Senior Protection & Control Engineer

Description

Are you a technical expert in protection systems and control schemes? Want to work on critical HV infrastructure projects that power homes and businesses across the UK? We’re looking for a Senior Protection and Control Engineer to join our growing team delivering HV and EHV substation designs within a large-scale DNO framework.

Department: OCU Design

Location: Ruislip

• Design Development - Prepare and review protection and control designs including single-line diagrams, protection schematics, wiring diagrams, and control philosophies.
• Standards Compliance - Ensure all designs align with DNO requirements, national standards and project specifications.
• Coordination - Work collaboratively with primary electrical designers, civil designers, and control system specialists to ensure integrated solutions.
• Settings & Calculations - Undertake protection studies, fault level assessments, and configuration of protection settings for approval by the DNO.
• Technical Assurance - Provide technical oversight to ensure robust, safe, and operable protection and control systems are delivered.
• Review & Handover - Support design reviews and commissioning stages, ensuring protection schemes perform as intended and documentation is complete.
• Consultant Management - Oversee third-party designers and review protection and control deliverables produced by sub-consultants.

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or electronic engineering (or equivalent).
• Proven experience in protection and control design for HV and EHV substations, ideally in a DNO or ICP environment.
• Sound knowledge of relays, SCADA, RTUs, and communication protocols.
• Experience performing relay settings calculations, coordination studies and using relevant software tools.

• Strong understanding of high‑voltage system protection principles and safety considerations.
• Clear communicator with the ability to explain complex control systems to non‑specialists.
• Attention to detail in producing and checking protection schematics and logic diagrams.
• Able to work independently and collaboratively in a multi‑disciplinary team environment.
• Capable of managing time and priorities effectively in a fast‑paced delivery setting.

To ensure that everyone has a fair opportunity to join our team, please inform us if you require any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment and interview process, by emailing