HV Commissioning Engineer

Astute's Contract team is partnering with a HV Testing & Commissioning Company to recruit for a HV Commissioning Engineer for a 3-4-week initial contract in Wrexham. Once successfully completing this short-term contract, the candidate will be able to move onto other projects taking the contract duration to an additional 3-6 months.

The Commissioning Engineer contract comes with a day rate of £500-£550 per day, Outside IR35. There is flexibility for this rate to increase if you have your own cable & testing tools. Accommodation is available too.

ASAP start date: 19th August 2026.

Key skills required for this role:

Protection & CT Commissioning
Secondary Injection - Siprotec Feeder Relays
Busbar Protection - Siemens 7SR2302
I/O and Function Testing (all panels)
Line Differential Scheme Functional Testing
G99 Compliance Testing Bonus if you have your own tools!

Astute People are acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative.

We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful