Principal Electrical Engineer - Power System Studies

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conduct design and analysis of electrical power systems, including generation, transmission, and distribution. Experience in South East Asia, Australia would be an added advantage.
• Independently perform complex power system analysis and design tasks, including load flow, stability, and transient analysis, with minimal supervision.
• Conduct data collection, analysis, and interpretation to support project requirements.
• Support Lead offices in preparation of detailed technical reports, proposals, and presentations for clients and any other stakeholders.
• Support project management activities, including scheduling, budgeting, and resource allocation.
• Collaborate with team members and participate in project meetings to discuss progress and technical challenges.
• Conduct technical reviews and provide mentorship to junior engineers and interns.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards, regulations, and company policies in all engineering tasks.
• Lead initiatives in improvement of project execution processes, methodologies, and task automation.
• Lead small project teams and coordinate with Lead office, external stakeholders to ensure project success.
• Stay updated with industry trends, standards, and best practices to ensure high-quality engineering solutions.
• Duties may include extended, but temporary, out-of-town assignments.

Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.
• 13-18 years of experience in power system engineering or a related field.
• Advanced proficiency in power system analysis software (PSS/E required plus other software including PSCAD, DIgSILENT PowerFactory, ETAP, etc.) with connection studies experience.
• Proficiency in Python scripting and automation of power system studies.
• Strong knowledge of power system principles, equipment, and protection schemes.
• Ability to work independently with lead office as part of an integrated team.
• Ability to lead medium/large scale projects, manage/supervise a team to ensure timely project delivery.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills.
• Effective communication and leadership abilities, with experience mentoring junior engineers.
• Ability to effectively handle multiple responsibilities, including line management, resource planning, recruitment, skill gap/training needs identification, etc., alongside project delivery.
• Demonstrates the flexibility to work hands-on in preparation of deliverables, based on project needs/exigencies.
• Ability to interpret the scope, identify deliverables based on Tender/RFP documents.
• Ability to line manage, mentor a pool of junior engineers to develop skills and bring in efficiency within the team.
• Demonstrates a fair understanding of project commercials - cost monitoring and timely flagging of variations.
• Strong communication skills - written and oral.
• Self-motivated individual with a keen interest to add value to the team/organization.

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