Associate Director - Power Systems

Your new role, what's involved?

• Power System Analysis: Lead power system analysis for transmission and distribution projects.

• Feasibility and Masterplans: Conduct feasibility studies, develop masterplans, dispatch studies, renewable integration, and review grid codes.

• Renewable Generation: Design and prepare renewable generation connection schemes from distribution to utility-scale, determining the techno-economical optimum amount.

• Technical Studies: Perform load flow studies, fault level calculations, harmonic analysis, voltage stability, and transient stability analysis using DIgSILENT, PSS/E, PLEXOS, ETAP, CYME PSAF, ASPEN One Liner, ASPEN database, and IPSA+.

• Review and Compliance: Oversee all Power System Studies technical submittals by EPC contractors/developers, ensuring compliance with Client’s Electricity Transmission Code and international standards.

• Model Review and Validation: Review power system models developed by EPC contractors and ensure all grid compliance requirements are met.

• Technical Meetings and Clarifications: Attend meetings, address technical clarifications raised by EPC contractors/developers.

• FAT & SAT Oversight: Supervise FAT & SAT visits to ensure performance criteria related to grid compliance are met, using tools such as RTDS.

• Model Integration: Assist clients in incorporating HVDC models provided by EPC contractors into the Clients network PSSE & PSCAD models for various planning studies.

• Comprehensive Study Reviews: Oversee a range of power system studies including reactive power capability, grid impact, transient and dynamic stability, insulation coordination, switching transient, faulted transient switching, transformer energization, AC/DC harmonics and flicker, harmonic filter sizing, harmonic impedance locus identification, AC protection relay setting coordination, and sub-synchronous resonance.

• Exposure and Understanding: Demonstrate strong exposure to power system studies, including modeling, report preparation, and interactions with national grid operators and offtakes.

• Grid Code Expertise: Exhibit a robust understanding of grid codes, especially for the ME region (e.g., UAE, KSA, OMAN).

• HVDC Projects: Possess experience in power system studies and design related to High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) offshore projects, specifically Voltage Source Converter technologies and Grid Impact studies.

• Project Execution and Business Development: Lead project execution and contribute to new business acquisition.

• Team Management: Manage a team of power system experts, including recruiting new staff for team growth.

• Compliance: Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.

• Business development experience.

• Developing WSP go to market strategy for power system projects.

• Review of reports prepared by the team.

• Travel around the GCC region as and when required.

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

• Demonstrable experience in client handling while front facing the clients on the ongoing and upcoming projects.

• Master’s Degree in Electrical / Power Systems Engineering

• Exposure to international projects.

• Experience as a seller -doer.

• Excellent communication skills, presentable and interpersonal skills.