Lead HV Substation Protection & Control Engineer (Hybrid)

NMS Recruit Ltd t/a Russell Taylor Group; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Bonus up to 15%

Pension scheme

Healthcare

Learning & development

Birthday day off

EV salary sacrifice

Job summary

NMS Recruit Ltd t/a Russell Taylor Group in Glasgow is seeking a Senior/Principal Protection & Control Engineer to lead HV substation protection, control and design from concept through commissioning. You will mentor engineers, drive technical delivery, and coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams on UK projects.

The role offers hybrid work (3 days in office, 2 from home), a salary up to £80,000 plus a bonus up to 15%, and a strong package including pension, healthcare, and ongoing development.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• Extensive protection and control experience on HV substations within UK transmission and distribution.
• Strong knowledge of protection schemes, control systems, and UK network standards.
• Ability to lead technical delivery and manage multi-discipline interfaces against programme.
• Confident communication and client-facing skills with commercial awareness.

Responsibilities

• Lead P&C design packages for HV substations from concept to commissioning support.
• Develop and review protection schemes, control philosophies, logic diagrams and equipment specs.
• Oversee protection relays, substation control systems, interlocking, and SCADA integration.
• Apply UK transmission and distribution standards and client specifications.
• Act as technical checker or approver and resolve complex design issues.
• Lead, coach and mentor P&C engineers and designers.
• Collaborate with electrical, civil, and project management teams; support bids.

Skills

Protection & Control

HV Substations

Technical Leadership

Client-facing

Mentoring

SCADA Integration

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

SCADA systems

Protection Relays

Job description

NMS Recruit Ltd t/a Russell Taylor Group in Glasgow is seeking a Senior/Principal Protection & Control Engineer to lead HV substation protection, control and design from concept through commissioning. You will mentor engineers, drive technical delivery, and coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams on UK projects.

The role offers hybrid work (3 days in office, 2 from home), a salary up to £80,000 plus a bonus up to 15%, and a strong package including pension, healthcare, and ongoing development.