VIE/PANGEO – Energy Modeling Project Engineer M/W

The VIE will join Veolia Engineering & Consulting's Spanish team in Madrid. He/She will contribute to the development of energy studies and modeling projects related to power systems and energy transition in developing countries.

Our Spanish subsidiary is a consulting firm specializing in the long-term development and climate impacts of global power, natural gas, and water infrastructure. The company brings together expertise in economics, finance, law, data analytics, electrical and power engineering, and energy systems.

Main responsibilities include:

• Contributing to energy trajectory modeling to analyze long-term energy system evolution and optimization of portfolio planning

• Participation in medium/long term power sector planning, contributing to develop optimization/dispatch models of electricity systems to assess the investments and operational costs associated with different generation or transmission expansion options, using Optgen-SDDP tools.  

• Contributing to optimization studies for the technical evaluation of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and studying the economical profitability of such assets on electricity systems.

• Participating in modeling studies of electrical transmission and distribution networks using DigSilent PowerFactory.

• Participating in modernization programs for electrical systems and the deployment of smart grid technologies.

• Supporting data analysis and visualization through tools such as Power BI, Excel, or programming languages (Python, etc.).

• Supporting diagnostic missions on analysis of public transmission / distribution networks in international contexts.

• Contributing to the preparation of technical proposals in response to international tenders.

• Collaborating with Veolia teams and international clients on projects funded by international financial institutions (World Bank, EBRD, Development Agencies, etc.) across Africa, Europe, South America, and the Caribbean.

• The VIE will be required to travel internationally as part of consulting missions and project execution (up to a maximum of one week per month on average).