Senior Power Systems Consultant – 1898 & Co. (Multiple Locations, UK)

Company: Burns & McDonnell
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Location: Birmingham
Job Description:

Overview

Chart your own course and change the world — with the support of people whose interests are aligned with yours. At Burns & McDonnell, opportunity is waiting. We’re looking for people with big ideas and an entrepreneurial mindset. It’s those kinds of people who’ve helped us grow from a small consulting business back in 1898 to a global leader in engineering, construction and consulting solutions. Today, we’re a thriving company with more than 10,000 professionals working in 75 offices worldwide and recognised as the global leader in Engineering, Construction and consultancy services.

Responsibilities

  • Perform and manage power system studies for a range of clients.
  • Work with the team lead to:
  • facilitate effective management and growth of the team and workload.
  • manage resources and co-ordination of the team to ensure efficient delivery of projects and use of consultant time.
  • identify skills gaps, training needs, and recruitment needs to meet business plan targets, client needs, and overall company strategy.
  • Work with the team lead on proposal activity and provide timely and efficient responses to enquiries and opportunities.
  • Perform consultant and project manager roles as required to deliver projects efficiently.
  • Ensure quality assurance of all team deliverables, including proposals and project reports.
  • Maintain client relationships and support the team to develop these relationships with their clients.
  • Develop and maintain client relationships and manage partnerships with other consultancies and industry bodies.
  • Ensure compliance with relevant standards, regulations, and other legislative and company requirements.
  • Work with all consultants in the team to ensure that lessons learnt are communicated and team skills are developed.
  • Work with the team lead to ensure that the team continually improve systems in relation to quality, health & safety and the environment.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in electrical engineering or related field and 7 years of experience.
  • Demonstrable experience of providing power system consultancy services for T&D network operators, developers, EPCs and ICPs.
  • Extensive, detailed knowledge of power system analysis and direct involvement and delivery of detailed power systems studies in software packages, such as PowerFactory, PSS/E, IPSA, ETAP, PSCAD, EMTP-ATP, and CDEGS.
  • Extensive experience of performing dynamic grid connection studies to meet the requirements of Engineering Recommendation G99 and international Grid Codes.
  • Extensive experience of performing power quality assessment studies, including Engineering Recommendation G5/5, P28, and P29
  • Excellent written and verbal communications with both technical and non-technical personnel.

Desirable

  • Bespoke dynamic model development in PowerFactory and PSS/E for inverter-connected generation as well as conventional AVR and governor modelling.
  • Capability in DPL, Python, or other modelling languages.
  • Experience in performing insulation co-ordination studies.
  • Working knowledge of power system protection settings and coordination.
  • Detailed cable thermal rating calculations.
  • Transformer design and rating calculations.
  • System losses calculations.
  • Cost/benefit analysis.
  • Earthing study design utilising CDEGs.

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

Job Details

Job: Electrical Engineering

Primary Location: GB-Birmingham UK-Birmingham

Other Locations: GB-London, UK-London

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time

Req ID: 260897

Job Hire Type: Experienced #UKO N/A

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Posted: April 17th, 2026