Smart Grid Engineer

Hatch is seeking a Smart Grid Engineer in Mississauga, ON. The role involves solving challenges related to integrating distributed energy resources (DERs) with grid modernization, utilizing tools like CYME and coding in Python. Responsibilities include project delivery, business development, and collaboration with various Hatch service offerings. Candidates should have a relevant engineering degree, professional engineer status preferred, and at least 5 years of experience in DER integrations.
Requisition ID:72681

Job Category:Energy

Location:MississaugaONCanada

With over six decades of business and technical experience in the mining energy and infrastructure sectors we see challenges evolving in every industry. We respond quickly with solutions that are smarter more efficient and innovative. We draw upon our 9000 staff with experience in over 150 countries to challenge the status quo and create positive change for our clients our employees and the communities we serve.

Our energy expertise in the oil and gas sector comprises the entire value chain upstream midstream and downstream; and in the power sector includes thermal nuclear waterpower renewable hybrid transmission and distribution and grid modernization. Join our vision of a lowcarbon world and help make positive change!

Hatch is expanding activities in the Smart Grid & Asset Management sector advising utilities on the impacts of integrating intermittent distributed generation and energy storage systems. The increased deployment of distributed energy resources (DERs) has provided additional complexities and challenges for utilities as they transition from a monodirectional model of providing electricity to a complex digital data intensive prosumer driven decentralized model. With technological advancements (e.g. smart meters automatic feeders smart inverters integrated asset management and advanced data analytical models that incorporate artificial intelligence) and emerging business models (community microgrids transactive ratebased prosumer models etc.. that are changing the industry.

Project Delivery Responsibilities may include:
• Solve challenging problems pertaining to integrating DERs with grid modernization plans and clearly articulating how DERs can benefit clients operations in terms of reliability economic paybackand resiliency.Experience using distribution system modeling tools such as CYME or Synergi.
• Drive the planning & delivery of asset integration systems for electric utilities with increasing penetration of distributed energy resources (DERs) integrating data analytics and other optimization software platforms to improve the clients customer relationship and return on invested capital. Experience using coding solutions such as Python or VBE
• Work alongside and support delivery of projects from other Hatch service offerings including those from Hatchs Digital Advisory Technology and/or Infrastructure businesses

Business Development Responsibilities may include:
• Identifying and pursuing clients planning to integrate DERs within North American & the Caribbean
• Working with the marketing team to establish / update marketing & client facing materials as applicable
• Leading or participation in Bid/NoBid discussions for potential opportunities
• Leading or supporting the creation of proposal documents including scope schedule andlevel of effort estimates

Special Qualifications:
• Bachelors degree in engineering with a relevant discipline (electrical preferred)
• Professional Engineer status preferred (EIT minimum)
• 5 years of experience specifically working with DER integrations to distribution systems.
• Experience with the application of advanced analytics to recognize patterns and extract actionable recommendations from data (eg. AMI data analysis)
• Experience / familiar with distribution system protection & controls and how specific DERs (eg. battery energy storage systems) can cause issues due to bidirectional power flows
• Knowledge of industry leading technologies in all industrial DER categories including but not limited to energy storage solar PV demand response EV charging AMI and Virtual Power Plants (VPPs)
• Understand the challenges utilities are facing with increasing DER penetration and can describe alternate business models that utilities are considering piloting or have recently deployed
• Software Tools familiarity with the following or comparable:
• System Modeling such as CYME Synergi Homer and PSCADD
• Programming such as Python and VBA
• ADMS integration solutions such as Survalent OSI GE Schneider Electric SE Siemens AG etc.

Occasional domestic and international travel to site locations is required.

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