Principal Power System Engineer
Mott MacDonald
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About the business unit
The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across several sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. Together we provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle – from concept and design to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension. Together with our clients, we’re helping to deliver the energy transition globally.
Job Overview :
The Energy Unit, specifically the Transmission & Distribution division are recruiting a Senior Power Systems Engineer to be part of an integral team delivering large projects across the world. We aim to provide our employees the opportunities to work on some of the most exciting projects and will support this with the required training and mentoring by experts residing in our UK and global offices.
You will be involved in projects which will include the following roles:
• Power System Analysis – load flow, short circuit, dynamic & transient stability, harmonic analysis, protection, arc flash evaluation, electromagnetic transient analysis
• Power System modelling - conversant with IPSA, ETAP, DigSilent, PTW, PSS/E v3x & higher and PSCAD
• Visiting projects sites and power plants to collect data, sometimes via measurements
• Analysing and interpreting simulation and test data using industry standard tools
• Report preparation and presentation to clients
• Having an appreciation of the roles of fellow professionals on other projects and interfacing and coordinating with them appropriately
• Interfacing with clients, suppliers and contractors
• Maintaining a comprehensive knowledge and appreciation of technical engineering codes and practices and taking a 'hands on' role in technical matters both at project level
Candidate Specification :
• Electrical engineering degree (minimum BSc/BEng; MSc/MEng or PhD in power systems will be an advantage).
• Proficiency in PSCAD, ETAP, DigSilent, PTW and other power simulation software
• Team player and willingness to follow instructions
• Commercial awareness and ability to develop business through existing and new workstreams
• High level of IT literacy and numeracy skills
• Ability to be adaptable and able to work both independently and as part of a team
• Ability to manage small project teams delivering projects within time and budget
• Ability to produce clear and logical written communication
• Have a systematic logical approach to problem solving
• Pay strong attention to detail and demonstrate accurate work
• Flexible approach to work, and ability to prioritise and manage time effectively to meet deadlines and client needs
• Highly motivated to learn on the job, interface with clients, as well as undertake training
• Willingness to travel internationally from time to time
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Accessibility
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Agile working
Happy to talk Flexible Working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.
We also offer other benefits including :
Employee is entitled to meal allowance in amount of RSD 500 per month.
Annual leave allowance of RSD 500 per month.
Reimbursement of the monthly costs of public transport to work in line with the actual cost and price of the public transport.
Employee is entitled to annual leave of 22 working days. Employee must make every effort to use their full entitlement during the year in which it has been earned. A maximum of 10 working days leave may be carried over into the next calendar year.
Employee is entitled to additional annual leave of 3 days after 5 full years from the day of employment, which amounts to a total of 25 days of annual leave.
Employer will provide life insurance cover up to 1-time annual gross salary.
Employer will provide accident insurance cover (For the cases of partial or full disability due to accident) up to 2 times annual basic salary.
Employees are entailed to participate in the GIS which is a performance base of performing sharing scheme Group incentive scheme 2022 (sharepoint.com)
You have the possibility of agile working and cross border remote working.
You have the opportunity to participate to the employee referral scheme Global referral schemes (sharepoint.com) which currently pays Euro 800 / successful hire.
Employee Assistance Program EAP Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) Services (sharepoint.com)
Reimbursement for one professional membership per year or your annual charter ship
Health and wellbeing: FIT PASS (Access hundreds of the best gyms, fitness studios,
swimming pools and sports centres throughout Serbia!)
Access to the Group wellbeing and mental health (sharepoint.com) initiatives.
Access to MM’s e-learning courses, technical learning on EUNA (Europe and UK) Campus, and other learning and development opportunities such as lunchtime learnings, online courses and workshops.