HV Protection & Control Field Engineer – Flexible, 400kV

SSE; Dundee; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Private healthcare discounts

Family entitlements

Job summary

SSEN Transmission is seeking a Protection and Control Field Engineer to join our critical field operations team. You will help ensure the reliability and compliance of our grid infrastructure and contribute to the UK's energy network expansion.

Opportunities range from Assistant to Senior Engineer roles, with permanent full-time contracts and flexible first options. You may work away from base location and participate in a paid standby rota due to 24/7 HV network operations.

Qualifications

• Install, commission, test and maintain high voltage protection and control systems on plant up to 400kV.
• Diagnose faults and test protection schemes, secondary wiring and associated equipment.
• Interpret and utilise protection single-line diagrams to support commissioning and maintenance.
• Configure protection logic and settings files for reliability and safety.
• Operate with HV safety standards and SAP/High Voltage Switching Authorisations up to 400kV.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the Transmission network operates to the highest reliability standards through protection system management.
• Deliver multimillion-pound capital delivery programme on the transmission network.
• Oversee commissioning of protection and control equipment and related systems.
• Participate in an on-call standby rota due to 24/7 network operations.

Skills

HV protection

Protection systems

Diagnostics

Protection diagrams

Tools

Protection relays

Job description

SSEN Transmission is seeking a Protection and Control Field Engineer to join our critical field operations team. You will help ensure the reliability and compliance of our grid infrastructure and contribute to the UK's energy network expansion.

Opportunities range from Assistant to Senior Engineer roles, with permanent full-time contracts and flexible first options. You may work away from base location and participate in a paid standby rota due to 24/7 HV network operations.