Senior HV Protection & Control Engineer for Solar & Grid

Equans Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days leave

5% bonus

Company shares

Private health care

5% pension

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Equans is hiring a Secondary & Protection Control Engineer to join our Energy Solutions team in the ICP group. The role focuses on protection schemes, relay settings, and SCADA/RTU integration for renewable energy projects across the UK.

You will ensure compliance with G99, coordinate with DNO/IDNO, and support energisation and testing. Ideal candidates have 5+ years in protection and control, with hands-on experience in numerical relays and schematic reading.

Qualifications

• Degree or HND in Electrical/Power Engineering with strong experience.
• Typically 5+ years in protection and control design or commissioning.
• Experience with relay settings and grading studies; read AC/DC schematics.

Responsibilities

• Design protection schemes and settings for HV connections (11–132 kV).
• Coordinate relay settings with fault level studies and generator/BESS control.
• Support DNO/IDNO approvals, testing and energisation processes.

Skills

Protection & control design

Relay settings & grading

AC/DC schematics reading

Education

Electrical/Power Engineering degree

HND in Electrical Power

Tools

Numerical relays (Siemens/GE/Hitachi/Schneider/SEL)

G99 protection requirements

Job description

Equans is hiring a Secondary & Protection Control Engineer to join our Energy Solutions team in the ICP group. The role focuses on protection schemes, relay settings, and SCADA/RTU integration for renewable energy projects across the UK.

You will ensure compliance with G99, coordinate with DNO/IDNO, and support energisation and testing. Ideal candidates have 5+ years in protection and control, with hands-on experience in numerical relays and schematic reading.