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Senior Protection and Control Design Engineer (SCADA)

United Kingdom B2B 650.00 - 800.00 GBP / Day · Job Posted May 27, 2026
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Job Description

Our client is a leading engineering and design consultancy who specialise in delivering a range of clients within the power sector. As a Senior P&C Engineer you will be working on engineering and construction projects primarily in industrial, transmission/distribution and renewable sectors. You must be able to appreciate complex, practical, regulatory, technical and commercial issues and to work constructively with a broad range of senior stakeholders.

Job Responsibility

  • Responsible for the design of transmission protection systems for voltages up to 400 kV
  • Reviewing in-house designs and those produced by external contractors
  • Responsible for delivering tender design man-hours estimates, deliverables lists and design programs
  • Guiding junior engineers through various P&C tasks by offering technical advice and support
  • Experience in the concepts required in the safe design and operation of electrical networks, and development construction
  • Advising on design and design change issues
  • Specialist in an Electrical field but experience and extensive knowledge of other Engineering fields would be advantageous
  • Substantial experience with Construction and Design Management (CDM)
  • Ensure that design projects are undertaken by competent personnel and sub-contractors reviewing designs created by others
  • Challenging, proposing, agreeing and implementing alternative solutions compared with those dictated by the transmission specifications, policies, processes and “best practices”
  • Accountable for the effective delivery of the assigned tasks and deliverables of projects to time, to the required quality and to budget
  • Undertake site visits / non-intrusive surveys as required as part of the design activities or as part of site support
  • Ensuring risks are proactively identified, assessed and managed to avoid adverse impacts on the project
  • Identification, assessment and adoption of the best technical solution
  • Attending necessary site meetings
  • Risk and CDM management

Requirements

  • Proven technical capability associated with the design and/or application of power system protection. Preference will be given to candidates with experience in protection application at transmission voltage levels up to 400 kV, gained within a transmission utility, consultancy or manufacturing environment. Strong candidates with a distribution background will be considered
  • Preparation of Protection and Control design deliverables, feasibility studies, reports, programmes and cost estimating
  • Calculation of relay settings and preparation of logic files
  • Proven ability of working with internal and external parties, e.g. equipment suppliers, manufacturers, service providers, professional bodies, and working within a strong team-working culture
  • Experience in the preparation of detailed electrical schematic diagrams for substation Protection and Control systems
  • Experience in Busbar, Feeder, Transformer, Reactor, Circuit Breaker fail, DAR protections and SCADA interface is essential and FACTS, HVDC protection systems is desirable
  • Protection design utilising conventional and non-conventional Instrument Transformers
  • Knowledge of IEC61850 communication protocols
  • Experience in preparing Single Line Diagram, Substation Layout, Key Line Drawings (SLD, KLD)
  • Experience in preparing Panel general arrangements, panel equipment bill of materials, panel internal wires, termination external cable connection diagrams, cable block diagrams, cable schedules, cable core sheets, cable sizing, DC battery sizing
  • Experience in interface engineering between protection systems and primary/plant equipment
  • A good working experience of computer-based packages relay coordination and short circuit calculation e.g. ASPEN OneLiner, ETAP, DIgSILENT would be advantageous
  • National Grid TP141 or CDAE or LCDAE Protection and Settings authorisation would be advantageous
  • Detailed design experience on SCADA systems for example network architecture, HMI design with Zenon-Copa-Data would be advantageous
  • Proven ability of communicating complex technical or commercial issues to project managers
  • Proven ability to work in cross functional teams
  • Proven ability to develop working relationships quickly and effectively
  • Proven experience in writing clear and concise documentation

Nice to have

  • Experience in Busbar, Feeder, Transformer, Reactor, Circuit Breaker fail, DAR protections and SCADA interface is essential and FACTS, HVDC protection systems is desirable
  • A good working experience of computer-based packages relay coordination and short circuit calculation e.g. ASPEN OneLiner, ETAP, DIgSILENT would be advantageous
  • National Grid TP141 or CDAE or LCDAE Protection and Settings authorisation would be advantageous
  • Detailed design experience on SCADA systems for example network architecture, HMI design with Zenon-Copa-Data would be advantageous
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