Engineer / Senior Engineer - Congestion & Grid Modelling

We have Multiple open positions at different levels, for the same skillset.

Job location: Syd/Mel/Brisbane/Adelaide.

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About the Role:

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Engineer/Senior Engineer – Congestion & Grid Modelling who will play a key role in supporting AEMO's control room in managing power system security and understanding the limitations on the power system in the NEM.

This is a permanent role reporting to the Manager – Congestion & Grid Modelling and has arisen due to the workload increasing over time with an increasing number of new generators and the main purpose of this role is:

• Development, formulation, testing and implementation of electricity constraint equations.
• Assessment of regional transmission outages in the medium-term time frame (1 to 13 months)
• Due diligence of Transmission Network Service Provider (TNSP) and AEMO limit equations
• Production of limit equations for the Victorian region.
• Support and development of the on-line stability monitoring tools.

The geography of the team would best suit a candidate located in our Melbourne CBD head office or Brisbane CBD office or Norwest NSW office, but for the right candidate, we are also open to work arrangements at any of our office locations in Adelaide, Perth, Sydney CBD with flexibility to work from home.

Position Responsibilities

• Regular updates of constraint equation modelling to match with power system and market changes. Improvements to modelling and fixes as reported by stakeholders.
• Regular and timely updates to the Victorian limit equations based on power system changes. Limit equations published on the AEMO website.
• High quality assessments of regional transmission outages
• Timely support for AEMO's control room for the on-line stability tools. 

Position Requirements

skills and experience: 

• Bachelor of Electrical Engineering with a focus on power systems engineering
• Experience of minimum 6-7 year’s in a similar role with experience in electrical power system modelling and analysis tools (such as PSS/E, PSCAD)
• Experience in data analysis, and the development of data analysis tools e.g. databases, SQL and Microsoft Excel
• Experience in programming/coding (such as in Python or similar languages) is desirable.
• Aptitude for understanding new technologies and acquiring new skills.
• Ability to think logically, analyse and solve issues in methodical and timely manner
• Self-motivation with excellent communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work individually or as part of a team with limited guidance
• High level of attention to detail and commitment to quality and accuracy
• Document writing skills
• Excellent time management skills with the ability to multitask and prioritise.

Education/ professional Certifications:

• Bachelor of Electrical Engineering with a focus on power systems engineering

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