Substation OT Standards Engineer — Fixed-Term, Flexible First

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 72,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

SSEN Distribution, part of the SSE group, is seeking a skilled engineer to shape substation control systems through design, testing and standardisation of OT solutions. The role supports critical infrastructure and drives safe, compliant configurations across the network.

The position involves working with RTUs, IEC61850/DNP3 and AutoCAD, delivering robust engineering standards and contributing to procurement decisions while ensuring cyber security compliance.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience designing, configuring and/or commissioning substation control systems.
• Knowledge of OT incl. RTUs, telecoms and substation automation.
• Experience with DNP3 and IEC61850.
• Experience using AutoCAD for schematics.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain technical standards for substation control systems.
• Design, test and approve OT solutions with standardised configurations.
• Lead technical assurance activities with test plans and equipment evaluations.
• Apply cyber security and NIS requirements to OT systems.
• Provide technical leadership to projects and stakeholders.

Skills

Substation controls

OT design

DNP3/IEC61850

AutoCAD drafting

Tools

Schneider Talus

Hitachi/ABB RTU520-560

ZIV XCell

SEL Axion/RTAC

Job description

SSEN Distribution, part of the SSE group, is seeking a skilled engineer to shape substation control systems through design, testing and standardisation of OT solutions. The role supports critical infrastructure and drives safe, compliant configurations across the network.

The position involves working with RTUs, IEC61850/DNP3 and AutoCAD, delivering robust engineering standards and contributing to procurement decisions while ensuring cyber security compliance.