Expert Secondary Systems

Excited to work for a key Belgian player in the energy landscape? The Belgian and European energy landscape is in full swing. Did you know that Elia Belgium plays a crucial role in this? As part of Elia Group, a European transmission system operator, Elia Belgium ensures the reliability and sustainability of the electricity supply in our country.

Side‑by‑side with your talented colleagues, you will play a part in building a sustainable, green and reliable energy infrastructure that stimulates economic growth and reduces our ecological footprint.

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Expert Secondary Systems – Focus Tools & Data

Further develop your expertise at the heart of Elia’s secondary systems

Within Grid Solutions – Asset Management & Work Methods – AM Secondary Systems, you play a key role in the reliability and evolution of the secondary systems supporting Elia’s electricity transmission network infrastructure.

• Further deepen your technical expertise.
• Develop a transversal vision of secondary systems.
• Have a concrete impact on the tools and data used across Elia.
• Actively contribute to the department’s digitalisation and technological developments.
• Progressively evolve towards a recognised expert and functional leadership role.

Become a key contributor to protection and selectivity analyses

• Carry out audits and protection selectivity studies using the Sincal tool, in close collaboration with the relevant experts and departments.
• Analyse results critically, identify inconsistencies and contribute to corrective actions.

Take ownership of strategic tools and data

• Manage the data and configuration of the Sincal tool.
• Ensure the consistency of network models and align them with the other simulation tools used within Elia.
• Contribute to the reliability and quality of the technical data essential to the operation of secondary systems.

Play a central role in structuring and steering data

• Manage the ASR database (“Assets Settings Referential”), which centralises the settings and configuration files of secondary equipment deployed in Elia substations.
• Develop performance indicators to monitor the quality and completeness of the database.
• Ensure the associated reporting and contribute to the definition of action plans to resolve identified issues.

Share your expertise and support users

• Support the users of the tools under your responsibility through training, documentation maintenance and day‑to‑day support.
• Actively contribute to knowledge sharing and the upskilling of teams.

Contribute to the vision and evolution of tomorrow’s tools

• In the longer term, evolve towards a “Business Application Leader” role for these tools.
• Participate in defining their vision and roadmap, taking into account new business needs, user feedback, and technological developments.

Actively contribute to digitalisation and innovative projects

• Involved in the evaluation, development, deployment and management of new solutions as part of the digitalisation of secondary systems.
• Contribute to integrating AI‑based solutions into existing tools and play a driving role in these developments.

Your Profile

• Hold a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering (civil or industrial engineering), or have equivalent experience enabling you to perform this role successfully.
• Have knowledge of protection systems, automation and control‑command systems, or can demonstrate concrete experience in these fields.
• Have a general understanding of electrical networks.
• Be comfortable working with IT tools such as PSS Sincal, Power Factory or relational databases.
• Knowledge of SQL, CIM standard or Power BI is considered an asset.
• Work in a rigorous, structured and methodical way.
• Be autonomous and proactive.
• Communicate easily and know how to convince stakeholders.
• Be pragmatic and results‑oriented.
• Possess strong analytical and synthesis skills.
• Enjoy challenging existing ways of working with a continuous improvement and efficiency mindset.
• Be fluent in French or Dutch and have a good command of English.

What This Opportunity Can Offer You

• Strengthen your technical expertise in a strategic domain for Elia.
• Develop a global understanding of secondary systems and their interactions.
• Gain visibility through transversal collaborations with various departments and experts.
• Play a