Principal Engineer - Protection & Control

Egis; Stafford; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

22 days holiday

Company car scheme

Workplace Pension

Death in Service

Job summary

Egis is seeking a Principal Engineer (P&C) to lead and approve protection and control design submissions for UK National Grid and DNO projects. You will work with contractors and internal teams to ensure safe, reliable, and compliant HV designs across substations, transformers, and switchgear.

Experience in the UK electricity transmission/distribution sector is preferred. This home-based role requires UK travel and offers a competitive salary, discretionary bonus, 22 days holiday, PMI, pension,

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or Power Systems.
• Proven experience in P&C design, design assurance or technical approval.
• Strong knowledge of HV infrastructure including substations, transformers, switchgear and HV cables.

Responsibilities

• Review and assess P&C design submissions for compliance.
• Provide feedback to address design gaps and risks.
• Approve final designs once requirements are met.
• Chair design review meetings with stakeholders.
• Coordinate with other engineering disciplines.
• Serve as primary contact between National Grid/DNO and Contractors.
• Collaborate with internal asset management and project teams.
• Identify safety, reliability and performance risks in designs.
• Ensure risk mitigation measures including HAZID and risk assessments.
• Maintain records of submissions, reviews and approvals.
• Prepare technical reports for stakeholders and regulatory bodies.
• Monitor design quality and compliance; provide management feedback.
• Work within a structured project design process.

Skills

P&C design

Design review

Risk assessment

Stakeholder coord

HV infrastructure

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Job description

Job Description

Principal Engineer (P&C), is responsible for leading, reviewing, assessing, and approving Protection and Control design submissions for National Grid and/or Distribution Network Operator (DNO) projects. This role ensures that designs for substations, transformers, switchgear, and other HV infrastructure comply with National Grid / DNO engineering standards, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.

The successful candidate will work closely with the DNO's, Contractors, internal Engineering and Design teams, and Project Managers to ensure the timely delivery of safe, reliable, and compliant designs.

Experience of the UK Electricity Transmission and/or Distribution System is preferable, but not essential for this role.

Responsibilities

Design Review & Approval

• Review and assess P&C design submissions, ensuring compliance with National Grid / DNO policies, procedures and engineering standards.
• Provide detailed feedback and recommendations to address design gaps, non-compliance, or potential risks.
• Approve final designs once all technical, safety, and regulatory requirements are met.
• Chair design review meetings with a variety of stakeholders.
• Coordination and technical interface with other engineering disciplines.

Stakeholder Coordination

• Serve as the primary point of contact between National Grid / DNO and Contractors regarding P&C design matters.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including asset management, project delivery teams, and other engineering disciplines, to ensure design alignment with project objectives.
• Participate in design coordination meetings, workshops, and technical reviews with contractors and suppliers.

Risk Identification & Mitigation

• Identify potential risks related to safety, reliability, and performance in contractor designs and recommend corrective actions.
• Ensure that all designs incorporate appropriate risk mitigation measures, including hazard identification (HAZID) and risk assessments.
• Experience of implementing safety by design and CDM awareness.

Documentation & Reporting

• Maintain comprehensive records of design submissions, review comments, and approval decisions.
• Prepare technical reports and assurance documentation for internal stakeholders and regulatory bodies.
• Monitor performance related to design quality and compliance, providing feedback to management as needed.
• Experience of working to a structure project design process.

Qualifications

Essential

• HNC or Degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, or a related discipline.
• Proven experience in P&C design, design assurance, or technical approval within the Electricity Transmission and/or DNO sector.
• Strong knowledge of HV infrastructure, including substations, transformers, switchgear, and HV Cable.

Desirable

• Chartered Engineer status or working towards CEng accreditation.
• Experience of producing, reviewing and approving designs for National Grid and/or Distribution Network Operator (DNO) projects.
• Currently or previously held National Grid BP141 Design Assurance Engineer authorisation.
• Currently or previously nominated as BP137 Contractor Design Approval Engineer on National Grid projects.

Additional Information

Location

Home based / Can be based anywhere in the UK, with the option of working from Omnia offices (Stafford, Stockton Heath and Northallerton), as per project requirements. Must be willing to travel anywhere throughout the UK.

Working Hours

Ideally full time but may consider part time staff positions.

Package

• Competitive Salary, plus discretionary bonus.
• Working hours of 40 hours per week. All overtime payable or time off in lieu (your choice) should you work more than this.
• 22 days holiday, plus bank holidays with an option to increase.
• Private Medical Insurance.
• Workplace Pension.
• Death in Service.
• Company car scheme.