Protection and Control Engineer - Energy
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Job Description
What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?
At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects, and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.
Our Energy Networks business is home to over two hundred talented people ranging from early career professionals to established engineers and project managers.
We work throughout the UK and beyond in Off-Shore Electricity Transmission, On-Shore Electricity Transmission, and Distribution markets to help keep the lights on!
These are exciting times in our marketplace. Joining our team, you will work collectively to deliver crucial national electricity infrastructure, working in partnership with TNOs, DNOs, Contractors, and Developers.
The Energy Networks team plans, designs, and delivers new customer connections and network reinforcements to ensure infrastructure is ready for green investment and new technologies.
Our bright sparks are spread throughout the UK, working under a flexible hybrid setup.
The team is encouraged and supported to realize their potential with training courses, further education, and mentors for chartership, along with a thriving positive social culture to celebrate our success.
A Little More About Your Role
As a Protection & Control Engineer, you will design a range of Technical Protection & Control solutions for Distribution Network Operators (DNOs) substation projects, including both AIS & GIS at voltages from 11kV to 132kV. Our clients include main DNOs in the UK such as NGED, UKPN, SSEN, NPg, ENWL, and others. You will also work with developers and private clients connecting assets to the Grid at distribution voltage levels.
You could be based in Newcastle, Stockton-on-Tees, Leeds, Manchester, or Birmingham but must be flexible to travel to UK client offices and sites as required.
You Will
* Produce comprehensive protection and control system design drawings for 11kV up to 132kV systems.
* Develop new protection solutions to meet future smart grid requirements.
* Integrate protection and control systems to deliver cost-effective design solutions.
* Create all associated engineering design calculations and documentation.
* Support the creation of equipment specifications.
* Visit sites to assess project requirements.
* Attend site meetings and provide ongoing design support during project build.
* Review designs produced by suppliers and clients to ensure technical compliance and adherence to current legislation and policies.
What We Will Be Looking For You To Demonstrate
* HNC Electrical Engineering qualification.
* Proven experience in designing protection and control schemes at distribution level.
* Knowledge of electrical networks and engineering standards.
* Ability to interpret technical documentation related to design.
* Experience working with main suppliers’ products of substation control equipment (e.g., ABB/Hitachi, Siemens, GE).
* Experience with standard protocols such as IEC 61850 and IEC 60870.
* Ability to travel to client sites when required.
If you don’t meet all criteria, apply anyway, and we will assess how your experience aligns with this role and other opportunities.
Join us in creating a better future for all
Become part of our global team of over 69,000 employees dedicated to making a positive impact in communities worldwide. We foster a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion, supporting your growth through training, mentoring, and chartership opportunities.
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