Power Networks Expert with a focus on Power Quality Monitoring (from junior to senior)

Job description

ENGIE Laborelec is a leading expertise and research centre in electrical power technology. Drawing on the skills of 280 highly specialized engineers and technicians, the company is active in the whole electricity value chain and supports a wide range of customers in generation, transmission, distribution, storage and final use of electricity, particularly focusing on the energy transition and the 3 Ds - decentralization, decarbonization and digitization.

 

All forms of electricity generation come within our capabilities, whether centralized or decentralized, from fossil and nuclear to renewable technologies. Directly or indirectly, we also work for a wide spectrum of other customers, including grid operators, large industries, SMEs, cities, regions or residential prosumers.

 

With a firm focus on delivering value for our customers, we combine expert knowledge and operational experience with state-of-the-art analysis and measurement capabilities to provide operational research and development services, specialized expertise and customized global solutions.

 

Established in 1962 to support electricity companies with a wide range of specialized services, Laborelec is today a cooperative company, with ENGIE and independent grid operators as shareholders. Laborelec has a global presence, with activities in more than 60 countries and offices in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Chile and Abu Dhabi.

 

The department

 

The energy transition is more than ever a reality and is extremely demanding for the power system. The change for Power Network Operators, Power Suppliers and Industry is the most important since its origin. Laborelec, as a leading expertise and research centre in electrical power technology, is at the centre of this exciting change and is looking for a Junior or Senior expert profile willing to develop his expertise in the field of Electrical Power Systems with a focus on Power Quality Monitoring (PQM) activities. The work domain will be critical electrical networks in industry, utilities (DSO’s, TSO’s, micro-grid developers) and this, with the goal to grow on a worldwide scale.

 

Your mission

·  You are part of the Expert Team of Power Networks with main focus on the PQM sub-team activities.
·  You perform day-to-day technical activities: power quality supervision for both types of clients (industry and DSO’s), support to industrial clients (immunity watch, incident analysis and reporting …), to external/internal stakeholders (such as Latam team, other departments within the organization, the KAM’s …) for all matters about Power Quality
·  You occasionally manage specific measurement campaigns for industrial clients in case of power quality issues to compile expert analyse and reporting
·  You perform laboratory tests of qualimeters, you develop Matlab routines for the reporting to the clients…
·  You are responsible for the management of the tools used in the team (software update, IT issues reporting and follow-up …).
·  You are responsible for the invoices follow-up, for quotations redaction and for client/vendor relationships.
·  You take part in the growth strategy of our activities by detecting the needs of the market through the several contacts with our existing clients and stakeholders.
·  You ensure the sustainability of the existing technical skills within the team, the acquisition of new competences in accordance with the evolution of your job and you ensure a regular technology watch (benchmarks, standards evolution …).
·  You present annual reports to the clients
·  You give a Power Quality training to the stakeholders on a regular base (once a year maximum)
·  There are opportunities to collaborate sporadically on transversal projects in the field of Power Networks (measurement campaigns, protection relays lab testing, micro-grid lab activities …).

·  You are an industrial or civil engineer (or you have an equivalent technical profile with proven experience) in the field of electricity with at least 4 years of experience.
·  You feel strongly motivated to develop an expertise in electrical power systems with a focus on power quality.Any experience in the field of power quality is a plus. Any experience in the field of high-level IT-architecture as a user (database, cloud, VPN …) as well.
·  You have some competences in EMC, electrical measurements and/or working into a laboratory environment.
·  You have experience and/or the willingness to develop further in programming with Matlab.
·  You have a strong customer focus and you are imbued with assertiveness, team spirit, initiative and autonomy.
·  You are problem solver oriented with the capability of structuring an issue and its resolution
·  You have good communication skills and are able to synthetize a message in a clear way.
·  You are fluent in Dutch and/or in French (with the willingness to develop the other national language) and operational in English (any other languages are a plus).

Laborelec offers you

·  An executive position with a competitive salary package with lots of benefits
·  A healthy work/life balance
·  An exciting career in a leading research and competence centre, with prospects within ENGIE, the international energy player of which we are a part

Your HR contact person: 

Eline Blanc - eline.blanc@external.engie.com

Workplace: ENGIE Laborelec - Rodestraat 125 - 1630 Linkebeek

Additional Information
·  Posting Date: Dec 16, 2019