Protection & Control Field Engineer – Flexible, HV up to 400kV

SSE PLC; Dundee; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare discounts

Cycle to Work scheme

Family leave benefits

Job summary

SSE's SSEN Transmission division in Scotland seeks a Protection and Control Field Engineer to join a dedicated field operations team. The role focuses on ensuring the reliability and safety of grid infrastructure as part of the UK energy network expansion.

Opportunities range from Assistant to Senior Engineer, with base locations in Dundee or Perth. The position may require travel and a 24/7 standby rota due to the high voltage network's demands.

Qualifications

• Install, commission, test and maintain HV protection and control systems up to 400kV.
• Diagnose faults and test protection schemes and related equipment.
• Interpret protection diagrams to support commissioning and maintenance.
• Operate in accordance with HV safety standards and standby rota requirements.

Responsibilities

• Install, commission, test and maintain high voltage protection and control systems on plant and apparatus up to 400kV.
• Diagnose faults and undertake testing of protection schemes, secondary wiring and associated equipment.
• Interpret and utilise protection single-line, schematic and block diagrams to support commissioning and maintenance activities.
• Configure and verify protection logic, settings files and devices to ensure network reliability.

Skills

HV protection systems

Field engineering

Testing & commissioning

Job description

SSE's SSEN Transmission division in Scotland seeks a Protection and Control Field Engineer to join a dedicated field operations team. The role focuses on ensuring the reliability and safety of grid infrastructure as part of the UK energy network expansion.

Opportunities range from Assistant to Senior Engineer, with base locations in Dundee or Perth. The position may require travel and a 24/7 standby rota due to the high voltage network's demands.