Principal Protection and Control Engineer

Mott MacDonald; York; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Protection and Control Engineer to join their dynamic team in York. This role offers the chance to work on diverse, industry-leading projects that focus on innovative solutions for power transmission and distribution. The successful candidate will engage with clients, contribute to feasibility studies, and ensure the security of electricity supply while integrating renewable energy sources. With a commitment to equality and inclusion, this company provides a supportive environment where your expertise can thrive, making a real impact on the energy sector.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Health cash plan

Access to menopause support

Flexible holiday entitlement

Enhanced family leave policies

Annual bonus schemes

Professional development opportunities

Employee saving schemes

Qualifications

• Degree level qualification with experience in Protection and Control.
• Knowledge of UK practices and relay designs is essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop innovative solutions for power transmission grid systems.
• Carry out fault studies and configure relays for projects.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Knowledge of relay designs

Extensive Protection and Control experience

Experience in North American Protection standards

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Chartered Engineer status (or working towards)

Tools

IEC61850 protocol

HV equipment

Job description

Principal Protection and Control Engineer

Location(s): York, GB

Contract Type: Permanent

Work Pattern: Full Time

Market: Energy

Job Ref: 7490

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A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.

About the role

Mott MacDonald has an exciting opportunity for a Principal Protection & Control Engineer to join our expanding Power Transmission and Distribution team. The successful candidate will have the following functions.

Project Development

• Work on diverse, industry-leading projects
• Develop innovative solutions for power transmission grid systems
• Ensure security of electricity supply
• Develop integration of renewable energy sources
• Bring large power infrastructural plans from concept to delivery stage

Client Engagement

• Work on client transmission and distribution installations
• Contribute to feasibility studies for transmission
• Design and Specification
• Produce tender specifications for Protection and Control (P&C)
• Produce detailed design drawings for Protection and Control schemes
• Check detailed design drawings

Fault Studies and Protection

• Carry out fault studies for transmission projects
• Calculate protection settings using fault study results
• Check fault studies and protection setting results
• Configure relays
• Advise on commissioning stage of projects

Candidate Specification

• Qualified to degree level and will ideally be, or working towards Chartered Engineer status
• Knowledge of relay designs and have experience of UK practices as well as experience of working on international projects
• Excellent communication skills
• Extensive Protection and Control experience in an Electrical Engineering role
• Desirable: Qualifications to National Grid TP141 qualified Commissioning Engineer / Officer.
• Good working knowledge of HV equipment and experience in Protection systems using IEC61850 protocol
• Experience in North American Protection standards and practices
• The successful candidate will be expected to achieve design authorisation from the UK’s National Grid and authorisation as a ‘person’ under UK electrical utilities safety rules.

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at [e-mail] and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Happy to talk Flexible Working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with everyday health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.

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