The Senior Authorised Protection Commissioning Engineer provides advanced commissioning and integration services for protection, control, and SCADA systems across all distribution asset classes. This role encompasses all aspects of project-based commissioning activities, ensuring new equipment and protection schemes are fully commissioned and integrated with existing systems, meeting regulatory and customer obligations.,
* Undertake all duties required of a Protection Commissioning Engineer, including:
* Pre-commissioning inspections and off-load commissioning tests.
* Verification of detailed schematics against connection, protection, and tripping logic diagrams.
* Attend Factory Acceptance Testing and project meetings as required.
* Witness testing of primary substation plant (circuit breakers, switches/disconnectors, transformers, voltage and current transformers).
* Insulation resistance, primary and secondary injection tests.
* Circuit logic and relay logic tests.
* Protection relay checks (distance, feeder differential, transformer differential, frequency, G99, high impedance busbar, blocked busbar protection).
* Auto-reclose scheme, intertripping, and signalling equipment checks.
* Integration testing of protection systems with control and SCADA (DNP3, IEC61850).
* Testing and proving relay programmable logic and setting files.
* Fully commission new items of plant and protection, integrating them with existing systems.
* Hold relevant authorisations under Distribution Safety Rules to commission, operate, and maintain all protection systems up to and including 132kV.
* Perform operational switching relevant to the voltages being commissioned.
* Provide guidance and support to other members of the Protection Commissioning Team.
* Complete all work in line with company objectives (time, cost, quality) and provide accurate reports on progress and status.
* Use and update company data and information systems, including comprehensive commissioning records and fault/defect investigations.
* Undertake duties under the CDM Regulations as Designer and/or Contractor.
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