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HVDC Senior/Principal System Design Consultant FlexGrid

Johannesburg, South AfricaFull-timeSenior · 10-15 yearsManagement Consultant

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  • hvdc
  • electrical engineering
  • system studies
  • facts

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What you'll do

  • Create conceptual designs for HVDC and AC systems, conduct feasibility studies, and assess CAPEX, OPEX, losses, availability and constructability to meet customers’ unique transmission needs.
  • Perform, develop and review electrical system studies, equipment design specs, and general arrangements for HVDC systems and substations.
  • Lead or review simulations and system studies, including dynamic modelling and stability analysis for HVDC systems.
  • Develop and review strategies for HVDC multi-terminal projects, focusing on converter control, fault management, and grid code compliance.
  • Prepare specifications, support tender processes, and witness commissioning tests (FAT/SAT), ensuring solutions meet customer and regulatory requirements.
  • Deliver clear, high-quality reports and proposals to customers.
  • Collaborate on developing our service portfolio, monitoring market trends, and contributing to annual planning.
  • Represent DNV at conferences, publish thought leadership, and engage in standardization initiatives (e.g., IEEE, IEC, CIGRE).
  • Build lasting relationships through business development with new and existing customers.
  • Coach and mentor junior consultants, guiding their technical career growth.

What they're looking for

  • Expertise in HVDC technology and the energy transition
  • Experience in system studies, electrical engineering, and offshore wind
  • Proficiency in dynamic modelling and stability analysis for HVDC systems
  • Knowledge of converter control, fault management, and grid code compliance
  • Experience with technical negotiations, tender processes, and commissioning tests (FAT/SAT)
  • Familiarity with industry standards (e.g., IEEE, IEC, CIGRE)

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Full description from employer

Are you passionate about HVDC technology and the role it plays in advancing the energy transition? Join us at DNV as a Senior HVDC System Design Consultant – FlexGrid HV and play a key part in developing cutting-edge HVDC transmission solutions that enhance affordability, sustainability, and reliability in electricity networks worldwide.

Why DNV?

You will join our innovative global FlexGrid HV venture, dedicated to scaling up HVDC and FACTS technologies. We work with diverse clients—utilities, system operators, developers, investors, government agencies, EPCs, and OEMs—offering services that range from Technical Advisory and Owner’s Engineering to Independent Engineering. Your expertise will directly contribute to shaping the future of high-voltage electricity transmission.

What you will do:

As our Senior HVDC System Design Consultant you will partner with colleagues on national and international projects, collaborating with teams across DNV in areas like system studies, electrical engineering, offshore wind, permitting, environmental impact analysis, and markets & risk. You provide your expert guidance to the customer, help design and implement HVDC systems that meet evolving industry needs. Lead and contribute to industry training courses, share insights through "lunch & learn" sessions, and represent DNV at conferences and in standards development forums.

Responsibilities you can expect are:

  • Design and Feasibility Studies: Create conceptual designs for HVDC and AC systems, conduct feasibility studies, and assess CAPEX, OPEX, losses, availability and constructability to meet customers’ unique transmission needs.
  • System and Equipment Design: Perform, develop and review electrical system studies, equipment design specs, and general arrangements for HVDC systems and substations.
  • System Studies and Modelling: Lead or review simulations and system studies, including dynamic modelling and stability analysis for HVDC systems.
  • Control and Protection Strategies: Develop and review strategies for HVDC multi-terminal projects, focusing on converter control, fault management, and grid code compliance.
  • Technical Negotiations and Testing: Prepare specifications, support tender processes, and witness commissioning tests (FAT/SAT), ensuring solutions meet customer and regulatory requirements.
  • Reporting and Commercial Offers: Deliver clear, high-quality reports and proposals to customers.

Besides projects you will also collaborate on developing our service portfolio, monitoring market trends, and contributing to annual planning. You will represent DNV at conferences, publish thought leadership, and engage in standardization initiatives (e.g., IEEE, IEC, CIGRE). You will build lasting relationships through business development with new and existing customers. Finally, you will coach and mentor junior consultants, guiding their technical career growth.

Company

DN
DNV
Johannesburg, South Africa

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