Power Systems Engineer

Job Description

Power Systems Engineer ​

Country-wide, Level dependent on experience

Are you an experienced Power Systems engineer with broad expertise? Do you want to push the boundaries of your profession and develop your excellence in an open, collaborative and empowering culture?

If this sounds like you, or you’re curious to learn more, then this role could be the perfect opportunity. Join our Power Systems department as our new Engineer and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future.

Your new role

You will be expected to provide steering and modelling expertise on the power systems elements of district energy and decarbonization of heat, power-to-x, Solar PV, battery, and renewable projects, as well as providing insights to industrial customers on how to prepare their power networks for future decarbonisation needs. We would like you to have a clear grasp of the regulatory and policy elements that affect the electricity markets and network operators, and how these changes can shape all-energy master plans. If you are ready for a challenge, please click the apply button to send your application.

You will be part of a skilled multi-disciplinary technical team working alongside several project managers across different teams and geographies to deliver Client solutions in the energy sector. You will be the go-to person for power systems queries from our district energy, solutions for industry, energy from waste, building, data centre, and wind colleagues to deliver a holistic energy approach to customers. Our team seeks to improve the efficiency and sustainability of power systems around the world and to enable the net-zero transition on the UK’ constrained grid. Our services range from feasibility studies to concept design and detailed technical analysis, depending on client needs. We also act as Owner’s Engineer for our Clients to ensure that their projects are supported across the whole life cycle.

Your key responsibilities will be :

• Be the Power Systems subject matter expert for the UK on our energy projects and provide your expertise in the various stages of our clients’ projects;
• Work on the feasibility stage of electrical designs for new connections or upgrades, ranging from HV connections for new energy centres, to EHV connections for battery storage / renewable projects;
• Develop connection strategies, high-level equipment sizing, single line diagrams, and spatial designs of new substations across voltage levels (MV, HV, EHV);
• Conduct grid code compliance and various power systems studies, both steady state and dynamic analysis, using DigSilent, ETAP, and PSCAD software
• Technical review and preparation of technical documentation and studies
• Depending on needs, you will build a team around you to support detailed analysis of power systems as required;
• Act as the point of contact and coordinator between Ramboll UK and other Ramboll power systems teams across the world;
• Support energy strategy masterplan studies on pathways to decarbonisation by providing expert advice on future loads, feasibility of proposed solutions, and impact assessment on the grid at either the local, regional, or national level;
• Update the team regularly on policy / regulation changes that might impact power systems solutions (e.g., RIIO ED2, changes to connection reinforcement payments, etc);
• Write tender responses and support with business development, either for power system clients or existing internal stakeholders.
• Keep up to date with supplier developments, equipment leads times, and high-level costs for substations and new connections to the transmission and distribution network;
• Perform Due Diligence and Owner’s Engineer activities for our client’s projects.
• Project management of bids and projects throughout their life cycle;
• Keep up to date with the latest ancillary / balancing / flexibility market services that are available for industrial, renewable, and battery storage projects.

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