Senior Power System Engineer – Protection & Control Lead

IF1874 GE Energy Power Conversion UK Limited; Rugby; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension contribution

income protection

private health insurance

life assurance

healthy lifestyle account

Flexible benefits you can personalise

34 days’ vacation including national-h

Job summary

GE Vernova seeks a Power System Engineer with deep experience in electrical protection, control panels, and excitation systems for substations and energy projects. You will guide tendering, design, and delivery, ensuring safety and compliance across IEC standards and industry best practices.

The role requires strong collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams during design, testing, and commissioning of protection schemes for grid, marine, and industrial applications.

Qualifications

• Able to work with protection and control system design, testing, and commissioning for substations and generation equipment.
• Experience with protection coordination studies, CT/VT sizing, and numerical relay configuration.
• Hands-on with relay testing kits and panel design tools.
• Knowledge of IEC 61850, IEC 60870-5-103, Modbus RTU/TCP standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical ownership across tendering, design, and delivery of AIS & GIS substation projects up to 400 kV.
• Lead design reviews, tender support, and risk management across multi-region projects.
• Support FAT, SAT, and site commissioning activities for protection and excitation panels.
• Mentor graduate and junior engineers in protection design, testing, and commissioning.

Skills

Electrical Protection & Control

Protection relay configuration

Relay testing (OMICRON CMC)

Protection design & review (SLDs)

Site commissioning support

Team leadership / mentoring

eTAP protection studies

EPLAN AutoCAD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Power Systems or related technical subject

CEng accreditation (desired)

Tools

EPLAN Electric P8

AutoCAD

OMICRON CMC

Job description

GE Vernova seeks a Power System Engineer with deep experience in electrical protection, control panels, and excitation systems for substations and energy projects. You will guide tendering, design, and delivery, ensuring safety and compliance across IEC standards and industry best practices.

The role requires strong collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams during design, testing, and commissioning of protection schemes for grid, marine, and industrial applications.