Protection & Control Engineer (24-Month - Fixed term contract)

Sustainable Infrastructure Ltd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in power systems is looking for an experienced Protection & Control Engineer in Birmingham. You will support capital substation projects focusing on protection design, relay coordination, and automation integration. Strong technical skills in protection schemes and SCADA systems are essential. The role involves leading technical design, ensuring effective documentation, and supporting commissioning activities. This fixed-term contract offers a chance to work on innovative projects within high-voltage environments.

Qualifications

• Strong background in substation Protection & Control.
• Proficiency with relay schemes, coordination, SCADA, IEDs, and protection logic.
• Ability to review contractor packages and provide clear technical direction.
• Solid documentation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Review all existing protection schemes to ensure required protections remain.
• Lead protection design in line with internal standards.
• Perform or review area relay coordination based on system performance.
• Lead automation and integration design for all capital projects.
• Support implementation and testing for all automation and integration.

Skills

Substation Protection & Control

Relay Coordination

SCADA systems

Automation Design

Technical Documentation

Job description

Employment Type : Fixed-term contract (24 months)

Industry : Power Systems / Substation Projects

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Protection & Control Engineer to support a series of capital substation projects. This role is ideal for someone with strong technical depth in protection design, relay coordination, and automation / integration within high-voltage environments.

Key Responsibilities

Protection Engineering

• Review all existing protection schemes (e.g., anti-islanding, generator intertie, SPS) to ensure required protections remain and current functionality is understood before modifying designs.
• Lead protection design in line with internal standards.
• Review contractor relay settings, logic diagrams (incl. GOOSE), and operational descriptions.
• Perform or review area relay coordination based on system performance and fault-duty changes.
• Review relay settings for temporary builds and construction sequencing, including mobile equipment.
• Provide input on system model updates (Aspen) as required.
• Support implementation, testing, commissioning, and ensure protection as-built documentation is properly filed.
• Provide feedback to refine internal technical standards.

Automation & Integration

• Lead automation and integration design for all capital projects.
• Review / design SCADA point indexes, HMI screens / settings, protection settings & basis, and IED data maps.
• Create / review substation-level operational descriptions (HMI and relay front panel).
• Review digital substation maintenance-data point lists.
• Track required licences, firewalls, and key automation / integration deliverables.
• Support implementation, testing, commissioning, and ensure automation coverage for all outage steps (incl. SCADA).

Candidate Requirements

• Strong background in substation Protection & Control.
• Proficiency with relay schemes, coordination, SCADA, IEDs, and protection logic.
• Ability to review contractor packages and provide clear technical direction.
• Solid documentation and communication skills.