Principal Engineer - Power Systems (RMS Studies)

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role Description

Working within our Design & Engineering teams, you'll create some of the world’s most iconic and ground-breaking structures and spaces that transform the world around us, from making journeys easier to opening up public places that bring people together. 

The role sits within our Resilience Global Business Area. We work to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations. Around the world, we’re feeling the effects climate change, rapid urbanization, loss of biodiversity. The rate at which we’re seeing large-scale, unforeseen events such as floods and wildfires, is becoming more frequent. We are here to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations.

Role Objectives

• Engineering Excellence: To deliver power systems study projects meeting high quality standards and drive technical excellence in the team. 
• Advanced Analysis:  To bring engineering capabilities to static and dynamic power system studies. 
• Technical Leadership: To develop industry knowledge of international standards through internal technical training, certifications and continuing education. 
• Project Management: Manage tasks to meet budget, quality, and timeframe targets, driving re-engineering strategies to enhance profitability. 
• Mentorship and Development: Develop the technical skills of junior engineers, fostering an environment of growth and expertise.

Role Accountabilities

The main responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:

• Preparing and reviewing engineering deliverables including complex reports, proposals, presentations with the GBA Power Delivery Team.
• Conducting power flow, short circuit, reactive power, and power quality studies, including grid compliance studies.
• Conducting protection coordination, relay settings and arc flash studies. 
• Conducting power system dynamic studies including grid connection studies for renewable integration.
• Taking personal responsibility for the preparation of detailed engineering documentation and leading the engineering effort for project including providing technical and performance oversight for members of the power team.
• To manage selected projects, project task/responsibilities as assigned, and/or design processes (or parts of projects) to meet agreed budget, quality and timeframe targets.
• To deliver fully documented designs to meet Client objectives and Arcadis quality system requirements.
• To develop the technical competency of direct reports/ junior team members and ensure application of relevant international standards and engineering knowledge in various projects.

TECHNICAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Apply engineering knowledge, techniques and tools complying with international design standards relevant to the assigned project.
• Prepare technical report for the appropriate project complying with codes and standards and delivering the design with high quality.
• Conduct internal review and quality checks of power system models and simulation results to ensure compliance with the project's requirements.
• Prepare and register all relevant documentation and ensure all documentation is accurate and in compliance with the Arcadis and customer requirements.
• Leading interdisciplinary coordination as required for the project.

COMMERCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Record man-hour charges in weekly timesheets and ensure correctness of project/non-project man-hour charges.
• Proactively manage selected projects, take responsibility for resource allocation, manage subcontractors, deliverables, ensure integrity of overall design in collaboration with other disciplines, QA, and Client feedback.
• Identify opportunities and driving implementation of re-engineering strategies to maximize the profitability.
• Pursuing new opportunities, identifying, and documenting scope, schedule, budget, and exclusions. 

PEOPLE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop skills and knowledge base of junior engineers assigned on projects.
• Liaise with Project Manager, client, vendors and other stakeholders assigned to projects.

OTHERS:

• Liaise with Arcadis lead offices representatives and other consultants as appropriate to the project.
• Working to achieve project delivery on time to budget and to a high standard in accordance with Client expectations.
• Gain experience and proficiency in Arcadis systems and procedures.
• Become familiar and compliant with Health and Safety regulations and guidelines.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as required relevant to the role from time to time. 

Qualifications & Experience

• At least 5 years’ experience in power system study projects, preferably in a consulting environment.
• Ability to conduct and review the following studies independently - power flow, short circuit, harmonics, protection coordination, unit protection, arc flash.
• Significant experience in RMS dynamic stability studies, particularly grid connection studies for renewables.
• Experience with ETAP, SKM PTW, PSSE, DigSilent PowerFactory, EMTP-RV, PSCAD, or similar software.
• Desirable to have skills in EMT studies - insulation coordination, transient recovery voltage.
• Consulting experience in power projects in Australia and UK is desirable.
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent mathematical skills applied in engineering calculations.
• Organizational skills and proactive approach in project management.
• Ability to lead, and provide technical solutions to problems with good influencing, motivating and delegating skills.

Highly Regarded Skills

• Desirable to have understanding of Australian electricity market and renewable energy. 
• Computational design, automation skills, and proficiency in Python scripting for power system studies. 
• Experience in renewable energy projects (Solar, Wind, BESS).

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together. 

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging.

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people.

Join Arcadis. Create a legacy.