Niche new technical leadership role. Build a small but mighty team Support long term planning and ensure stability of the Transmission Grid Leverage your technical skill in inverter based renewable generation modelling Bring your Power Systems technical expertise and passion for people leadership. Join us and help enable New Zealand's net carbon zero future Transpower is New Zealand's National Grid owner and system operator.

We take a whole-of-industry view of the electricity sector and operate the system on behalf of New Zealand. The electricity sector is undergoing rapid transition with the advent of grid scale inverter-based renewable (IBR) generation and further electrification of industry and households. The transition will require and place higher reliance on advanced power electronic and reactive power control systems.

Grid behaviour is becoming more dynamic and new frameworks, models, and tools are required to support Transmission system planning for the transition while maintaining a stable and reliable grid. About the Team Grid Development is the division in Transpower that identifies the future needs which users of the grid require over the next 20 to 30 years both from planned or potential investment in generation, and from expected growth in electricity demand. The System Dynamics team in Grid Development is a new team created to focus on: Power system modelling (static and dynamic) and engineering to support the stable long-term operation of the power system as a whole, including new control systems and monitoring technologies.

Frameworks, tools, modelling, and analysis for specialist power system studies, including transient rotor angle stability, Electromagnetic Transients, Control system interaction, and Power Quality. Reactive Power Control (RPC), HVDC and Power Electronics engineering, and control systems analysis, including modelling, standard designs, requirements specification, design review, testing and model validation, and project engineering support for new installations. The team enables the transmission grid to accommodate (and connect) increasing levels of inverter-based resources (securely and reliably) which is critical for decarbonising New Zealand's economy and supports increasing electrification of load.

About the Opportunity In this new role we will support you to recruit and grow your team in addition to coaching and mentoring Graduates/Interns (up to seven engineering experts). Through providing technical and people leadership for the strategic direction, development, specification, delivery, and ongoing support for new advanced grid investments - you'll be part of enabling New Zealand's future Transmission Grid. You'll manage power system data and applications (e.

g. PowerFactory, PSCAD) within the Grid divisions. You'll ensure up to date static and dynamic models are available for downstream grid planning and engineering processes - allowing Transpower to design and build the grid in an efficient and consiste.