Senior Protection & Control Engineer – Hybrid/Remote

Rullion; Stone; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Rullion Ltd in the UK is recruiting for a Lead Protection & Control Engineer on a permanent basis. You will take full technical ownership of Protection & Control scope, leading activities from concept through design, testing and site support.

The role requires extensive experience with protection systems, relay settings, IEC 61850, and compliance with ENA/BS/IEC standards. Hybrid working is available, with options in Glasgow or Stone.

Qualifications

• Act as the technical authority for Protection & Control engineering within assigned projects.
• Lead the Protection & Control scope across the full project lifecycle, from tender support through detailed design and delivery.
• Chair and lead engineering design reviews, workshops, and technical assurance activities.
• Support client approval processes by contributing to technical justifications, compliance evidence, and solution qualification.
• Lead the development, review & approval of Protection & Control designs, including: Single Line Diagrams (SLDs), Key Line Diagrams (KLDs), and concept designs.
• Lead the development, review and oversight of the solution test strategy and documentation to support solution delivery both for Factory and Site Testing.
• Identify and select appropriate Protection & Control technologies to meet functional, operational, and regulatory requirements including numerical relays.
• Apply IEC 61850, substation communications, and cyber security considerations within design solutions.
• Lead the development, review and approval of relay settings, and protection coordination studies.
• Ensure all designs comply with ENA, BS, IEC standards, and specific DNO/National Grid standards (e.g., TP-series).

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for the effective technical delivery of Protection & Control engineering scope to support project delivery to agreed time, cost, quality, and safety targets.
• Support Project Managers with technical input relating to change management, programme impacts, cost, and risk.
• Working with the project manager proactively identify and manage technical and delivery risks, ensuring mitigation measures are implemented.

Skills

Technical leadership

Governance

Protection & Control

System architecture

SLDs/KLDs

IEC 61850

Relay settings

Cyber security

Substation standards

Project lifecycle

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Rullion Ltd in the UK is recruiting for a Lead Protection & Control Engineer on a permanent basis. You will take full technical ownership of Protection & Control scope, leading activities from concept through design, testing and site support.

The role requires extensive experience with protection systems, relay settings, IEC 61850, and compliance with ENA/BS/IEC standards. Hybrid working is available, with options in Glasgow or Stone.