Senior Protection & Commissioning Engineer (132kV)

Egisgroup; Newcastle upon Tyne; Sur place; GBP 70 000 - 100 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

EGIS is seeking a Senior Authorised Protection Commissioning Engineer to deliver advanced commissioning and integration for protection, control, and SCADA across UK distribution assets up to 132kV. You will lead pre-commissioning, testing, and FATs, ensuring new equipment interfaces meet regulatory and customer obligations.

You should have a minimum HNC in electrical engineering, 10+ years in electricity distribution, and a current Senior Authorised Person status to cover commissioning,

Qualifications

• Minimum Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Electrical Engineering.
• Proven working history in electricity distribution/transmission industry, typically with 10+ years' experience.
• Detailed knowledge of protection on all distribution asset classes at all voltages up to and including 132kV.
• High level of professionalism and ability to work under pressure and to tight timescales.
• Strong preference for recent experience commissioning protection systems associated with generation connections.
• Must possess and be capable to maintain Senior Authorised Person authorisation, specifically: Commissioning, operations & maintenance of all protection systems up to and including 66kV; All operation on protection systems up to and including 132kV, including commissioning, testing, operational, and maintenance activities; Associated operational switching codes relevant to the voltages being commissioned.

Responsabilités

• Undertake duties of a Protection Commissioning Engineer, including pre-commissioning inspections and off-load commissioning tests.
• Verify schematic against connection, protection and tripping logic diagrams.
• Witness testing of primary substation plant and protection relay checks (various schemes).
• Integrate protection systems with control and SCADA (DNP3, IEC61850).
• Provide guidance to Protection Commissioning Team; complete work per time, cost and quality objectives.

Connaissances

Protection commissioning

Senior Authorised Person

Electrical engineering

Testing & diagnostics

SCADA knowledge

Formation

Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Electrical Engineering

Description du poste

EGIS is seeking a Senior Authorised Protection Commissioning Engineer to deliver advanced commissioning and integration for protection, control, and SCADA across UK distribution assets up to 132kV. You will lead pre-commissioning, testing, and FATs, ensuring new equipment interfaces meet regulatory and customer obligations.

You should have a minimum HNC in electrical engineering, 10+ years in electricity distribution, and a current Senior Authorised Person status to cover commissioning,