Principal Protection and Control Engineer NEW

Job description

About the role

Mott MacDonald has an exciting opportunity for a Principal Protection & Control Engineer to join our expanding Power Transmission and Distribution team. The successful candidate will havve followng functions.

Project Development

• Work on diverse, industry-leading projects
• Develop innovative solutions for power transmission grid systems
• Ensure security of electricity supply
• Develop integration of renewable energy sources
• Bring large power infrastructural plans from concept to delivery stage

Client Engagement

• Work on client transmission and distribution installations
• Contribute to feasibility studies for transmission
• Design and Specification
• Produce tender specifications for Protection and Control (P&C)
• Produce detailed design drawings for Protection and Control schemes
• Check detailed design drawings

Fault Studies and Protection

• Carry out fault studies for transmission projects
• Calculate protection settings using fault study results
• Check fault studies and protection setting results

Commissioning

• Configure relays
• Advise on commissioning stage of projects
• Check commissioning documentation

About the business unit

The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across a number of sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. Together we provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle – from concept and design, to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension. Together with our clients, we’re helping to deliver the energy transition globally.

Candidate Specification

• Qualified to degree level and will ideally be, or working towards Chartered Engineer status
• Knowledge of relay designs and have experience of UK practices as well as experience of working on international projects
• Excellent communications skills
• UK Transmission & Distribution experience
• Extensive Protection and Control experience in an Electrical Engineering role
• Desirable:Qualifications to National Grid TP141 qualified Commissioning Engineer / Officer.
• Good working knowledge of HV equipmentExperience in Protection systems using IEC61850 protocol
• Experience in North American Protection standards and practices
• The successful candidate will be expected to achieve design authorisation from UK’s National Grid and authorisation as a ‘person’ under UK electrical utilities safety rules.