At PSC, we’re taking on society’s greatest challenge – decarbonising 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!

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The role will work with our global team of outstanding professionals, consultants and engineers to provide our clients expert, independent advice. We’ve been doing this 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:

Sydney | Melbourne | Brisbane | Perth | Adelaide | Darwin | Fully Remote

Position Overview

PSC is seeking a full time Senior Power Systems Engineer with power industry experience to carry out dynamic study projects across the generation, transmission, and distribution sectors. Candidates’ primary expertise should be in power system analysis and studies that model the behaviour of power systems and their various components under steady state and perturbed conditions.

Reporting to the Manager, Power Systems Studies, the Senior Power Systems Engineer will:

• Carry out dynamic gps technical studies, including load flow, short circuit and stability analysis
• Develop capability in one or more other specialized technical areas, such as earthing, protection, power quality, electromagnetic transients
• Mentor, coach and develop junior engineers
• 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, occasionally working evenings and weekends as needed for special assignments

About you

• Undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering is required, with higher degrees looked upon favourably
• Expertise in power system analysis in generation, transmission and/or distribution systems with a minimum of 5 years of experience
• Highly proficient, advanced users of PSS/E and/or PowerFactory and/or PSCAD network simulation software. Must have experience in at least one of the software packages, multiple is preferred.
• Ability to work to deadlines and exceed client expectations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills – in particular, established habits of clear and unambiguous email and technical document writing, and an ability to present an argument clearly and concisely
• Excellent presentation skills to represent PSC in industry forums, working groups and conference as well as client presentations

Ask us about our amazing culture

We:

• Know that our people are our greatest asset, and we truly celebrate and value people
• Also celebrate bright ideas, individuality, and autonomy
• Have an entrepreneurial spirit, embrace new ideas and are always looking to improve
• Understand that everyone has a personal life and provide an extremely flexible work environment
• Provide amazing growth and leadership opportunities in an autonomous role
• Offer competitive compensation, great benefits, and development opportunities

If you are ready to take the next step, Apply Now!

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