Senior Substation Commissioning Engineer - National Travel

Egis Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Egis Group (Omnia Projects UK) seeks an experienced Commissioning Engineer to support protection, control and SCADA commissioning across distribution assets up to 132kV. The role covers testing, integration and project delivery with strong emphasis on safety, regulatory compliance and client liaison.

You will perform pre-commissioning, witness testing, and relay checks, with travel between sites and sites nationwide as needed.

Qualifications

• Proven history delivering protection commissioning in electricity distribution/transmission.
• Experience with protection on distribution asset classes (switchgear, transformers, feeders).
• Willingness to travel between locations and obtain required authorisations.

Responsibilities

• Perform pre-commissioning inspections and off-load commissioning tests.
• Witness factory acceptance testing and project meetings as required.
• Conduct insulation resistance, primary/secondary injection tests and relay logic checks.
• Test and prove relay programmable logic files and DNP3/IEC61850 interfaces.
• Interface with customers and internal/external resources; record time spent on projects.

Skills

Protection commissioning

Substations

SCADA integration

UK driving licence

Education

HNC in Electrical Engineering

TP141/SR141/CE141

Job description

Egis Group (Omnia Projects UK) seeks an experienced Commissioning Engineer to support protection, control and SCADA commissioning across distribution assets up to 132kV. The role covers testing, integration and project delivery with strong emphasis on safety, regulatory compliance and client liaison.

You will perform pre-commissioning, witness testing, and relay checks, with travel between sites and sites nationwide as needed.