Protection and Control Engineering opportunities

SSEN Transmission; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Performance bonus

Flexible working options

Job summary

SSEN Transmission invites experienced engineers to join its Protection & Control team in Scotland. Roles range from Assistant Engineer to Senior Engineer, with responsibilities spanning protection design, setting calculations, and project delivery across multi-disciplinary teams.

The successful candidates will be based in Scotland with a requirement to spend about half of the week in the office (Perth/Glasgow/Inverness/Aberdeen).

Qualifications

• Experience in transmission protection and control specification.
• Ability to interpret and apply protection schemes and settings.
• Willingness to work in a client/contracting environment in the UK electricity sector.

Responsibilities

• Provide protection and control engineering support across multiple projects, defining technical scope during development and evaluating designs.
• Configure protection equipment per application and scheme requirements, including setting calculations.
• Assess third-party factory acceptance tests for protection and control equipment.
• Support multi-disciplinary teams to identify risks and opportunities for project delivery.
• Deliver outputs to programme and contribute to digital design capability and standardisation.

Skills

Protection & control

Panel & scheme design

Protection settings calculation

UK electricity system understanding

Technical problem solving

Strong communication

Education

HNC in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Base Location

For these roles, we require successful applicants to be based from one of our Scottish locations and you'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in the office - Perth, Glasgow, Inverness or Aberdeen.

Salary

£36,200 - £80,000 + car/car allowance + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Opportunities are available at the following levels, depending on skills and experience

• Assistant Engineer: £36,200 - £54,400
• Engineer: £51,600 - £77,400
• Senior Engineer: £59,800 - £80,000

Working Pattern

Permanent | Fixed Term Contract | Full Time | Part Time | Flexible First options available

The roles

SSEN Transmission have exciting opportunities for varying Protection & Control Project Engineering roles. Join our multi-disciplined engineering team to help develop and deliver an expanding project portfolio to meet our Net Zero targets.

While the responsibilities are primarily aimed at experienced design engineers, we also welcome applications from those looking to progress their careers as Assistant Protection & Control Project Engineers. The Assistant Engineer role is suited to engineers with experience working within a client or contracting organisation in the UK electricity supply industry, who are keen to expand their skills into the Protection & Control specialism.

You will

• Provide protection and control engineering support across multiple projects, by assessing and defining the technical scope requirements during development phases, before evaluating third-party detailed designs as the project moves into delivery, predominantly panel and scheme designs.
• Configure protection and control equipment according to the application and scheme requirements, including the calculation and preparation of protection settings. Ideally, candidates will be experienced in both scheme design and setting preparation; however, we also welcome applications from individuals with expertise in either area.
• Assess and adjudicate third-party contractor factory acceptance tests on protection and control equipment for new build and retrofit applications.
• Support multi-disciplinary project teams in identifying and managing engineering risks and identifying opportunities for the project to excel.
• Take responsibility for delivering required outputs to programme and participate in the development of our increasing digital design capabilities and scheme standardisation works.

You Have

• A minimum of HNC level qualification in Electrical Engineering.
• Demonstrable experience and skills in transmission protection and control application specification, panel and scheme design, as well as the skills to calculate protection settings for implementation. We would like our Assistant Engineers to understand the UK electricity power system, the components within, and ideally how these would be protected.
• The ability to demonstrate engineering diligence and the confidence to technically assess problems and critically assess a range of solutions.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts clearly and concisely to support informed decision-making by project and technical leaders.
• Preferably hold, or be working towards an appropriate Incorporated or Chartered Engineer status.

We welcome applications from candidates both within and outside the electricity transmission industry. If you have transferable skills and experience from related sectors such as utilities, construction, infrastructure, energy, engineering or Industrial project delivery, we'd love to hear from you.

About SSE

SSE’s purpose is to be restless every day until we make electricity clean, affordable and available for all.

We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. This includes electricity transmission and distribution networks, onshore and offshore wind farms, hydro-electric power and flexible thermal generation. We also provide products and services for businesses and other customers.

Our investment plan will see SSE invest £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure to 2030.

SSEN Transmission own and operate the electricity transmission network across the north of Scotland. We transport electricity from where it is generated to where it is needed, ensuring a safe and reliable electricity supply for the communities we serve. But that's not all – we're upgrading the grid to deliver cleaner, homegrown power for the future and building the infrastructure needed for a cleaner electricity system to create secure power for generations to come.

Flexible Benefits To Fit Your Life

Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

Work with an equal opportunity employer

SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact shirley-anne.o'[e-mail] / 01738 351976 to discuss how we can support you.

We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.