Senior Substation Control Engineer - SCADA & Protection

Ramboll

Greater London

On-site

GBP 70,000 - 95,000

Full time

4 days ago
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Job summary

Ramboll is seeking a Station Control Engineer to join its Power Systems team in London. You will help develop control philosophies for substations, design protection schemes, and deliver SCADA integration across HV/MV networks for major European projects.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, perform system studies, and drive concepts through to commissioning using PSCAD/PSSE/DIgSILENT PowerFactory and MATLAB/Simulink. This role offers development opportunities within a global firm.

Qualifications

  • Experience developing engineering specifications for plant and station control systems for substations in the 30–400 kV range.
  • Experience with SCADA, SRO, and network systems, including IEC 61850–based substation automation.
  • Development of protection philosophies, protection settings, and protection coordination studies for AC/DC systems.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement control philosophies for substations and HV/MV networks.
  • Specify, design and apply protection and SCADA solutions for national and international projects.
  • Contribute across all project phases—from concept studies to FAT, SAT, and commissioning.

Skills

SCADA systems
IEC 61850
Protection coordination
PSCAD/PSSE
MATLAB/Simulink
DIgSILENT PowerFactory

Tools

PSCAD
PSSE
DIgSILENT PowerFactory
MATLAB/Simulink
RTUs/PLCs

Job description

Ramboll is seeking a Station Control Engineer to join its Power Systems team in London. You will help develop control philosophies for substations, design protection schemes, and deliver SCADA integration across HV/MV networks for major European projects.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, perform system studies, and drive concepts through to commissioning using PSCAD/PSSE/DIgSILENT PowerFactory and MATLAB/Simulink. This role offers development opportunities within a global firm.

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