Lead Engineer Secondary Technology High Voltage (secondment)

Project overview

As Lead Engineer, you will bear the technical responsibility for the secondary discipline in new construction, expansion, and renovation projects of high-voltage substations.

Profile of the suited interim professional:

• Designing and supervising protection schemes and developing power and voltage protection systems
• Developing local control, signaling, and SCADA/HMI solutions
• Developing and testing DC auxiliary systems, such as batteries and chargers
• Creating diagrams and determining cable sizing, using tools like ELCAD
• Managing and guiding junior and medior engineers and designers
• Reviewing and approving technical designs
• Translating customer requirements into technical specifications and preparing feasibility studies and (detailed) designs
• Coordinating verification and validation activities according to Systems Engineering
• Monitoring scope, schedule, budget, quality, and safety within projects
• Advising on technical design choices and coordinating with grid operators and contractors
• Contributing to tenders and effort estimations and acting as project manager for smaller projects
• Completed Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Energy Technology, Industrial Automation, or a related field
• Approximately 5 to 10 years of relevant work experience in high-voltage installations or similar technical infrastructure
• Extensive experience with protection schemes, local control, and signaling
• Knowledge of SCADA/HMI and DC auxiliary systems
• Experience with ELCAD
• Familiarity with Systems Engineering
• Familiarity with relevant standards, such as NEN-EN-IEC 61936, NEN 3840, and NEN 3140
• Experience in the substantive management and guidance of engineers
• Good command of both Dutch and English languages
• Knowledge of Relatics, BIM, grid operator standards, or TenneT/Elia standards is a plus

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Duration: 6 months
• Location: Nederland, North-Holland, South-Holland, NL
• Languages: Dutch