Secondary (C&P) design Engineer

GSP; Andover; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Aureos Energy are seeking an experienced Electrical Protection Engineer to support delivery of projects in the power transmission and distribution sector. You will work with senior engineers and designers to produce protection schemes and design deliverables, with structured development and training.

Responsibilities include protection design from 415V to 132kV, studies, relay settings, and compliance with UK/EU standards, while mentoring junior staff.

Qualifications

• Degree or HNC/HND in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• 5+ years experience in substations design or protection and control engineering.
• Strong knowledge of protection schemes and coordination.
• Experience with UK 132kV networks and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Carry out protection design for networks from 415V to 132kV.
• Prepare and check protection philosophies, diagrams, and reports.
• Undertake protection studies including fault levels and coordination.
• Develop settings for protection and control systems and interoperability.
• Review designs and non-conformances and provide technical recommendations.
• Coach and mentor engineers and graduates.

Skills

AutoCAD

Communication

Problem solving

MS Office

Education

Electrical engineering degree (Degree/HNC/HND)

Tools

DNP3

IEC 61850

SCADA

Relays settings software

Job description

If you are looking to work for a growing business who truly value and care for their employees, then look no further! At Aureos we know that our people are our most important asset. Our goal is to create an environment where you will thrive, and our business will succeed. We pride ourselves on our experienced and multi-disciplined teams, and our commitment to providing high-quality solutions, which are delivered safely, and to time and budget using our in-house resources. We have a specialised plant and skilled workforce to deliver standalone services as well as fully integrated solutions.

Job summary

Support the delivery of Aureos Energy projects by assisting senior engineers and designers in producing engineering drawings, technical documents and design deliverables. The role provides structured development and training within the power transmission and distribution sector.

Role and responsibilities

Carry out protection design for networks ranging from 415V up to 132kV. Define protection, control and substation automation requirements across feasibility studies, technical specifications and construction strategies. Prepare and check detailed designs including protection philosophies, single-line and functional diagrams, AC and DC schematics, interlocking and tripping schemes, wiring diagrams and technical reports. Undertake and approve protection studies and calculations covering fault levels, protection grading and coordination, current-transformer and voltage-transformer requirements, relay burden and saturation, performance characteristics and scheme effectiveness. Develop and manage protection and control settings, relay schemes and communication-assisted systems for feeders, transformers, busbars, reactors and customer installations. Ensure all designs comply with legislation, CDM designer duties, and relevant British, European and international standards. Identify and reduce foreseeable risks through safety by design, recording residual hazards and considering construction, testing, operation, maintenance, resilience, cyber security and environmental impacts. Develop technical requirements for procurement, assess submissions and supplier proposals, and provide clear recommendations on technical compliance, interoperability, risk and whole-life value. Review and check designs, calculations, settings, configurations, drawings and test documentation produced by contractors, consultants, manufacturers and suppliers, ensuring comments and non-conformances are resolved. Provide technical assistance during manufacture, factory acceptance testing, site installation, commissioning and energisation, resolving site queries and assessing design modifications. Maintain effective control of technical actions, assumptions, interfaces, design risks, settings and document status, escalating matters that threaten safety, quality, programme or cost. Contribute to protection and control strategy, standardisation, lessons learned and technical innovation to help shape future practice. Coach and mentor engineers, designers, graduates and apprentices, delegating work appropriately and providing constructive technical feedback.

Qualifications

Degree, HNC/HND in Electrical Engineering (or related discipline), or equivalent experience. Extensive experience in high-voltage protection and control engineering on UK 132kV and associated 33kV networks. 5+ years experience in substations design. 8+ years experience for Senior title. 12+ years experience for Principle title. Strong technical knowledge of protection schemes, including feeder, transformer, busbar, reactor, switchgear and customer connection protection, alongside control, interlocking and automation systems. Experience carrying out and checking protection studies, fault level calculations, grading and coordination assessments, and relay settings using industry-standard software and manufacturer tools. Working knowledge of DNP3, IEC 61850 substation automation, SCADA integration and protection communications systems. Experience producing and reviewing protection philosophies, schematics, specifications, settings reports and testing documentation. Understanding of CDM requirements, health and safety legislation, utility standards and design risk management. Ability to assess supplier and contractor designs, identify technical risks and provide sound engineering recommendations. Ability to lead multidisciplinary technical interfaces and clearly communicate engineering decisions to a range of stakeholders. Strong project delivery, stakeholder management and mentoring skills, with the ability to prioritize workloads and deliver to programme, cost, quality and governance requirements. Professional registration (or working towards IEng/CEng) is desirable. Some commissioning experience in testing Protection and Control schemes is desirable.

Skills

• Strong AutoCAD knowledge and experience.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Problem solving and analytical capability.
• Microsoft Office proficiency.

Equal Opportunities Aureos are an equal opportunities employer, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable. Aureos is a multi-disciplinary energy and transport networks specialist engineering services provider, spanning the design, engineering, installation, maintenance, and crisis response of critical infrastructures across power, renewables, nuclear decommissioning, railways, highways and local government sectors.