Ventus is working with a renewable energy technical consultancy to recruit a Principal Power Systems Consultant for their connections team. The successful candidate will be an expert at power systems and grid connections and will be able to demonstrate a proven ability to understand client requirements and provide innovative yet pragmatic and cost-effective solutions.
Key Responsibilities
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Perform and manage grid connection studies for a range of clients.
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Work with the Team Manager to:
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Facilitate effective management and growth of the team and workload.
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Manage resources and co-ordination of the team to ensure efficient delivery of projects and use of consultant time.
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Identify skills gaps, training needs, and recruitment needs to meet business plan targets, client needs, and overall company strategy.
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Work with the Connections Team Manager and Director on proposal activity and provide timely and efficient responses to enquiries and opportunities.
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Perform consultant and Project Manager roles as required to deliver projects efficiently.
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Ensure quality assurance of all team deliverables, including proposals and project reports.
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Maintain client relationships and support the team to develop these relationships with their clients.
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Develop and maintain client relationships and manage partnerships with other consultancies and industry bodies.
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Ensure compliance with relevant standards, regulations, and other legislative and company requirements.
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Work with all consultants in the team to ensure that lessons learnt are communicated and team skills are developed.
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Work with the Connections Team Manager and the Resource & Operations Director to ensure that the team continually improve systems in relation to quality, health & safety and the environment.
Knowledge and Education
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Demonstrable experience of providing power system consultancy services for renewable generation developers.
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Extensive, detailed knowledge of power system analysis and direct involvement and delivery of detailed power systems studies in software packages, such as PowerFactory, PSS/E, IPSA, ETAP, PSCAD, EMTP-ATP.
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Extensive experience of performing dynamic grid connection studies to meet the requirements of Engineering Recommendation G99 and international Grid Codes.
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Extensive experience of performing power quality assessment studies, including Engineering Recommendation G5/5, P28, and P29.
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Excellent written and verbal communications with both technical and non-technical personnel.
Other desirable requirements
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Post-graduate degree in electrical engineering.
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Bespoke dynamic model development in PowerFactory and PSS/E for inverter-connected generation as well as conventional AVR and governor modelling.
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Capability in DPL, Python, or other modelling languages.
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Experience in performing insulation co-ordination studies.
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Working knowledge of power system protection settings and co-ordination.
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Detailed cable thermal rating calculations.
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Transformer design and rating calculations.
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System losses calculations.
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Cost/benefit analysis.
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Earthing study design utilising CDEGs.
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Ability and willingness to travel independently within the UK and occasionally overseas to industrial sites