Protection and Commissioning Engineer – SPN
We are seeking a Protection and Commissioning Engineer to join UK Power Networks as a permanent member of the team based covering our SPN footprint in Sussex, Surrey or Kent.
Reporting to the Lead Protection and Commissioning Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in commissioning and testing substation equipment at all voltage levels.
Salary: £80,557 + car allowance + 3% bonus.
Responsibilities
* Plan and perform commissioning testing of all types of substation equipment.
* Provide design and standards support and witness manufacturers’ commissioning tests to ensure quality assurance and compliance.
* Guide the programme of commissioning, plant acceptance testing and safe energisation, delivering successful project completion for both internal and external customers.
* Develop and agree commissioning plans, set standards and ensure thorough testing of new schemes.
* Collaborate with in‑house, contractor and supplier experts to evaluate designs, reduce risk and optimise solutions.
* Check and apply software programmable logic and settings to protection schemes, diagnose problems, propose modifications and develop permanent solutions when maloperations occur—even under tight timescales.
* Influence network control, planning and authorise safe energisation, minimise customer interruptions and ensure all test records and relay settings are accurately maintained.
Qualifications
* Hold a relevant engineering degree or a Higher National HNC/HND qualification.
* Network operational experience as an Authorised Person (AP), particularly as a commissioning engineer, is desirable.
* Have strong logical problem‑solving skills, practical engineering sense and IT skills to interact with modern relay schemes and interpret complex results.
* Work largely site‑based, both outdoors and indoors, often requiring flexible hours to minimise customer disruptions.
* Be the technical authority on site, make critical decisions on testing and energisation and influence the prioritisation and planning of work to meet customer and programme demands.
EEO Statement
If you want to work in a collaborative environment, solve challenging technical problems and be part of a team that celebrates diversity and equal opportunity—regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status—then we want to hear from you.
Ready to energise your career? Apply by 29/10/2025 and help us power the future.
For any queries in connection to this vacancy or your application, please contact us at careers@ukpowernetworks.co.uk quoting the vacancy reference number and a member of the team will get in touch with you as soon as possible.
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