Nick Jatan
Lenah Valley,TAS
Summary
Dynamic leader with extensive experience in power systems analysis and technical leadership at Hydro Tasmania. Proven ability to optimize operational compliance and enhance team performance. Skilled in contract management and project delivery, with a history of negotiating agreements that improve market participation. Focused on continuous improvement and effective stakeholder engagement.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Leader Network Operations Planning
Tasmanian Networks Pty Ltd
Lenah Valley, Tasmania
10.2023 - Current
- Leading System Integration and Operations Outage Assessment functions to ensure safe, efficient operation of Tasmanian networks.
- Accountable for principal operations engineering support. Enables compliant operation of Tasmanian power system per National Electricity Rules and Tasmanian Electricity Code.
- Fostered engineering excellence through high technical proficiency and professionalism in the electricity supply industry.
- Provided guidance and support to enhance team performance and operational compliance.
- Demonstrated leadership in aligning engineering practices with regulatory standards to optimize outcomes.
- Cultivated a culture of continuous improvement within teams to elevate operational standards.
Principal Power Systems Engineer / Team Leader
Vysus Group
Melbourne, Victoria
04.2023 - 10.2023
- Have established relationships with two key clients with large project portfolios maintaining a framework for a pipeline of projects to be delivered by my team (Leeson Group/BNRG and ib vogt)
- Obtained 5.3.4 letters for clients in South Australia and Victoria
- Managing a team of engineering professionals to deliver R0 connection packages for a range of clients with projects in Victoria, South Australia, NSW and Tasmania for Wind, Solar and BESS technologies
- Providing technical leadership and mentoring to develop team members skills in power systems analysis
- Project manager for my team’s projects (currently 20 projects)
- Participating in the Grid businesses strategy development
Technical Director – Power Systems
GHD
05.2021 - 04.2023
- Assisting a range of clients to meet their project objectives across Australia including:
- NewGen Networks – CWO REZ Network Operator Bid Submission for EnergyCo (NSW)
- Equis Wind – Low Head Wind Farm R0 GPS (Tasmania)
- Powerlink – Curtis Island Electrification Study (QLD)
- Neoen – Kaban Wind Farm Owners Engineer Role for GPS R2 Registration (QLD)
- Department of State Growth – Tasmanian Load Growth Capacity Assessment (Tasmania)
- Won significant project work for our group, assisting in growing GHD’s client base and repeat sole-select opportunities
- Assisting in the technical development and growth of the power systems team members via the delivery of formal training and mentoring
- Providing leadership in developing and delivering projects, maximising GHD’s involvement through multi-disciplinary teams and enhance our client’s experiences
- Providing technical leadership and mentoring to develop team members focused on power systems with broad experience in transmission systems analysis, including load flow, transient stability, small signal stability and voltage stability studies
- Influencing business planning strategies for the national power systems, generation, transmission and distribution service lines.
Manager, Operational Contracts
Hydro Tasmania
09.2020 - 04.2021
- Successfully negotiated Inertia and System Strength agreement with TasNetworks, including oversight of the SCADA solution implementation
- Worked with Basslink Pty Ltd to renew onshore and offshore property damage and business interruption insurance
- Ensuring that the engineering measures proposed for Basslink are fit for purpose and progressing
- Ensured the team delivered above expectation contract management, energy delivery risk minimisation, water and gas contract compliance
- Contribution towards the AEMC System Security Market Frameworks review
- Management and optimisation of key operational contracts
- Management of stakeholder relationships that enable energy market participation for electricity, gas and water agreements
- Maximising opportunities to ensure interconnector transfers are unconstrained
- Developing innovative solutions for FCAS provision
- Keeping abreast of market rule and standards changes, ensuring systems and processes remain compliant
- Management of a team of specialized individuals aligned to deliver to a set of well-defined KPIs
Operational Contracts/Energy Market Specialist
Hydro Tasmania
01.2013 - 09.2020
- Maximising revenue from the NEM and other sources
- Provide expert power systems advice on the optimisation of market dispatch
- SME for network control schemes in Tasmania (SPS, AUFLS, GCS, UFLS, OFGS, GTRSPS)
- Future connection impact studies with consideration of voltage, frequency/inertia, fault level/system strength and transient stability
- Providing technical support and working with international cable experts for the Basslink Arbitration case 2018-21
- Determining the impact of proposed and upcoming regulatory changes
- Developing innovative solutions to meet ancillary service requirements at the lowest possible cost, whilst maintaining power system security requirements
Senior Electrical Engineer
Entura
03.2011 - 12.2012
Senior Systems Engineer
Entura
03.2008 - 03.2011
Senior Power Systems Engineer
Hydro Tasmania Consulting
12.2006 - 03.2008
Power Systems Engineer
Hydro Tasmania Consulting
04.2005 - 12.2006
Lead Software Developer
XVT Solutions
10.2003 - 04.2005
Senior Network and System Administrator
News Corp/Davies Brothers
01.2002 - 10.2003
Senior Software Developer
Glebe Systems
01.2000 - 01.2002
Project Engineer
Modular Mining Systems
02.1999 - 12.1999
Education
Cert IV Competitive Systems and Practices -
Productivity Improvers
01.2020
Diploma of Management -
Skills Institute Tas
01.2012
Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Engineering with Honours -
University of Tasmania
01.1998
Skills
- Technical Leadership
- Power Systems Analysis
- Electricity & Gas Market Analysis
- Secondary Systems Design & Implementation
- People Management
- Contract Management
- Project Management
- Technical writing
- Non-technical writing
Certification
- Registered Professional Engineer Victoria (Electrical) - PE0010331, Business Licensing Authority, Victoria
- Registered Professional Engineer Queensland (Electrical) - 27597, Board of Professional Engineers, Queensland
- Registered Professional Engineer (Electrical), Professionals Australia
Affiliations
MIEAust, Institute of Engineers Australia
Community
- Engineering Student Mentor, University of Tasmania 2016 - 2019
- School Association Chair, New Town High School 2015 - 2017
- State President, Professionals Australia 2006 - 2012
Projects
- Bungama Solar Farm and BESS, AMP Energy, Principal, 2023
- Robertstown BESS, AMP Energy, Principal, 2023
- Orange Grove Solar Farm, Overland, Principal, 2023
- George Town Solar Farm, ib vogt, Principal, 2023
- Corop Solar Farm and BESS, Leeson Group, Principal, 2023
- Low Head Wind Farm GPS R0, Equis Wind, Technical Lead, 2022-23
- Harlin Solar Farm Concept Design and GPS R0, Harlin Solar, Project Manager, Technical Reviewer, 2022-23
- Kaban Wind Farm GPS R2, Neoen, Owners Engineer, 2022-23
- Industrial Load Connection Application, Sunrise Energy Mines, Technical Lead, 2021 - 23
- Central-West Orana REZ Power System Model Development, NewGen Networks, Lead Power System Modelling Engineer, 2022
- Curtis Island Electrification Study, Powerlink, Project Manager, Technical Lead Transmission, 2022
- Rectiformer Vendor Assessment, NyrStar Hobart, Project Manager, Technical Lead Transmission, 2021
- Tasmanian Load Growth Capacity Assessment, Department of State Growth, Project Manager, Technical Lead, 2021
- Stratford Renewable Energy Hub Pre-feasibility and Scoping Study, Yancoal, Technical Lead Transmission, 2021-22
- Basslink versus Hydro Tasmania and the State of Tasmania Legal Arbitration, Hydro Tasmania, Technical Lead, 2018-20
- Inertia and System Strength Agreement, Hydro Tasmania, Technical Lead, Contract Manager, 2019-20
- Energy Control System Upgrade, Hydro Tasmania, Project Manager, SME for Power Systems, 2018-20
- Adaptive Under Frequency Load Shedding FCAS solution, Hydro Tasmania, Technical Lead, Stakeholder Manager, 2016-18
- Bairnsdale Remote Dispatch Compliance, Hydro Tasmania, Technical Lead, 2016-17
- FCAS L6 Generator Tripping Solution, Hydro Tasmania, Technical Lead, Stakeholder Manager, 2015-16
- Generation Dispatch Optimisation, Hydro Tasmania, Technical Lead, 2013–16
- AETV Pty Ltd transfer of ownership, Hydro Tasmania, Project Manager, Technical Lead, 2013
- Redesign of Network Control System Protection Scheme, TasNetworks, Hydro Tasmania, Senior Power Systems Engineer, 2012-13
- Haymarket Control System Upgrade, Transgrid, Senior SCADA Engineer, 2011-12
- Huon Area Security Upgrade, TasNetworks, Senior SCADA Engineer, 2011–12
- Ajenti Water Monitoring, National Water Commission, Technical Lead, 2007-11
- Constraint Analyser Software Development, Hydro Tasmania, Senior Power Systems Engineer, 2007-08
- Gordon 1 and 2 Modernisation Project, Hydro Tasmania, Power Systems Engineer, 2006-07
Training
- Energy for Life Technical Summit (presenter), Connecting renewable assets to the grid, 2022
- PSSE Dynamics, Siemens/PTI, 2021
- PSSE Fault Studies, Siemens/PTI, 2021
- Dare to Lead, based on research by Brene Brown, Zoe Coyle-Beeche, Dr Polly McGee, 2020
- Emerging Leaders, Hydro Tasmania, 2018
- Contract Management, EEA, 2014
- Voltage Stability, AEMO/AMSC, 2013
- SAP Project Management, Hydro Tasmania, 2013
- Smart Utilities Australia & New Zealand 2010 Conference, Melbourne, 2010
- Leadership Initiative, Hydro Tasmania, 2009
- Effective Technical Writing Skills, Wordsworth Effective Communications, 2007
- Mental Health First Aid Course, Australian Red Cross, 2007
- Operate as part of an emergency control organisation, TasFire Training, 2006
- Power System Dynamics Presented By Dr. Prabha Kundur, API & Siemens, 2006
- Scotwork Advanced Negotiating Skills Programme, Scotwork Negotiating Skills, 2006
- Network and FCAS Constraints in the NEM, NEMMCO Education, 2006
- Modelling and Control Techniques for the enhancement of Power System Stability, Applied Technology Conferences, 2005
- Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices (ICND), Global Knowledge Australia, 2002
Personal Skills
- Public Speaking
- Playing Guitar
- Listening to Music
- Bush Walking
- Travelling
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Leader Network Operations Planning
Tasmanian Networks Pty Ltd
10.2023 - Current
Principal Power Systems Engineer / Team Leader
Vysus Group
04.2023 - 10.2023
Technical Director – Power Systems
GHD
05.2021 - 04.2023
Manager, Operational Contracts
Hydro Tasmania
09.2020 - 04.2021
Operational Contracts/Energy Market Specialist
Hydro Tasmania
01.2013 - 09.2020
Senior Electrical Engineer
Entura
03.2011 - 12.2012
Senior Systems Engineer
Entura
03.2008 - 03.2011
Senior Power Systems Engineer
Hydro Tasmania Consulting
12.2006 - 03.2008
Power Systems Engineer
Hydro Tasmania Consulting
04.2005 - 12.2006
Lead Software Developer
XVT Solutions
10.2003 - 04.2005
Senior Network and System Administrator
News Corp/Davies Brothers
01.2002 - 10.2003
Senior Software Developer
Glebe Systems
01.2000 - 01.2002
Project Engineer
Modular Mining Systems
02.1999 - 12.1999
Cert IV Competitive Systems and Practices -
Productivity Improvers
Diploma of Management -
Skills Institute Tas
Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Engineering with Honours -
University of Tasmania
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