Power Systems Engineer

Overview

Power Systems Engineer role on a range of complex projects for global clients, within a progressive electrical consultancy, with a path to becoming an industry-recognized consulting engineer.

What you'll do

• Provide technical input and leadership on a variety of complex projects.
• Work closely with clients to understand technical and business requirements and translate them into practical engineering solutions.
• Ensure project outputs meet client expectations, quality standards, timeframes and budget requirements.
• Conduct in-depth power systems analysis using industry-leading methodologies and software tools.
• Prepare detailed technical and non-technical reports, presenting clear recommendations and actionable insights.
• Attend client meetings remotely, building trusted relationships and managing expectations through effective communication and responsiveness.
• Track and report on project performance and client satisfaction.
• Mentor, coach and develop more junior engineers.
• Deliver online training where applicable.
• Work on power system studies including load flow, short circuit, protection coordination and system resilience assessments.
• Work on electrical safety and power quality studies, including arc flash, harmonics and earthing assessments.
• Work on grid connection and renewable energy integration projects, covering stability, harmonics and compliance analyses.
• Work on reliability assessments and failure investigations for critical electrical infrastructure.
• Work on software-based engineering solutions and emerging technology evaluations.
• Support wind energy projects from design through installation and commissioning.

What you'll need

• Skilled in power system studies, including short circuit, protection coordination and arc flash analysis.
• 2+ years of experience in power systems engineering.
• Advanced knowledge of industry-leading power system analysis tools such as SKM, EasyPower, ETAP or similar.
• Proven experience in protection system design, settings development and coordination studies, with exposure to transformer and bus differential protection, REF and directional protection schemes.
• Experience performing electrical calculations and developing designs in accordance with relevant IEC standards.
• Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Able to communicate in English and clearly present technical concepts to a wide range of audiences.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of power quality, harmonics and renewable energy integration studies.

Details

• Work mode: Hybrid.
• Location: Ireland (remote).
• Reports to: ELSE Cluster Manager North Europe.
• Multiple positions being recruited across the listed countries.