Senior Commissioning Engineer

Job Description

* The Commissioning Engineer is responsible for executing and completing the commissioning of HV substations to ensure that all primary and secondary systems are installed, tested, and energised safely, in accordance with project specifications, statutory regulations, and client requirements.

Commissioning Execution

* Plan and carry out interface commissioning activities for transformers, switch gear, protection, control, and auxiliary systems.

* Execute commissioning in accordance with approved Commissioning Strategies, Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs), and Method Statements.

* Coordinate commissioning activities across construction, protection, control, SCADA, and client teams to achieve safe energisation milestones.

Primary Equipment Commissioning

* HV and MV equipment interface commissioning including:

* Power transformers and auxiliary transformers

* HV/MV switch gear (AIS, GIS)

* Circuit breakers, disconnectors, earth switches

* Current transformers (CTs) and voltage transformers (VTs)

* Perform functional and operational checks prior to energisation.

Protection, Control & SCADA

* Carry out testing and commissioning of protection and control schemes, including:

* Differential, distance, overcurrent, busbar, and transformer protection

* Inter-tripping, interlocking, alarms, and indications

* Perform secondary and primary injection testing using approved test equipment.

* Verify SCADA, remote control, and IEC?61850 communication where applicable.

Safety and Compliance

* Carry out all commissioning activities in strict compliance with:

* Client and company’s Safety Rules and EHS procedures

* Approved method statements and risk assessments

* Maintain safe systems of work when interfacing with live or adjacent HV plant.

* Stop work and escalate any unsafe conditions, non compliances, or protection anomalies.

Authorisations

* CAT-1 for non-energised SSEN stations and CAT-3 for energised SSEN stations

* NGP for non-energised NG stations and NGCP for energised NG stations

* CCNSG or equivalent ticket