Senior Relay Setting Calculation Engineer

Hunter Philips Executive Search; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading grid engineering firm in Birmingham is seeking a Senior Setting Calculation Engineer to join their expanding Protection & Control team. This role involves producing protection settings and conducting coordination studies for high voltage assets. The ideal candidate should have experience in interpreting protection philosophies and supporting engineering delivery. The company offers strong business growth, ongoing training, and exposure to high-profile energy transition projects.

Benefits

Training support for TP141 authorisation

Building a new team from scratch

Stable workload for at least 2 years

Exposure to high-profile projects

Qualifications

• Experience in producing protection settings and coordination studies.
• Ability to interpret protection philosophies based on simulations.
• Familiarity with numerical relays and IEDs in HV environments.

Responsibilities

• Produce protection settings and coordination studies for various fault types.
• Prepare settings for digital relays in HV substations.
• Support engineering delivery through design reviews and commissioning.

Skills

Protection studies

Settings and parameter definition

Protection philosophies

Job description

I’m partnering with a well-established and rapidly growing grid engineering organisation that is expanding its Protection & Control (P&C) team.

This team is heavily involved in end-to-end project delivery - from engineering and design through to testing and on-site commissioning.

About the Role

As the Senior Setting Calculation Engineer, you’ll sit within the engineering and execution function, focusing on protection studies, settings, and parameter definition that underpin the configuration of digital relays and IEDs used to protect HV assets.

You’ll prepare the technical groundwork for protection configuration, working closely with design, testing, and commissioning teams throughout the project lifecycle.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Produce protection settings and coordination studies (distance, differential, overcurrent, earth fault)
• Prepare settings and parameters for numerical relays and IEDs used in HV substations
• Interpret short-circuit, load flow, and arc flash studies to define protection philosophies
• Support engineering delivery through design reviews, FAT witnessing, and site commissioning support
• Contribute to engineering standards, templates, and best practices

Why Join

• Support for TP141 authorisation - training provided - estimated 6 months to 1 year
• Opportunity to build the setting calculation team from scratch
• Strong order book with guaranteed work for at least 2 years
• Business growth of ~20% year-on-year over the last two years
• Continued expansion planned over the next 5–6 years
• Exposure to complex, high-profile energy transition projects