Principal Studies Engineer, Power Systems Studies
4 weeks ago
**Principal Studies Engineer, Power Systems Studies**
At PSC, we’re taking on society’s greatest challenge - de-carbonising our energy system. With trends like electric vehicles, battery storage, offshore wind, microgrids, and the IoT it couldn’t be a more exciting time to be part of the energy transition
Check out the **video at the top of our careers page**which tells our story.
The role will work with our global team of outstanding professionals, consultants and engineers to provide our clients expert, independent advice, as well as providing our team with your expertise and mentoring. We’ve been doing this in New Zealand since 1995 and are just as passionate today as we were when we started. Always putting our clients’ needs first, we’ve helped evaluate and implement new and emerging technologies to help develop the grid of the future and power a more sustainable world.
**Locations available**:
Auckland | Wellington | Christchurch |
**Your skills that bring the biggest impact**:
Reporting to the Manager, Power Network Solutions, the Principal Engineer will:
- Carry out dynamic gps technical studies, including load flow, short circuit and stability analysis
- Understand and articulate energy market conditions across Australia and New Zealand, and can demonstrate experience with NEM, AEMO and EA.
- Mentor, coach and develop junior consultants.
- Manage deliverables, schedules and budgets for client projects and studies
- Manage client expectations through regular communications and responsiveness
- Coordinate workflows with PSC colleagues around the world
- Ability to travel between Australia and New Zealand, occasionally working evenings and weekends as needed for special assignments
**We’d love you to have**:
- 10+ years of experience in power system analysis in generation, transmission and/or distribution systems.
- Previous experience mentoring and guiding team members.
- Highly proficient user of PSS/E and PSCAD network simulation software. PowerFactory experience would also be looked on favorably.
- Ability to work to deadlines and exceed client expectations
- Excellent presentation skills to represent PSC in industry forums, working groups and conference as well as client presentations
- Undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering is required, with higher degrees looked upon favourably
**$155,000 NZD to $255,000 NZD**
PSC is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. PSC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
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