We’re excited to announce that we’re working with a New Zealand recruitment firm to find candidates for five job openings at a leading New Zealand engineering consultancy in the power industry.

These candidates must meet the job requirements and New Zealand’s work visa requirements.

The openings are for the following jobs:

1. Principal/Senior Communications & Control Engineer
2. Principal/Senior Primary Design Engineer
3. Senior Protection and Secondary Design Engineer
4. Power System Analysis (PSA) Engineer
5. Senior Power System Analysis (PSA) Engineer

Keep on reading for the description and requirements of each role.

If you’re interested in a position, please book a consultation call with our licensed advisor Katrin Maja O’Flynn. Katrin will talk you through the immigration assessment process and explain the way forward.

1. Principal/Senior Communications & Control Engineer

The Principal/Senior Communications & Control Engineer uses their specialist knowledge to design and deliver solutions and provide technical guidance to others.

Commercial responsibilities involve quoting, planning, and managing projects, ensuring that they are delivered on time, within budget and to the agreed standards of quality.

Required Experience:

Ten years of industry experience, preferably with engineering consultancy experience.

Responsibilities:

The technical activities carried out by the Communications & Control Engineer are likely to include:

• Project evaluation, scoping, specification and quoting
• Research, design, solutions development, feasibility study and assessment
• Research, strategy development and creation of technology roadmaps, as they apply to the power industry
• Engineering of solutions for telecommunication and IT aspects within the power industry, including:
  • Fiber optic networks
  • Radio network design for point-to-point and multipoint applications
  • Mobile radio and telemetry solutions
  • AC reticulation and DC system design
  • Earthing and lightning protection
  • Cabling networks
  • CCTV and security system
  • Synchronisation and timing techniques
  • SCADA systems, processes, architecture and protocols
  • LAN, WAN, internetworking and development of IP topology and architectures, substation hardened networking and industrial networking solutions
  • Digital power line carrier
  • Communication solutions for protection signalling service requirements
• Definition and design of architecture for multi-layered service-oriented networked solutions, applicable to critical infrastructure
• Awareness and familiarity with cyber security methodologies, architectures, standards and industry best practices applicable to the power industry
• Familiarity with products and FCAPS techniques, applied to NMS and OSS infrastructure requirements
• An awareness and knowledge of IoT, data analytics and their application to the power industry

The project management and commercial aspects of the work involve:

• Managing projects and attending regular meetings, to discuss the best way to move projects forward
• Participating in conference calls and meetings, to discuss products, action plans and team performance
• Attending briefings on new networks and new products
• Managing resources, including budgets, physical resources and project members
• Preparing high-quality written reports and presentations, for management and customer review
• Identifying business development opportunities and assisting in tendering, quoting and customer development
• Ensuring that projects are delivered on time, within budget and to agreed standards of quality

Key Result Areas:

• Technical quality of design deliverables
• Project performance: Time and budget
• Engineering design and judgement
• Project performance: Client expectations

Key Skills and Personal Qualities:

• Technical ability and knowledge
• A very good understanding of protection and secondary design
• Organisational skills
• Adaptability and the ability to learn new skills quickly
• Good presentation and communication skills
• Skilled technical authoring and a good aptitude for report writing
• The ability to work efficiently and effectively with minimal supervision
• The capability to concentrate under pressure, to meet tight deadlines
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Business/commercial awareness
• The ability to work well within a team and individually
• The ability to innovate and identify both business and technical opportunities, while carrying out day-to-day duties
• Excellent project and people management skills

2. Principal/Senior Primary Design Engineer

The Primary Design Engineer shall demonstrate experience and sound judgement in both commercial and technical responsibilities.

The technical aspect of the role includes using specialist knowledge to design and deliver solutions, as well as providing technical guidance to other markets and teams.

Commercial responsibilities involve quoting, planning and managing projects, ensuring that they are delivered on time, within budget and to the agreed standards of quality.

Required Experience:

Candidates shall either have at least ten years of experience (Principal) or at least six years of experience (Senior) working in primary design, preferably in New Zealand or Australia.

Alternatively, candidates may demonstrate suitable experience from an equivalent utility sector overseas.

Previous experience in a design consultancy is also an advantage.

Responsibilities:

The technical activities carried out by the Primary Design Engineer are likely to include:

• Acting as the lead designer for primary aspects of a huge variety of projects
• Liaising with civil/structural resources, suppliers and subcontractors, to deliver the design required for our extensive range of clients
• Travelling to meet suppliers, customers and colleagues
• Negotiating project scope, product and technical solution requirements with customers
• Providing technical guidance to colleagues, junior engineers and other teams
• Attending conferences and seminars, to network and keep up to date with the latest developments in the sector
• Liaising with internal and external customers
• Working to tight timescales, as part of a high-performing team
• Arranging process meetings
• Rewriting or modifying processes, to ensure that all aspects of the service run smoothly and to schedule
• Technical writing and authoring of comprehensive reports for a variety of audiences and topics, including technical solutions, strategic papers, concept/detailed design reports, technical roadmaps, asset plans and briefing papers

The commercial aspects of the work involve:

• Managing projects and attending regular meetings, to discuss the best way to move projects forward
• Taking financial and commercial ownership of all project aspects allocated to you
• Participating in conference calls and meetings, to discuss products, action plans and team performance
• Attending briefings on new networks and new products
• Managing resources, including budgets, physical resources and project members
• Preparing high-quality written reports and presentations, for management and customer review
• Identifying business development opportunities and assisting in tendering, quoting and customer development
• Ensuring that projects are delivered on time, within budget and to agreed standards of quality

Key Skills and Personal Qualities:

You will need to show:

• Technical ability and knowledge
• An excellent understanding of primary electrical design
• Organisational skills
• Adaptability and the ability to learn new skills quickly
• Good presentation and communication skills
• Skilled technical authoring and a good aptitude for report writing
• The ability to work efficiently and effectively with minimal supervision
• The capability to concentrate under pressure, to meet tight deadlines
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Business/commercial awareness
• The ability to work well within a team and individually
• The ability to innovate and identify both business and technical opportunities, while carrying out day-to-day duties
• Excellent project and people management skills.

3. Senior Protection and Secondary Design Engineer

The Senior Protection and Secondary Design Engineer shall demonstrate experience and sound judgement, in both commercial and technical responsibilities.

The technical aspect of the role includes using specialist knowledge to design and deliver solutions and providing technical guidance to others.

Commercial responsibilities involve quoting, planning and managing projects, ensuring that they are delivered on time, within budget and to the agreed standards of quality.

Required Experience:

Candidates shall have at least six years of experience working in protection and secondary systems design, preferably in New Zealand or Australia.

Alternatively, candidates may demonstrate suitable experience from an equivalent utility sector overseas.

Previous experience in a design consultancy and/or New Zealand distribution company is also an advantage.

Responsibilities:

The technical activities carried out by the Protection and Secondary Design Engineer are likely to include:

• Travelling to meet suppliers, customers and colleagues, based in other offices
• Negotiating project scope, product and technical solution requirements with customers
• Providing technical guidance to colleagues and other teams
• Attending conferences and seminars, to network and keep up to date with the latest developments in the sector
• Liaising with internal and external customers
• Analysing and interpreting data, to refine and improve power systems performance
• Working to tight timescales, as part of a high-performing team
• Arranging process meeting
• Rewriting or modifying processes, to ensure that all aspects of the service run smoothly and to schedule
• Technical writing and authoring of comprehensive reports, for a variety of audiences and topics, including technical solutions, strategic papers, concept/detailed design reports, technical roadmaps, asset plans and briefing papers

The commercial aspects of the work involve:

• Managing projects and attending regular meetings, to discuss the best way to move projects forward
• Participating in conference calls and meetings, to discuss products, action plans and team performance
• Attending briefings on new networks and new products
• Managing resources, including budgets, physical resources and project members
• Preparing high-quality written reports and presentations, for management and customer review
• Identifying business development opportunities and assisting in tendering, quoting and customer development
• Ensuring that projects are delivered on time, within budget and to agreed standards of quality

Key Skills and Personal Qualities:

You will need to show:

• Technical ability and knowledge
• A very good understanding of protection and secondary design
• Organisational skills
• Adaptability and the ability to learn new skills quickly
• Good presentation and communication skills
• Skilled technical authoring and a good aptitude for report writing
• The ability to work efficiently and effectively with minimal supervision
• The capability to concentrate under pressure, to meet tight deadlines
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Business/commercial awareness
• The ability to work well within a team and individually
• The ability to innovate and identify both business and technical opportunities, while carrying out day-to-day duties
• Excellent project and people management skills

4. Power System Analysis (PSA) Engineer

The Power System Analysis (PSA) Engineer shall assist with analysis work underpinning generator connections. The role includes but is not limited to the following tasks:

• Project evaluation, scoping, specification and quoting
• Engineering of solutions for generation aspects of the power system
• Modelling and analysis of the power system, with knowledge of the following techniques:
  • Load-flow and short circuit assessment
  • Analytic techniques, including PV and QV analysis, for determination of power system limits
  • Dynamic RMS simulations, for transient and voltage stability
  • Generator control systems modelling, including AVR, PSS, OEL, UEL and speed governors
  • Knowledge of scripting techniques (for instance, Python), within industry standard tools, such as PSS/E and PowerFactory, would be an advantage
  • Experience in the use of Siemens PSS/E and DIgSILENT PowerFactory, to undertake system studies, would be highly advantageous
• Communicating results and solutions to our clients

Work experience:

Candidates shall have at least five years’ experience working in the power systems sector, preferably in New Zealand or Australia.

Alternatively, candidates may demonstrate suitable experience from an equivalent utility sector overseas.

Responsibilities:

The technical activities carried out by the Power Systems Analysis Engineer are likely to include:

• Travelling to meet suppliers, customers and colleagues, based in other offices around New Zealand and Australia
• Providing technical guidance to colleagues and other teams
• Liaising with internal and external customers
• Analysing and interpreting data, to refine and improve power systems performance
• Working to tight timescales, as part of a high-performing team
• Technical writing and authoring of comprehensive reports in English, for a variety of audiences and topics, including technical solutions, strategic papers, and concept/detailed design reports.

The management aspects of the work involve:

• Managing projects and attending regular meetings, to discuss the best way to move projects forward
• Participating in conference calls and meetings, to discuss products, action plans and team performance
• Managing resources, including budgets, physical resources and project members;
• Identifying business development opportunities and assisting in tendering, quoting and customer development
• Ensuring that projects are delivered on time, within budget and to agreed standards of quality

Key Skills and Personal Qualities:

You will need to show:

• Technical ability and knowledge
• A good understanding of power systems analysis techniques, using a range of industry-standard tools
• Experience with power system analysis tools, such as DIgSILENT PowerFactory and PSS/E
• Organisational skills
• Adaptability and the ability to learn new skills quickly
• Good presentation and communication skills
• Skilled technical authoring and a good aptitude for report writing
• The ability to work efficiently and effectively, with minimal supervision
• The capability to concentrate under pressure, to meet tight deadlines
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Business/commercial awareness
• The ability to work well within a team and individually
• An ability to innovate and identify both business and technical opportunities, while carrying out day-to-day duties

5. Senior Power System Analysis (PSA) Engineer

The Senior Power System Analysis Engineer role includes but is not limited to the following tasks:

• Project evaluation, scoping, specification and quoting
• Engineering of solutions for generation aspects of the power system
• Modelling and analysis of the power system, with knowledge of the following techniques:
  • Load-flow and short circuit assessment
  • Analytic techniques, including PV and QV analysis, for determination of power system limits
  • Dynamic RMS simulations, for transient and voltage stability
  • Generator control systems modelling, including AVR, PSS, OEL, UEL and speed governors
  • Knowledge of scripting techniques (for instance, Python), within industry standard tools, such as PSS/E and PowerFactory, would be an advantage
  • Experience in the use of Siemens PSS/E and DIgSILENT PowerFactory, to undertake system studies, would be highly advantageous
• Communicating results and solutions to our clients

Work experience:

Candidates shall have at least six years of experience working in the power systems sector, preferably in New Zealand or Australia.

Alternatively, candidates may demonstrate suitable experience from an equivalent utility sector overseas.

Responsibilities:

The technical activities carried out by the Senior Power Systems Analysis Engineer are likely to include:

• Travelling to meet suppliers, customers and colleagues, based in other offices around New Zealand and Australia
• Providing technical guidance to colleagues and other teams
• Liaising with internal and external customers
• Analysing and interpreting data, to refine and improve power systems performance
• Working to tight timescales, as part of a high-performing team
• Technical writing and authoring of comprehensive reports in English, for a variety of audiences and topics, including technical solutions, strategic papers, concept/detailed design reports

The management aspects of the work involve:

• Managing projects and attending regular meetings, to discuss the best way to move projects forward
• Participating in conference calls and meetings, to discuss products, action plans and team performance
• Managing resources, including budgets, physical resources and project members
• Identifying business development opportunities and assisting in tendering, quoting and customer development
• Ensuring that projects are delivered on time, within budget and to agreed standards of quality

Key Skills and Personal Qualities:

You will need to show:

• Expert level knowledge of PSS/E and PSCAD software tools, including advanced automation techniques using Python
• In-depth knowledge of the Australian National Electricity Rules (NER) S5.2.5
• Prior experience with generator connection studies in the National Electricity Market (NEM), including preparation of documentation
• Technical ability and knowledge
• A good understanding of power systems analysis techniques, using a range of industry-standard tools
• Experience with power system analysis tools, such as DIgSILENT and PowerFactory
• Organisational skills
• Adaptability and the ability to learn new skills quickly
• Good presentation and communication skills
• Skilled technical authoring and a good aptitude for report writing
• The ability to work efficiently and effectively, with minimal supervision
• The capability to concentrate under pressure, to meet tight deadlines
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Business/commercial awareness
• The ability to work well within a team and individually
• An ability to innovate and identify both business and technical opportunities, while carrying out day-to-day duties

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