Principal Engineer - FACTS

Perth, Perth and Kinross, United Kingdom, £ 58,100 - 95,810 Per Year performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finan, Permanent

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For this role, we require successful applicants to be based from one of our Scottish locations – Perth, Inverness or Aberdeen

Salary: £58,100 - £95,810 + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available

At SSEN Transmission, we are building a network for Net Zero that's smarter, more flexible, and equipped to support the future of energy, one that delivers clean, secure, and affordable electricity for generations to come. Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) play a crucial role in this transformation by enabling greater control, stability, and efficiency across our high voltage infrastructure.

Network Engineering are part of the Asset Management and Operations Directorate. Their purpose is to ensure that engineering activities for all Transmission projects and business areas are safe, sound and supported. They carry out the Design and Technical Engineering Governance functions for the Transmission Business, ensuring that the design of the network and the equipment used operates safely, reliably and in compliance with the relevant legislation.

As part of our journey, we're looking for a Principal Engineer - FACTS to join our specialist Network Engineering team. You'll play a vital role in defining technical policy, influencing industry standards, and supporting the delivery of innovative, future-ready projects across our high-voltage transmission network related to HVDC and FACTS.

• Write, maintain and own technical specifications and guidance notes required for one or more FACTS devices (STATCOM, SYNCOM, SVC, SSSC, UPFC) or HVDC technology used on the Transmission network. Updates will be based upon stakeholder engagement and technology advancement where you will use your excellent communication skills to justify the changes technically and economically.
• As part of the Technical Authority, review test plans and witness tests to ensure that all FACTS technology and equipment selected is adequately tested, proven and validated and review proposed suppliers to confirm their suitability to be approved for use on the transmission network.
• Provide Subject Matter Expert input to design reviews carried out by the Design Authority, provide specialist input where required and verify project proposals are fit for purpose and identify any scope changes required.
• Provide technical consultancy services across the SSEN Transmission business, encouraging the development of staff and have a willingness to share your specialist expert knowledge.
• Represent SSEN Transmission at industry body events such as ENA, IEC or CIGRE working groups and attend conferences to support engineering development and feedback best practice to our business.

• A degree in Electrical Engineering or another relevant engineering discipline and Chartered Engineer status with a relevant institution or working towards chartered status.
• Demonstrable experience on an expert level in the design, specification, construction, control & operation and maintenance of one or more FACTS devices at transmission voltages.
• The ability and experience to technically assess issues and/or problems and critically assess a range of technical solutions and an in depth understanding of the technical requirements for design, planning, control, operation and development of FACTS devices.
• A detailed knowledge and understanding of a range of National Grid, British and European Standards, UK grid code and SQSS alongside the capability and experience in writing technical specifications, guidance notes and work instructions for FACTS.

SSE has a bold ambition – to be a leading energy company in a net zero world. We're transforming the grid to provide greener electricity for millions of people and investing over £20 billion in homegrown energy, with £20 billion more in the pipeline.

SSEN Transmission own and operate the electricity transmission network…