Role Description
The energy landscape is rapidly transforming. Join us as a Senior/Principal Substation Engineer and accelerate your career. You will be part of our industry‑leading Transmissions and Distributions teams, acting as partners to our clients and building a deep understanding of their challenges.
As a Substation Design Engineer you will work on engineering and construction projects primarily in industrial, transmission/distribution and renewable sectors. You must be able to appreciate complex, practical, regulatory, technical and commercial issues and work constructively with a broad range of senior stakeholders.
Role Accountabilities
* Responsible for the design of transmission protection systems for voltages up to 400 kV.
* Reviewing in‑house designs and those produced by external contractors.
* Experienced in the concepts required for the safe design and operation of electrical networks, and in construction.
* Advising on design and design change issues.
* Specialist in an electrical field; experience and extensive knowledge of other engineering fields would be advantageous.
* Substantial experience with Construction and Design Management (CDM).
* Ensure that design projects are undertaken by competent personnel and subcontractors, reviewing designs created by others.
* Challenge, propose, agree and implement alternative solutions compared with those dictated by the transmission specifications, policies, processes and best practices.
* Accountable for the effective delivery of the assigned tasks and deliverables of projects on time, at the required quality and within budget.
* Undertake site visits and non‑intrusive surveys as required as part of design activities or site support.
* Ensure risks are proactively identified, assessed and managed to avoid adverse impacts on the project.
* Identification, assessment and adoption of the best technical solution.
* Client interface management comprising infrastructure planners, project resources, direct labour/construction team, system operator, property & consents, procurement and attending necessary site meetings.
* Risk and CDM management.
Qualifications & Experience
* Proven technical capability associated with the design and/or application of power system protection. Preference for candidates with experience in protection application at transmission voltage levels up to 400 kV, gained within a transmission utility, consultancy or manufacturing environment. Strong candidates with a distribution background will be considered.
* Preparation of protection and control design deliverables, feasibility studies, reports, programmes and cost estimating.
* Calculation of relay settings and preparation of logic files.
* Proven ability to work with internal and external parties, e.g. equipment suppliers, manufacturers, service providers, professional bodies, and within a strong team‑working culture.
* Experience in the preparation of detailed electrical schematic diagrams for substation protection and control systems.
* Experience in busbar, feeder, transformer, reactor, circuit breaker fail, DAR protections and SCADA interface is essential; FACTS and HVDC protection systems is desirable.
* Protection design utilising conventional and non‑conventional instrument transformers.
* Knowledge of IEC61850 communication protocols.
* Experience in preparing single line diagrams, substation layouts, key line drawings (SLD, KLD) and cable protection.
* Good working experience of computer‑based packages such as ASPEN OneLiner and ETAP.
* National Grid TP141 protection and settings authorisation would be advantageous.
* Proven ability to communicate complex technical or commercial issues to peers or senior managers.
* Proven ability to work in and lead cross‑functional teams.
* Proven ability to develop working relationships quickly and effectively.
* Proven experience in writing clear and concise documentation.
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