HV Protection & Control Field Engineer – Scotland

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

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare discounts

Gym membership discounts

Cycle to Work scheme

Family entitlements

Job summary

SSE plc in Scotland is seeking a Protection Field Engineer for SSEN Transmission to enhance network reliability and support net zero goals. The role involves managing protection and control systems on HV assets up to 400 kV, and contributing to capital delivery programmes.

You will travel to sites around Inverness-shire, work on commissioning, testing, and fault-finding, and participate in a paid standby rota. A full UK driving license is required.

Qualifications

• Experience with power system protection, installation and commissioning of HV plant up to 400kV.
• Ability to read protection single line, schematic and block diagrams.
• Experience with testing and fault-finding on secondary wiring and auxiliary equipment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Transmission network operates to high reliability standards through protection and control systems.
• Contribute to multi-million-pound capital delivery programme incl. commissioning new protection assets.
• Support field protection tasks including commissioning, maintenance, outages, contractor liaison and budgets.
• Occasionally work away from base due to location diversity and remote sites.
• Participate in a paid out-of-hours standby rota.

Skills

Protection systems

Power systems protection

HV 400kV experience

High voltage diagrams

Protection testing

Education

HNC level / apprenticeship

Job description

SSE plc in Scotland is seeking a Protection Field Engineer for SSEN Transmission to enhance network reliability and support net zero goals. The role involves managing protection and control systems on HV assets up to 400 kV, and contributing to capital delivery programmes.

You will travel to sites around Inverness-shire, work on commissioning, testing, and fault-finding, and participate in a paid standby rota. A full UK driving license is required.