Job Purpose

Provide specialist technical oversight for the 500 kV VSC-HVDC terminal stations, including converter technology, AC/DC system interfaces, converter transformers, valves, reactors, filters, control, protection and system integration.

Key Responsibilities

- Review the overall HVDC system architecture, design criteria and technical interfaces.
- Review OEM documents for VSC converters, converter valves, converter transformers and associated auxiliaries.
- Review AC/DC filters, phase reactors, smoothing reactors, harmonic filters and reactive-power equipment.
- Review station control, pole control, valve control, protection, monitoring and sequence-of-events systems.
- Review operating modes, power-control functions, voltage and reactive-power control and system recovery philosophy.
- Review control and protection coordination between the HVDC system, AC substations, grid protection, SCADA and telecom systems.
- Review applicable system studies, including load flow, short circuit, harmonic, insulation coordination, overvoltage, energetic-performance and electromagnetic-interference studies.
- Verify technical interfaces between converter transformers, valves, cooling systems, control systems and station auxiliaries.
- Review converter hall, valve hall, equipment-layout and environmental requirements.
- Review OEM manufacturing, installation, testing and commissioning procedures.
- Participate in design reviews, interface meetings, model-validation reviews and technical workshops.
- Review control and protection settings, logic diagrams, interlocks, trip matrices and functional specifications.




- Review factory and site testing documentation where included in the contracted scope.
- Support resolution of complex technical issues during installation, testing and system integration.
- Review readiness for subsystem testing, station integration, energization and trial operation.
- Advise the Client on HVDC performance risks, OEM deviations, design gaps and mitigation measures.
- Support review of as-built documentation, operating manuals and training requirements.

Key Deliverables
- HVDC design and OEM-document review comments.
- HVDC interface register.
- Control and protection review report.
- System-study review memorandum.
- HVDC technical-risk register.
- Testing and commissioning-readiness assessment.
- Final HVDC technical-compliance report.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification and Experience

- Bachelors or masters degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems or Power Electronics.
- Minimum 12 years of experience in HVDC, FACTS, power-electronic converter systems or EHV system integration.
- Demonstrated experience with VSC-HVDC or comparable converter-based transmission systems.
- Knowledge of HVDC control, protection, system studies, converter transformers, valves and harmonic performance.
- Experience in OEM design review, testing and commissioning is preferred. Disclaimer: This job posting has been aggregated from external source. Role details, content, and availability are subject to change. Applicants are advised to confirm the latest information directly on the company website before applying.

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