Senior Substation Commissioning Engineer – Protection & SCADA

Egis

Manchester

On-site

GBP 65,000 - 95,000

Full time

4 hours ago

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Job summary

Egis (Omnia Projects) is a UK-based engineering consultancy delivering protection commissioning across substations, cables and civils. The role supports in-house project delivery teams to commission protection, control and SCADA systems up to 132kV and beyond, with focus on regulatory and customer obligations.

We seek a highly experienced Commissioning Engineer with 10+ years in electricity distribution/transmission.

Qualifications

Minimum HNC in Electrical Engineering required.
TP141 or SR141 or CE141 certification essential.
10+ years’ experience delivering protection commissioning in electricity distribution/transmission.
Knowledge of protection on all distribution asset classes up to 400kV.
High professionalism, able to work under pressure and tight timescales.
Willingness to travel between locations and hold a valid UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

Perform pre-commissioning inspection prior to off-load commissioning tests.
Check schematics against connections, protection, and tripping logic diagrams.
Attend Factory Acceptance Testing and project meetings as required.
Witness testing of primary substation plant (circuit breakers, switches, transformers).
Conduct insulation resistance, primary and secondary injection tests.
Test protection relay logic and DNP3/IEC61850 integration.
Interface with customers and project resources; record time and progress.
Ensure work aligns with time, cost and quality objectives.