Senior Protection & Control Design Engineer – Substations

AECOM; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Career development opportunities

AECOM University

Volunteer days

Job summary

AECOM seeks a Protection & Control Engineer to join our energy projects portfolio, leading design activity for HV/EHV substations and coordinating with multi-disciplinary teams. You’ll help advance standards, support client specifications, and contribute to technical development across projects.

You will mentor colleagues, drive quality reviews, and participate in business development activities while ensuring compliance with IEC and IEEE standards on international assignments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Excellent knowledge of protection schemes for Transmission and Distribution substations.
• Strong experience with protection relays from Siemens, GE, ABB/Hitachi Energy, Schneider Electric, or SEL.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and Microsoft Office.
• Experience in UK, Middle East, Europe, or international utility projects.
• Ability to independently deliver complete Protection & Control engineering packages.
• Knowledge of IEC 61850 and substation automation systems.
• Excellent communication and coordination skills.
• Familiarity with SCADA, RTU, SAS, and communication protocols.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare Protection & Control engineering designs for HV/EHV substations (11kV–400kV or above).
• Develop and oversee Protection SLDs, AC/DC Schematics, Wiring Diagrams, Terminal Plans and Cable Schedules.
• Design Protection Relay Panels, Control Panels, Annunciation Panels, and RTU/SCADA interfaces.
• Prepare relay settings philosophy and coordinate with system studies where applicable.
• Perform protection coordination and review relay configurations.
• Prepare engineering calculations, cable sizing, voltage drop calculations and battery sizing.
• Coordinate with Civil, Primary, Telecom, and SCADA teams.
• Review vendor drawings for project compliance.
• Engage with clients and stakeholders, providing technical assurance and value engineering.
• Support FAT, SAT, commissioning and issue resolution.
• Drive project execution, manage technical risks, interfaces and quality reviews.
• Ensure designs comply with IEC, IEEE, National Grid and client standards.
• Mentor team members and support capability growth in cable systems engineering.
• Support proposals, bid reviews and client presentations.

Skills

Analytical

Problem-solving

Communication

Coordination

Documentation

Excellent communication

Technical assurance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

IEC 61850

SCADA

RTU/SAS knowledge

Job description

AECOM seeks a Protection & Control Engineer to join our energy projects portfolio, leading design activity for HV/EHV substations and coordinating with multi-disciplinary teams. You’ll help advance standards, support client specifications, and contribute to technical development across projects.

You will mentor colleagues, drive quality reviews, and participate in business development activities while ensuring compliance with IEC and IEEE standards on international assignments.