Senior Power System Planning Engineer - SMEC - Dar es Salaam

• Flexible and friendly working environment
• Excellent opportunity to become a valued member of SMEC's multidisciplinary team
• Outstanding career prospects

About SMEC

SMEC is a professional services firm with Australian origins and a global footprint that provides high-quality consultancy services for major infrastructure projects.

SMEC is ranked among the world's top infrastructure design firms and continues to win industry awards for technical excellence, design innovation and the management of environmental and social risks.

The SMEC Profile:

• It is our culture to celebrate diversity, employ great people and work on interesting projects
• We are a private company, wholly owned by our people
• We have an established network of over 70 permanent offices around the world and over 5,000 employees
• We offer our people opportunities to work, both in Australia and internationally, in the areas of: Transport; Water; Geotechnics and Tunnels; Environment; Urban Development; Hydropower and Energy; Social Development; Government and Advisory Services; and Mining, Oil and Gas.

The role

SMEC has the following opening in its Dar es Salaam Office for Senior Power System Planning Engineer.

Key Responsibilities

• Transmission and distribution power system studies carried out as part of detailed feasibility studies.
• Supervising small engineering teams to perform transmission planning technical studies required to develop baseline transmission expansion plans;
• Performing systems modelling, analysis and simulation using industrial standard software;
• Developing, preparing and maintaining all necessary transmission system software models of client networks;
• Carrying out preliminary design, site selection and supervision of technical investigations required for feasibility studies; and
• Preparing thorough and precise technical reports, documentation, and any other assigned reports for projects.

Key Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• A Bachelor's degree or higher In Electrical Engineering;
• A minimum of 10 years' experience in a related field, 3 years of which includes high voltage transmission system planning, engineering and design in a consulting or utility environment;
• Experience using industrial standard software such as PSS/E, DigSilent, ETAP, PowerWorld, etc.
• Ability to write clear and concise reports, studies or analysis and specifications.

In return, SMEC offers you the benefits that come from working in a global multidisciplinary consultancy in an environment where your fresh ideas and enthusiasm will be welcomed and rewarded.

How to apply

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To find out more about SMEC, please visit our careers page at http://www.smec.com.

SMEC is an equal opportunity employer. Diversity is a source of strength for our people, our clients, our partners and our communities.