Senior​/Principal FACTS System Design Consultant Flex Grid

Position: Senior / Principal FACTS System Design Consultant Flex Grid
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The Role
Are you passionate about FACTS technology and the role it plays in advancing the energy transition? Join us at DNV as a Senior / Principal FACTS System Design Consultant and play a key part in developing cutting‑edge FACTS transmission solutions that enhance affordability, sustainability and reliability in electricity networks worldwide.

Why DNV?
You will join our innovative global Flex Grid venture dedicated to scaling up HVDC and FACTS technologies. We work with diverse clients—utilities, system operators, developers, investors, government agencies, EPCs, 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 FACTS System Design Consultant you will partner with colleagues on national and international projects, collaborating with teams across DNV in areas such as system studies, electrical engineering, offshore wind, permitting, environmental impact analysis and markets & risk. You will provide expert guidance to customers, help design and implement FACTS 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.

This role offers flexibility in work location, with a preference for a location near our Arnhem (Netherlands) office or one of DNV’s alternative office locations in Europe:
London, Bristol, Glasgow, Oslo, Gothenburg, Dresden.

Responsibilities You Can Expect Are

Design and Feasibility Studies:
Create conceptual designs for FACTS 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 FACTS systems and substations.

System Studies and Modelling:
Lead or review simulations and system studies, including dynamic modelling and stability analysis for FACTS systems.

Control and Protection Strategies:
Develop and review strategies for 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 standardisation initiatives (e.g., IEEE, IEC, CIGRE). You will build lasting relationships through business development with new and existing customers, including FACTS OEMs. Finally you will coach and mentor junior consultants, guiding their technical career growth.

What We Offer
Benefits

Healthy work/life balance combined with a 38‑hour work week.

Hybrid working model, 3 days in office – 2 days home office.

Opportunities for personal growth: based on your experience, we will create a plan together for your personal development for the next few years using a 70‑20‑10 philosophy: 70% learning on the job, 20% coaching and 10% training.

You will be given the opportunity to grow into a people leadership or a commercial leading role where you sell, lead and execute projects to help our customers succeed and therefore…