Graduate Design Engineer - Power Systems & Substations

National Grid Plc; West of England; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave

Competitive pension

Flexible benefits (cycle-to-work, buy/

Sharesave and SIP

£2,000 joining bonus

£2,400 completion bonus

Accommodation allowance up to £200/mo

Relocation/ accommodation support

Mentoring and coaching

Job summary

National Grid is offering a Graduate Design Engineer position in Avonbank, Bristol, with three rotational placements across the UK. You’ll learn protection settings, substation design, and power system analysis using industry tools.

The 18-month programme focuses on developing leadership, technical and professional skills, with mentoring and real project exposure. A UK driving licence and travel are expected.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2:2 in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems Engineering or a closely related discipline.
• Strong foundation in engineering with interest in power systems and electrical networks.
• Experience with power system protection, network modelling, IEDs, coding or engineering analysis tools is beneficial, but learning is key.

Responsibilities

• Analyse electrical network models and calculate protection and AVC settings from low voltage to 132kV.
• Configure protection relays and develop programmable protection logic.
• Support investigations into network faults and maloperations to identify causes and lessons learned.
• Collaborate with engineers to support new customer connections, asset replacement and network reinforcement.
• Develop skills in software like SINCAL, PSSE, Aspen, AutoCAD and relay configuration tools.
• Contribute to design and specification of protection and control systems for substations.
• Provide technical analysis while gaining knowledge of network operation and substation design.
• Aim to become a specialist engineer with support for professional registration and CEng.

Skills

Power systems protection

Network modelling

IEDs

Coding

Engineering analysis tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

SINCAL

PSSE

Aspen

AutoCAD

Relay configuration tools

Job description

National Grid is offering a Graduate Design Engineer position in Avonbank, Bristol, with three rotational placements across the UK. You’ll learn protection settings, substation design, and power system analysis using industry tools.

The 18-month programme focuses on developing leadership, technical and professional skills, with mentoring and real project exposure. A UK driving licence and travel are expected.