Power Systems Engineer
3 weeks ago
**About Orion**:
We’re here to power a cleaner and brighter future for our community and New Zealand. Working for Orion means joining one of the leading electricity networks that enables energy choice and supports decarbonising. People matter to us, we care deeply about our people, the public and the community we serve striving towards a sustainable future for generations to come.
**The role**:
This role has come about as we resource up to deliver the Orion Group strategy. This is a newly created role in a newly created team and is an exciting opportunity to have an impact on the future of electricity distribution in NZ.
As a Power Systems Engineer, you will provide insights and supported analysis so our customers can make informed decisions regarding the network by creating models, running scenarios and utilising the vast amounts of data we have at our fingertips. This can only be done by collaborating across the wider business group, the industry, and our community with an innovative, dynamic, and creative approach.
In addition to collaboration within the business, you’ll also need to interact with regulators, government agencies, suppliers and other EDB’s to ensure we are supporting the long-term operation of the power system, including new control and monitoring new technologies.
**A little more about the role**:
- Create, update and maintain power flow models
- Carry out power system modelling studies to identify power quality/capacity issues, loss optimisation and system security exceptions on Orion’s network
- Assess the impact of connections of load or future generation on our network security, quality and reliability
- Continuous improvement and optimisation of our modelling processes and integrating DER into our network
**A little more about you**:
- Level 7 Electrical Engineering qualification or equivalent experience
- Experience with power system modelling and spatial/temporal analysis in a transmission or distribution network context
- Working knowledge of power system simulation computer programmes (such as PSS Sincal or DigSILENT PowerFactory) and real-time simulation technologies
- Experience with databases and automation/scripting techniques
- A creative, collaborative, challenging and intuitive approach to your work
- Confidence with making decisions now for an unknown future with strong research skills
- Excellent communication skills with an ability to convey complex engineering information in a range of simplified forms which supports understanding to a variety of audiences.
- Understanding of the NZ regulatory environment specifically the Electrical Industry Participation Code
- A positive attitude, energy, and sense of humour
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