Senior HV Protection & Control Design Engineer (Remote)

Deploy Recruitment Group; Woking; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

We are seeking an experienced Protection and Control Design Engineer to lead and deliver high-quality engineering designs for HV substations and power infrastructure projects. The role offers hybrid or remote working with close collaboration to project teams and clients.

You will develop protection and control system designs for up to 132 kV, including BESS schemes, and support delivery from concept to commissioning within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Experience in protection and control design in UK distribution or transmission (11kV–132kV).
• Familiarity with IEC 61850, DNP3 and protection relays.
• Knowledge of ENA/IEC/NPg standards; NPg experience advantageous.
• Proficiency in DIGSILENT, ETAP, AutoCAD; reading schematics and settings.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed protection application designs for feeders, transformers, and busbars at 11 kV–132 kV.
• Develop connection and tripping logic diagrams, configure relays, generate setting files, implement IEC 61850 and DNP3, prepare documentation.
• Specify CTs/VTs, relays, panels, and multicore wiring per NPg standards.
• Provide technical review on designs submitted by ICPs and external teams.
• Conduct protection coordination studies, produce settings calculations, and prepare drawings and schematics.
• Ensure designs comply with Northern Powergrid technical standards and regulations.
• Liaise with internal teams, clients, and stakeholders to deliver projects on schedule and quality.
• Provide technical support during project delivery, including factory acceptance testing and site commissioning.

Skills

Protection design

Control system design

Coordination studies

IEC 61850 engineering

Relay configuration

Project coordination

Communication

Driving licence

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

DIGSILENT

ETAP

AutoCAD

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Protection and Control Design Engineer to lead and deliver high-quality engineering designs for HV substations and power infrastructure projects. The role offers hybrid or remote working with close collaboration to project teams and clients.

You will develop protection and control system designs for up to 132 kV, including BESS schemes, and support delivery from concept to commissioning within a multidisciplinary team.