Senior Project Engineer - Auxiliary Power Systems & Equipment (Glasgow or Birmingham)

The HVDC - High Voltage Direct Current technology has been on the market for the past 60 years and is used, among other things, to transmit power over long distances and integrate renewables into the grid with minimal losses, using overhead lines, underground and submarine cable systems.

Please find out more about our world leading technology at https://www.hitachienergy.com/se/sv/offering/product-and-system/hvdc 

The department HVDC Engineering Plant Electrical Design manages the delivery of auxiliary power system for the HVDC stations. Design of this system is complex and depending on information from both internal and external stakeholders. System design, selectivity studies, equipment specification, cable and cable transit systems are part of the scope. The system we manage includes equipment such as: Auxiliary Transformers, Medium & Low voltage switchgear, Diesel Generator Systems, Batteries, UPS and cables. Due to our continuous growth, we are looking to expand the team with a Senior Project Engineer.

This role is a hybrid working role, based in either our Glasgow or Birmingham offices and your home-office. Some (inter)national travelling is required for customer and supplier meetings as well as site supervision.

Your responsibilities:

• you will be part of a global engineering team with the overall responsibility for the department’s scope of delivery regarding auxiliary power equipment for an HVDC station and will ensure that our deliveries are time and cost efficient with expected quality.

• part of your daily work consists of coordinating your team’s work tasks, manage contacts with other departments, customers and external suppliers. 

• you will be accountable for Auxiliary Power SLD, List of Load and load calculations, dimensioning of equipment, requirement specification for auxiliary power equipment, review supplier drawings, FAT, cable way and cable design, installation supervision, and commissioning.

• providing knowledge on how to align HVDC Base Design concepts with grid code and customer requirements.

Your background:

• you are expected to have couple of years of technical competence and leadership experience, including planning, delegation, guidance, and follow-up.

• experience within auxiliary power or selectivity studies or leading installation/commissioning of low voltage equipment

• good knowledge of Grid Code, National Grid and SSE customers and their requirements.

• high proficiency in spoken and written English.

• experienced in working in international teams and/or companies