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

Sustainable Infrastructure Ltd; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company in the UK is looking for an experienced Protection & Control Engineer to support a range of substation projects. The role involves reviewing protection schemes, leading the design of automation systems, and ensuring compliance with technical standards. The ideal candidate will have a robust background in substation Protection & Control and excellent communication skills. This position is well suited for someone looking to make an impact in high-voltage environments and drive successful project outcomes.

Qualifications

• Strong background in substation Protection & Control.
• Proficiency with relay schemes and coordination.
• Ability to review contractor packages and provide clear technical direction.

Responsibilities

• Review existing protection schemes and ensure functionality is understood.
• Lead protection design in line with internal standards.
• Support implementation, testing, and commissioning of protection systems.
• Coordinate automation and integration design for projects.

Skills

Protection design

Relay coordination

Automation and integration

SCADA

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.