Power System Expert: Infrastructure, Kyiv, Ukraine

Tetra Tech delivers solutions that help clients globally operate, invest, and compete in a rapidly evolving energy landscape. We provide front-end engineering and advisory services to businesses, utilities, governments, investors, and developers. Our capabilities span the energy value chain including utility management, power engineering and network planning, market frameworks and policy reform, on-grid and off-grid electrification, clean fuels deployment, financial due diligence and transaction support.

Project Summary

Tetra Tech is providing energy expertise and related technical and material assistance to the Government of Ukraine. This project focuses on enhancing the resilience, reliability, affordability, and security of the electricity, natural gas, and district heating sectors. The scope of work includes addressing immediate challenges and physical damage to energy infrastructure, as well as preparing for Ukraine's post-war reconstruction and long-term energy security.

Position Summary

Tetra Tech seeks a Power SystemExpert—Infrastructureto implement activities focused on power system recovery, operation, and development planning for Ukrainian transmission and distribution system operators (TSO and DSOs), generation companies, and other beneficiaries to enhance system performance, reliability, and resilience. The expert will also support the growth of sustainable distributed energy resources, including the integration of smart grid solutions. The position will report to the Deputy Electricity Lead—Infrastructure. This is a full-time position for Ukrainian citizens for the duration of the program (until April 2029), to be based in the Kyiv office. Occasional travel around Ukraine may be required.

Position Responsibilities

• Build and maintain effective coordination and cooperation with TSO, DSOs, power generation companies, alternative energy and energy storage operators, international donors, private sector partners, and academic institutions in relation to Ukrainian power system recovery and development
• Implement technical activities on electricity infrastructure recovery and development, and support modeling (technical and economic), analysis, and planning
• Lead development of the resource adequacy assessment as well as transmission and distribution network development plans; coordinate internal and external technical teams; review results and draft reports and presentations
• Collect input data and develop scenarios to support the technical and economic modeling teams in power system analysis and development planning
• Build capacity among the TSO and DSOs by providing expertise in network planning, operation, and integration of smart grid solutions, ensuring compliance with global standards
• Conduct technical studies to support the development of distributed energy resources, including renewables and microgrid implementation projects
• Help develop and evaluate technical designs, reports, and pre-feasibility and feasibility studies, and review those prepared by subcontractors
• Provide technical input on the regulatory frameworks that govern grid operations and system planning
• Help assess needs for materials and power equipment to restore damaged power system infrastructure
• Monitor the implementation of technical projects and provide feedback to ensure alignment with project objectives and beneficiary expectations
• Provide inputs for the preparation of progress reports, presentations, and other documentation for stakeholders and project beneficiaries
• Perform other duties as assigned to support the successful implementation of the project

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