Station Control Engineer

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities

Leadership Principles guidance

Inclusive culture

Foundation-owned stability

Job summary

Ramboll is seeking a Station Control engineer to design and implement SCADA-based control and protection solutions for substations and HV/MV networks across Europe. You will contribute across all project phases—from concept to commissioning—developing open/closed loop control strategies and protection philosophies in a global energy setting.

Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams is essential. Join Ramboll Energy to advance sustainable infrastructure with an inclusive, growth-oriented

Qualifications

• Development of engineering specifications for plant and station control systems.
• Experience in SCADA, SRO, and network systems IEC 61850-based substation automation.
• Development of protection philosophies, protection settings, and protection coordination studies.
• Modelling, simulation using PSCAD/PSSE/PowerFactory and MATLAB/Simulink for protection and control.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement control philosophies for substations and HV/MV networks.
• Specify, design and apply protection and control solutions for wide range of projects.
• Contribute across all project phases—from concept to commissioning.
• Develop open and closed loop control strategies and SCADA interfaces.

Skills

SCADA

SRO

IEC 61850

Protection philosophy

RTUs/PLCs

Tools

PSCAD

PSSE

PowerFactory

MATLAB

Simulink

Job description

Are you an experienced Station Control engineer? Do you have experience designing and implementing SCADA-systems and network solutions? Are you excited about participating in some of the largest infrastructure projects in Europe?

If this sounds like you, then this role could be the perfect opportunity. Join our global Power Systems team as our new Station Control engineer and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future.

Your new role comprises of a broad set of skills across observability, protection and control allowing you to both contribute to the specific technical solutions within each of those areas as well as having a holistic understanding of OT be a bridgebuilder for delivering optimised solutions across intercepting disciplines.

Your responsibilities

As our new Control Engineer, you will work on the development and implementation of control philosophies for substations and HV/MV networks. Moreover, your responsibilities will include specifying, designing and applying control and protection solutions for a wide range of complex national and international projects with a strong focus on substations and TSO interfaces. You will contribute across all project phases—from concept development and system studies to specification, design, procurement, testing, and commissioning. The role involves development of open and closed loop control strategies, development of protection philosophy and specification of the required protections and special protection schemes, design of SCADA systems including specification of hardware, protocols and interfaces.

Projects are delivered in close collaboration with multidisciplinary teams in a highly professional and continuously developing environment alongside experienced colleagues.

About your background

• Development of engineering specifications for plant and station control systems for substations in the 30–400 kV range, with a closed-loop control.
• Experience in SCADA, SRO, and network systems, including IEC 61850–based substation automation
• Development of protection philosophies, protection settings, and protection coordination studies for both AC and DC systems
• Design, configure, and maintain station and plant control architectures, including RTUs, PLCs, and protection relays, ensuring reliable integration with primary equipment and SCADA systems.
• Experience applying relevant standards and legislation within SCADA/ICS/DCS and networks, including IEC 62443, NIS2, IEC 61508, ISO/IEC 27001, IEC 61850, IEC 60870-5-104 and related frameworks
• Carry out modelling, simulation, and performance studies using PSCAD, PSSE, DIgSILENT PowerFactory and MATLAB/Simulink to support protection and control design, tuning, and verification.
• Perform control and protection testing, validation, and commissioning activities, including configuration, factory acceptance testing (FAT), site acceptance testing (SAT), and on-site commissioning.
• Experience with implementing WAMS (Wide Area Monitoring) and WAMPAC (Wide Area Monitoring, Protection, and Control) systems

You don’t need to posses all the listed competences on the deep expert level, but a solid knowledge across those disciplines with a deep specialization in some of them is required.

What we can offer you

• An outstanding opportunity to join the Ramboll Energy division consisting of more than 2000 experts globally which include approx. 200 Electrical Engineers.
• Ongoing and committed investment in your development
• Present leaders guided by our Leadership Principles
• A culture that welcomes you as the unique person you are
• The long-term thinking of a foundation-owned company

Work at the heart of sustainable change

Ramboll is a global architecture, engineering, and consulting firm. We believe that the goal of sustainable change is to create a thriving world for both nature and people. That's where we begin—and how we work. At Ramboll, our people are our core strength, and our history is rooted in a clear vision of how a responsible company should behave. Openness and curiosity are the cornerstones of our culture. We embrace an inclusive mindset that seeks fresh, diverse, and innovative perspectives. We respect, embrace, and invite diversity in all its forms to actively create an environment where everyone can thrive and reach their full potential.

Ready to join us?

We invite diversity in all its forms and encourage applicants from all groups to apply.

About Ramboll

Founded in Denmark, Ramboll is a foundation-owned people company. We have more than 18,000 experts working across our global operations in 35 countries. Our experts are leaders in their fields, developing and delivering innovative solutions in diverse markets including Buildings, Transport, Planning & Urban Design, Water, Environment & Health, Energy, and Management Consulting. We invite you to contribute to a more sustainable future working in an open, collaborative, and empowering company. Combining local experience with global knowledge, we together shape the societies of tomorrow.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion is at the heart of what we do

We believe in the strength of diversity and know that unique experiences and perspectives are vital for creating truly sustainable societies. Therefore, we are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive work environment where everyone can flourish and reach their potential. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and encourage you to contact our recruitment team to discuss any accommodations you need during the application process