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

Sustainable Infrastructure Ltd; Leeds; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking an experienced Protection & Control Engineer to support capital substation projects in the UK. This role demands deep technical insight in protection design, relay coordination, and automation integration in high-voltage settings. Key responsibilities include reviewing protection schemes, leading design efforts, and ensuring compliance with standards. The ideal candidate possesses strong documentation skills and the ability to guide contractors effectively. Competitive benefits are offered with this fixed-term contract.

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 existing protection schemes to ensure required protections remain.
• Lead protection design in line with internal standards.
• Review contractor relay settings and operational descriptions.
• Perform area relay coordination based on system performance.
• Support implementation, testing, and ensure documentation is filed.

Skills

Protection design

Relay coordination

Automation integration

SCADA systems

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.