Deputy Electricity Lead: Infrastructure - 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 Deputy Electricity Lead – Infrastructure to lead technical activities focused on strategic assistance to the transmission and distribution system operators (TSO and DSOs), generation companies, and other beneficiaries. The position will assess technical support needs, plan activities, and lead teams of experts to improve the resilience and security of the electricity sector and support decarbonization. This position will report to the Electricity Lead. Interested candidates must be based in and eligible to work in Ukraine. This is a full-time position for the duration of the program (until April 2029), and hiring is contingent upon client approval.
Essential Job Functions
- Cooperate with the Ministry of Energy, Regulator (NEURC), TSO, DSOs, international donors, private sector partners, and other beneficiaries to restore and develop the power sector
- Establish and maintain strong partnerships and effective coordination among stakeholders
- Manage technical activities on electricity infrastructure recovery and development, including planning, executing, monitoring, and overseeing support
- Lead power system planning activities, including network development to accommodate demand growth and distributed energy resource integration, grid modernization solutions, smart grid technologies, and digitization
- Supervise activities to improve the synchronous operation of the Ukrainian power system with ENTSO-E and to maximize the use of available cross-border capacity
- Manage performance assessment projects for DSOs
- Lead activities related to distributed energy resources, smart grids, and microgrids
- Organize capacity-building activities for beneficiaries in technical areas
- Provide technical inputs into regulatory frameworks governing grid operations and system planning
- Assist in drafting grid codes, connection standards, and operational guidelines
- Help assess the need for materials and power equipment to restore damaged power system infrastructure
- Coordinate the preparation and execution of the work plan, including monitoring progress for regular program reporting
- Lead, mentor, and manage a team of experts
This position’s essential functions must be performed with or without reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodation is available for applicants and employees with disabilities. Tetra Tech retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, energy management, or other relevant field
- Minimum of seven years of relevant experience in the electricity sector, including system planning and operations
- Strong experience working with high-level stakeholders, including senior government counterparts
- Strong knowledge of electricity sector operations from generation to distribution, both technical and economic aspects
- Experience assessing beneficiaries’ technical assistance needs as well as planning and implementing support
- Staff and project management skills, including short- and long-term work planning as well as coordination of team members, external consultants, and subcontractors
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Strong writing and communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex information and deliver verbal and written messages effectively
- Fluency in Ukrainian and full proficiency in English
- Advanced proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in electrical engineering, energy management, or other relevant field
- Knowledge of power system modeling and planning software and experience in power system modeling and analysis
- Experience in electricity market activities, such as the development of wholesale and ancillary services markets
- Experience on projects funded by the U.S. Government or other donors
Physical Requirements
- Frequently remain in a stationary position sitting or standing at a desk
- Occasionally move inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
- Constantly operate office equipment, such as computer, copy machine, scanner, or printer
- Constantly communicate information and ideas so others will understand
- Constantly observe details at close range
Additional Information
- Employment type: This is a full-time, fixed-term position
- Work schedule: Monday – Friday, standard core business hours (9:00 AM – 6:00 PM local time); some flexibility required but must occasionally overlap with United States Eastern Time business hours
- Work location: This position is required to be in the office for at least 60% of the weekly working time (all arrangements subject to review and may change at the company’s discretion)
- Travel requirements: N/A
- Line management responsibility: 2 staff members
About Tetra Tech:
Tetra Tech is the leader in water, environment, and sustainable infrastructure, providing high-end consulting and engineering services for projects worldwide. Our 25,000 employees work together to provide clear solutions to complex problems by Leading with Science® to address the entire water cycle, protect and restore the environment, design sustainable and resilient infrastructure, and support the clean energy transition.
Tetra Tech is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, marital or familial status, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. Tetra Tech is a VEVRAA federal contractor and we request priority referral of veterans.
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