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Transformers Engineering Consultant
Job Posted: 8 hours ago
Salary: £ 60,000/Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Chester
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Job Title: Transformers Engineering Consultant
Location: Chester
Industry: Engineering
Salary: £60,000
Work Type: Hybrid: 2-3 days on site
Senior Consultant Job Overview:
As a Senior Consultant, you will lead condition assessments and failure analysis of power system plants, focusing on Power Transformers and Instrument Transformers (CTs/VTs) to support reliable power networks. Collaborating with a diverse team of experts, you will perform forensic investigations on power system components, actively engaging in their disassembly and analysis.
Senior Consultant Responsibilities:
·Electrical Testing: Perform high-voltage and high-current tests, working with external labs, along with benchtop testing to assess winding condition (e.g., resistance and ratio measurements).
·Insulation Analysis: Analyse oil and paper insulation health for oil-filled transformers using laboratory data.
·Component Inspection: Detank transformers, dismantle components, and identify signs of aging, defects, and failure paths in insulation systems.
·Expert Collaboration: Collaborate with industry organisations (e.g., Universities, Cigre, IEEE, IEC/BS) to leverage technical expertise.
·Technical Support: Provide guidance to team members, ensuring the sharing of best practices and driving continuous improvement.
·Operational Responsibilities: Support the daily operations of the projects hall and materials lab.
Senior Consultant Desired Attributes:
·Professional Registration: Working towards or already hold professional certification with a relevant institution.
·Partial Discharge Expertise: Knowledge of partial discharge, DGA analysis, and their role in transformer aging and failure.
·Experience: Background in transformer OEM, electrical utilities, consultancy, or power plant services is preferred.
·Transformer Knowledge: Familiar with magnetic and electrical field distributions in transformers and methods to control them.
·Investigation Skills: Ability to identify failure observations and determine their root causes during investigations.
·Education: B.Eng (or higher) in Electrical Engineering.
·Technical Knowledge: Strong understanding of power systems and their operations.
Company Benefits:
·25 days holiday plus bank holidays
·Additional holiday day added every 3 years
·Optional buy and sell holidays
·Career development programmes
·Additional training
·Flexible working arrangements
·Bonus scheme
·Private Medical, Pension 8%, Group Life Assurance, Income Protection, Critical Illness Cover - Or cash equivalent
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