Job Description

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WSP is looking for Principal Engineer – Power System Studies with over 10-15 years experience of providing technical leadership to deliver the projects while meeting the contract requirements with respect to quality, time and budget. The incumbent will be providing overall technical leadership to the WSP clients in the region and will be acting as the single point of contact for all the middle east clients while also being involved in the business development activities.

Responsibilities

■ Power system analysis of transmission and distribution projects.

■ Feasibility studies, masterplans, despatch studies, renewable integration, grid code reviews

■ Preparation of Renewable generation connection schemes from distribution to utility scale generation including determining techno-economical optimum amount of renewable generation.

■ Load flow study, fault level calculations, harmonic analysis, voltage stability and transient stability analysis on transmission, distribution, and industrial power systems, using DIgSILENT, PSS/E, PLEXOS, ETAP, CYME PSAF, ASPEN OneLiner, ASPEN database and IPSA+.

■ Review all the Power System Studies technical submittals by EPC contractor / Developers in reference to Client's Electricity Transmission Code and International standards as applicable.

■ Review the Power system models developed by EPC contractor specific to each study.

■ Attend all the required meetings & address all the technical clarifications raised by EPC contractor / Developer.

■ Attend the FAT & SAT visits to ensure all the performance criteria are met related to grid compliance requirements. The test shall be conducted with RTDS or other similar tools.

■ Review the updated model received from EPC based on FAT/SAT reports and ensure all the grid compliance requirements are met as agreed during the detail design stage.

■ Assist Client to incorporate equipment models provided by EPC contractor into the TRANSCO network PSSE & PSCAD models suitable for various planning studies (steady state and dynamics).

■ The power system studies review work shall briefly include, but not limited to the following:

Reactive power capability study
Grid impact study
Transient and dynamic stability studies
Insulation co-ordination study
Switching transient study
Faulted transient switching study
Transformer Energization study
AC/DC harmonics and flicker study
AC/DC harmonic filter sizing report
Harmonic impedance locus identification and analysis study
AC protection relay setting coordination study
Sub-synchronous resonance studies
All required ETC compliance studies

Qualifications

■ Master's Degree in Electrical / Power systems Engineering.

■ Minimum 10-15 years of working experience with similar capacity.

■ Proficient with Power system study softwares like PSS Sincal, PSSE, PLS CAD, Dig silent etc.

■ Must have experience in Power System Studies, Grid Impact studies, on Transmission and Distribution projects etc.

■ Having indepth knowledge of software languages (Python/Java) to automate the processes will be an added advantage.

■ Incumbent is expected to have prior experience of working with electrical utilities like TRANSCO/SEC/ADDC having successfully delivered Power System Studies related projects.

■ People managing skill, with excellent written and verbal skills. Able to build excellent client relations through communication and multidisciplinary coordination skills

BGV:

Employment with WSP India is subject to the successful completion of a background verification (BGV) check conducted by a third-party agency appointed by WSP India.
Candidates are advised to ensure that all information provided during the recruitment process — including documents uploaded — is accurate and complete, both to WSP India and its BGV partner.

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