Senior Principal P&C Engineer - Power Grid Innovation

Mott MacDonald; Madrid; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive annual leave

Pension scheme

Life insurance

Annual professional subscription

Private medical insurance

Salary sacrifice vouchers

Job summary

Mott MacDonald in Madrid, Seville and Barcelona is seeking a Senior Principal Protection & Control Engineer to join our expanding Power Transmission and Distribution team.

You will mentor a high-performing team, develop innovative protection schemes for large-scale transmission projects, and ensure secure electricity supply while integrating renewable sources. The role spans international projects and requires strong leadership and communication skills.

Qualifications

• 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

Responsibilities

• Develop protection schemes for large power transmission projects
• Mentor and lead a high-performing team within the Power Transmission and Distribution group
• Collaborate on client transmission and distribution installations and feasibility studies
• Configure protection settings and support commissioning activities
• Prepare design drawings, specifications, and tender documents

Skills

Protection & Control

UK T&D experience

Excellent communication

International projects

Relay designs

Education

Electrical engineering degree

Chartered Engineer status (towards)

Tools

IEC61850

TP141 qualification (National Grid)

Job description

Mott MacDonald in Madrid, Seville and Barcelona is seeking a Senior Principal Protection & Control Engineer to join our expanding Power Transmission and Distribution team.

You will mentor a high-performing team, develop innovative protection schemes for large-scale transmission projects, and ensure secure electricity supply while integrating renewable sources. The role spans international projects and requires strong leadership and communication skills.