Senior Engineer - System Support and Analysis (E2025030)We are the people behind Ireland's electricity grid. We operate the power system with world-leading levels of variable asynchronous renewable generation, ensuring that everyone has power when they need it. But that's not all, we are now transforming the power system for future generations.
And that's just the beginning of our story. We have a critical purpose. That purpose is to transform the power system to enable our society to reduce our carbon emissions and meet our climate change and net zero ambitions.
Be part of the transformation!
The Opportunity
We are now seeking a Senior Engineer to join our System Support & Analysis team.
As Senior Engineer, you will work with the team in areas including multi-disciplined analysis of technical and economic problems, propose solutions, processes and methodologies, as well as prepare presentations and reports for internal and external stakeholder engagement. We will look to you to make contributions end-to-end across the power system and market, from supporting the registration, commissioning and testing of new participants to monitoring their ongoing performance, managing their technical data and market outcomes all the way through to decommissioning.
As Senior Engineer, you will also ensure that critical system services, including blackstart and emergency restoration, are managed in accordance with secure but economic principles for the benefit of all electricity consumers.
The Team
The System Support & Analysis team manages a wide range of technical and commercial management functions. This includes the imperfections budget setting and reporting, annual tariff calculations, commissioning, testing and registration of market units, running DS3 system service auctions, technical performance management of service providers, meter/market data checking as per relevant codes and renewables reporting and analysis. The team also provides support to System Operations and Markets as required and is a source of expertise for future development work across the business, ranging from supporting new systems to major projects. The team deals with ad hoc queries that do not naturally sit in other functions but require technical/commercial analysis to effectively answer.
This is an excellent opportunity for innovative, solution-focused, resilient, and motivated individuals to join our team and play a key role in the transition to a low carbon energy future.
About You
Successful candidates will have the following:
Engineering degree or equivalent, with typically a minimum of 4 years post qualification experience in the electricity industry, especially system operations or markets.Strong knowledge of electrical power systems and awareness of energy targets and ambitions for decarbonisation of the energy sector.Knowledge of wholesale power markets and market arrangements in the SEM.Experience in a multidisciplinary team and excellent qualitative and quantitative analytical abilities, coupled with the ability to make reasoned judgements based on available information in a changing and dynamic environment.Ability to translate policy and concepts into rules, codes and standards and vice versa.Plant testing including OEM factory testing as well as supporting commissioning and energisation.Power system analysis tools such as Plexos and PSS/E.Closing date for applications:
29th November 2024
If you believe you have the skills and experience relevant for this position, please upload your CV and a cover letter (in one document).
EirGrid is an Equal Opportunities Employer
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