Senior Substation Secondary Design Engineer

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Protection & Control Engineer to join a leading engineering consultancy delivering complex energy infrastructure projects across the UK transmission and distribution sector.

You will be part of a specialist engineering team working on high-voltage networks, renewable integration and critical national infrastructure. This role offers the opportunity to take ownership of protection and control design activities while supporting the wider transition of the UK energy system.

The Role

As a Senior P&C Engineer, you will be responsible for the delivery and technical development of protection and control systems for transmission projects up to 400kV.

Key responsibilities include:

Designing transmission protection systems up to 400kV
Reviewing internal and external contractor designs
Developing tender estimates, deliverables lists and engineering programmes
Supporting and guiding junior engineers across P&C activities
Advising on protection design and design change impacts
Ensuring compliance with CDM regulations and engineering standards
Applying safe design principles for electrical network operation
Challenging and improving technical solutions and design assumptions
Delivering assigned engineering tasks to time, cost and quality requirements
Undertaking site visits and supporting site-based engineering activities
Identifying, assessing and managing technical and project risks
Attending client and project meetings as required
Supporting coordination across multidisciplinary engineering teams

About You

You will likely bring:

Strong experience in power system protection design and application
Experience working at transmission voltage levels up to 400kV (utility, consultancy or OEM environment)
Proven experience producing protection and control design deliverables
Ability to calculate relay settings and develop logic files
Experience producing detailed electrical schematics for substation P&C systems
Knowledge of protection schemes including busbar, transformer, feeder, reactor and circuit breaker fail protection
Understanding of SCADA interfaces and protection system integration
Experience working with IEC 61850 communication protocols
Experience producing SLDs, KLDs and substation layout drawings
Knowledge of panel design, cable schedules and associated secondary engineering deliverables
Experience using protection study tools such as ASPEN, ETAP or DIgSILENT
Strong collaboration skills across internal and external stakeholders
Ability to communicate technical issues clearly and effectively

Desirable Experience

TP141, CDAE or LCDAE authorisation
Experience with HVDC and FACTS protection systems
SCADA design experience (e.g. Zenon-Copa-Data)

What's on Offer

Opportunity to work on major UK transmission and energy transition projects
Technical ownership of complex protection and control design work
Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
Exposure to high-value, nationally significant infrastructure programmes
Clear development and progression within a specialist engineering team

This is a strong opportunity for a Senior Protection & Control Engineer looking to take on greater technical responsibility while contributing to the UK's evolving energy infrastructure.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status