GHD — a leading global multidisciplinary professional services firm with over 14,000 professionals worldwide delivering engineering, design, and advisory solutions — is seeking a highly capable Senior Energy Consultant for its growing Middle East Energy team in Abu Dhabi. You will lead and contribute to energy sector work spanning electricity networks, renewable energy, utility-scale BESS, grid integration, energy strategy, technical due diligence, and Owner’s Engineer services — using tools including DIgSILENT PowerFactory, ETAP, PSS/E, PSCAD, and PLEXOS to deliver technical excellence for utilities, governments, developers, and investors across the region.
About GHD — Middle East Energy Team Abu Dhabi
Firm Scale: 14,000+ professionals globally — a leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and advisory firm across water, energy, resources, environment, and transportation
Energy Scope: Electricity networks, renewable energy, BESS, energy strategy, technical due diligence, Owner’s Engineer, grid integration, demand-side flexibility, data centres, water infrastructure
Technical Tools: DIgSILENT PowerFactory, ETAP, PSS/E, PSCAD, PLEXOS, Python — power system analysis, grid integration, and energy modelling
Client Base: Utilities, governments, developers, investors, and major energy users across the Middle East
Work Model: Hybrid — 3 days in the Abu Dhabi office per week; occasional regional and international travel
Middle East Energy Transformation — The Opportunity
Market Momentum: The Middle East energy sector is undergoing one of the world’s most rapid and consequential transformations — with strong demand growth, major infrastructure investment, and accelerating renewable energy and BESS deployment creating complex new requirements
GHD Positioning: GHD is actively building its Middle East Energy capability — bringing regional insight and global technical expertise to clients across electricity networks, renewables, storage, and energy advisory
Leadership Opportunity: A rare chance to shape GHD’s regional energy capability — leading significant projects, mentoring junior professionals, and contributing to business development at the strategic level
Career Development: Structured professional development, mentoring, opportunities to work towards Chartered Engineer accreditation, and access to GHD’s global network of energy specialists
Position Overview
This Senior Energy Consultant role at GHD Abu Dhabi is a senior technical advisory and delivery position covering electricity networks, renewable energy, utility-scale BESS, system integration, energy strategy, and related infrastructure. You will independently deliver and coordinate feasibility and options studies, technical assessments, techno-economic evaluations, due diligence, Owner’s Engineer services, procurement support, and construction-stage advisory — integrating multidisciplinary inputs, engaging with clients and utilities, supporting proposals and business development, and mentoring junior professionals within GHD’s rapidly growing Middle East Energy team.
Why This Role Matters: As Senior Energy Consultant at GHD Abu Dhabi, you are at the centre of the Middle East energy transition — applying deep technical expertise in electricity networks, BESS, renewables, and grid integration to some of the region’s most complex and consequential energy challenges, at a moment when utilities, governments, developers, and investors are making decisions that will shape the energy systems of the next 30 years, work with GHD’s global network of 14,000+ professionals — accessing specialists across networks, renewables, energy storage, advisory, and project delivery to strengthen your technical depth and broaden your professional capability beyond what most individual consulting roles offer, lead significant technical workstreams — feasibility studies, techno-economic assessments, due diligence assignments, and Owner’s Engineer engagements — with the autonomy and responsibility that a Senior Consultant role genuinely provides, applying DIgSILENT PowerFactory, ETAP, PSS/E, PSCAD, or PLEXOS expertise in advisory assignments where your analysis informs real investment and delivery decisions, contribute to shaping GHD’s regional Energy capability — participating in business development, proposal leadership, client engagement, and the mentoring of junior professionals — in a role that goes far beyond pure technical delivery and develops a complete senior energy consulting professional, and build or advance a Chartered Engineer profile within one of the global engineering industry’s most respected multidisciplinary firms, in Abu Dhabi’s most active and strategically important energy consulting market.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Delivery — Networks, BESS & Renewables
- Lead and contribute to multidisciplinary technical workstreams across electricity networks, renewable energy, energy storage (BESS), system integration, and energy strategy
- Deliver feasibility and options studies, engineering assessments, and technical advisory assignments from initial scoping through to final recommendations
- Support the planning, design, and delivery of electricity network and substation projects — including option selection, design coordination, technical specifications, equipment interfaces, and procurement input
- Undertake, review, or coordinate power-system, grid-integration, energy-modelling, and techno-economic studies using DIgSILENT PowerFactory, ETAP, PSS/E, PSCAD, PLEXOS, Python, or similar tools
Technical Due Diligence & Owner’s Engineer
- Deliver technical due diligence and Owner’s Engineer assignments — evaluating technical, delivery, and operational risks and developing proportionate, evidence-based recommendations for clients
- Review designs, calculations, specifications, equipment data, and technical documentation for alignment with project requirements, applicable standards, and good industry practice
- Assess project requirements, technical configurations, technology options, operational constraints, and interfaces with existing energy infrastructure
- Prepare clear, well-structured technical deliverables that translate complex engineering matters into actionable findings and practical recommendations for client decision-makers
Business Development, Proposals & Client Engagement
- Lead and contribute to business development activities — identifying opportunities, building client relationships, and leading or supporting proposals across GHD’s Middle East Energy work
- Contribute to GHD’s energy growth strategy in the Middle East in collaboration with local leadership
- Coordinate multidisciplinary inputs and engage confidently with clients, utilities, developers, contractors, and other project stakeholders across the region
- Maintain and develop external relationships with industry peers, OEMs, contractors, and energy sector clients
Project Management, Mentoring & Continuous Improvement
- Manage assigned scopes in line with agreed programme, budget, quality, governance, and health and safety requirements — including serving as project manager where required
- Mentor junior professionals through technical review, structured coaching, and knowledge sharing across GHD’s Middle East Energy team
- Contribute to the consistent application and continuous improvement of GHD’s technical tools, methods, and delivery standards
- Contribute to an inclusive team environment that values collaboration, technical quality, continuous learning, and professional excellence
Qualifications & Requirements
Educational Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Power Engineering, or a closely related discipline (REQUIRED)
- A relevant postgraduate qualification (Master’s or PhD) would be advantageous
- Chartered Engineer status, or active progress towards an equivalent recognised professional accreditation, is a strong advantage
Experience Requirements
- Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in consulting, utilities, project development, engineering, EPC, Owner’s Engineer, or technical advisory environments (REQUIRED)
- Demonstrated technical depth in one or more areas — electricity networks and substations, renewable energy, energy storage, grid connection, system integration, energy modelling, energy strategy, due diligence, or project delivery
- Good understanding of relevant international standards and engineering practices — Middle East utilities, regulatory frameworks, or project-delivery experience is highly regarded
Essential Technical Skills
- Experience using, reviewing, or directing work with engineering, modelling, or data-analysis tools — DIgSILENT PowerFactory, ETAP, PSS/E, PSCAD, PLEXOS, Python, or similar
- Strong written, presentation, and client-facing communication skills — ability to explain complex technical matters clearly to utilities, developers, governments, and investors
- Proven experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams, managing concurrent assignments, and exercising sound technical, commercial, and professional judgement
- Fluency in written and spoken English is required; regional travel may be required
About GHD — Engineering a Better World
GHD is one of the world’s leading professional services companies — with over 14,000 professionals delivering engineering, design, and advisory solutions across water, energy, resources, environment, property and buildings, and transportation sectors globally. In the Middle East, GHD is bringing together regional market insight and global technical capability to help utilities, governments, developers, and major energy users navigate the rapid transformation of regional energy systems — from electricity networks and renewable energy to BESS, grid integration, energy strategy, and digital solutions. Joining GHD’s Abu Dhabi Energy team means joining a firm that is actively shaping the energy future of the region, with the global resources, technical depth, and collaborative culture to make that contribution genuinely meaningful.
Career Excellence: Lead the Middle East energy transition at GHD Abu Dhabi — where your DIgSILENT, ETAP, or PSS/E expertise, BESS and renewables knowledge, and senior consulting capability shape the energy infrastructure of the region for decades to come.
Who Should Apply?
- Senior Electricity Network Engineers: With 8+ years of consulting, utility, or advisory experience and proven depth in network analysis, grid integration, or substation design
- BESS & Renewable Energy Consultants: With techno-economic assessment, feasibility study, and grid-integration experience for utility-scale storage and renewables projects
- DIgSILENT / ETAP / PSS/E Power System Analysts: With demonstrated proficiency in power system modelling, simulation, and technical assessment for advisory or delivery assignments
- Owner’s Engineer & Due Diligence Specialists: With experience evaluating technical risks, reviewing designs, and preparing recommendations for investors, developers, or utility clients
- Chartered Engineers & Senior Technical Leaders: Ready to lead GHD’s Middle East Energy capability — combining deep technical delivery with business development, client engagement, and team mentoring
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