They are invested in our people and offer a competitive benefit package to all our employees:
•    Excellent growth and career opportunities 
•    A forward thinking, agile approach to working
•    Competitive pay and enhanced sickness/maternity/paternity pay schemes
•    Generous Annual Leave entitlement with the opportunity to buy and sell leave
•    Interesting and technically challenging projects 
•    Recruitment referral bonus scheme 
•    Cycle to work scheme
•    Electrical vehicle scheme
•    Eye care vouchers 
•    Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
•    Full allowance for team building activities