Senior Control & Protection Design Engineer

TLI Group Ltd; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 Days annual leave

Voluntary pension

Health insurance discount

Life assurance

Employee referral scheme

LAYA EAP programme

Performance awards

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

The Senior Control & Protection Electrical Design Engineer at TLI Group will lead CP design for HV/MV substations across major Power, Renewables and Utilities projects from the Dublin office, with hybrid working options.

You will own protection and control philosophies, produce schematics, wiring diagrams, relay settings and coordination inputs, and mentor junior engineers while ensuring ESB/EirGrid standards compliance.

Qualifications

• Honours degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Control & Protection / Secondary Design for HV/MV substations.
• Proven experience delivering C&P design on utility or large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Expert-level proficiency in EPLAN for substation secondary design.
• Strong experience in control and protection systems for HV/MV substations.
• Knowledge of protection relays, substation control systems, SCADA/RTUs, and standards (ESB/EirGrid).
• Experience with AutoCAD and MS Office; protective studies or relay tools are beneficial.
• Ability to lead a small design team and manage interfaces to construction and commissioning.

Responsibilities

• Act as a Senior C&P Engineer within the Engineering Team.
• Take ownership of CP and secondary design on HV/MV substation projects.
• Review Employer’s Requirements, standards and drawings.
• Lead development of protection and control philosophies and specifications.
• Produce and review deliverables: schematics, wiring diagrams, panel layouts.
• Specify relay settings and protection coordination inputs.
• Serve as EPLAN superuser and manage templates and databases.
• Ensure designs comply with ESB/EirGrid standards and budgets.
• Provide technical support to project delivery, construction and commissioning.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to tender/bid inputs.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Independent working

Safety mindset

Education

Honours Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

EPLAN

AutoCAD

MS Office

Job description

Job Location: Dublin

Description

As part of the continued growth of the Engineering Team at TLI Group, we are currently recruiting a Senior Control & Protection (C&P) Electrical Design Engineer to join the team. The successful candidate will be based in our Dublin office, with flexibility to work from Waterford, Limerick, Cork or Tralee. Travel to site may be required occasionally; however, this is primarily an office-based (hybrid) design role.

As a Senior C&P Electrical Design Engineer, you will play a key role in the design and delivery of secondary and protection systems for HV/MV substations across major Power, Renewables and Utilities projects. You will take ownership of control and protection design activities, be involved in technical decision-making, and provide mentoring and technical guidance to junior engineers. You will ensure that all designs comply with the required technical, quality, safety and regulatory standards.

Package:
Competitive rates of pay.

23 Days annual leave.

Opportunity to progress your career within a growing company.

Voluntary Pension available on completion of probation.

Employee membership for our LAYA EAP Programme – 24/7 Mental Wellbeing Support & Employee Assistance Programme.

Health Insurance Discount.

Life Assurance Payment.

Participate in our monthly HSQE & Driving Performance Awards.

Employee Referral Scheme.

Standard industry training provided

TLI Group are an equal opportunity employer.

Key Responsibilities

Act as a Senior Control & Protection Engineer within TLI Group’s Engineering Team.

Take ownership of control, protection and secondary system design on HV and MV substation projects.

Review and become fully conversant with Employer’s Requirements, specifications, standards and drawings.

Lead the development of protection philosophies, control philosophies and functional design specifications.

Produce and review secondary design deliverables, including:

Protection and control schematics

Wiring and interconnection diagrams & Cable schedules

Panel layouts and schedules

Relay settings philosophies and protection coordination inputs

Undertake the role of EPLAN superuser for substation control and protection schematic design withing the team. Ownership & management of EPLAN software including templates, forms, database, etc.

Review and approve design outputs and team submissions prior to issue, identifying value engineering opportunities where possible.

Ensure all designs comply with relevant standards and client specifications (e.g. ESB, EirGrid).

Manage design activities to ensure delivery within agreed programmes and budgets.

Identify scope changes, design risks and variations, and advise the project and commercial teams accordingly.

Provide technical support to project delivery, construction and commissioning teams.

Review and approve construction work packs ahead of on-site activities.

Support FAT/SAT activities and provide technical input during testing and commissioning where required.

Promote a strong safety-first culture throughout the design process.

Provide mentoring, coaching and technical development support to junior engineers.

Contribute to tender and bid submissions, providing technical inputs and estimates where required.

Engage with Engineers Ireland Accredited Employer processes including mentoring, CPD and knowledge sharing.

Maintain awareness of industry developments, protection technologies and design innovations to drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications & Skills

Qualifications and Skills

Honours Degree (or higher) inElectrical Engineeringor a related discipline.

Minimum 5 years’ experienceinControl & Protection / Secondary Designfor HV/MV substations.

Proven experience delivering C&P design onutility or large-scale infrastructure projects.

Technical Knowledge:

Expert-level proficiency in EPLAN(minimum 5 years) for substation secondary design.

Strong experience incontrol and protection systemsfor HV/MV substations.

Knowledge of:

Protection relays (distance, differential, overcurrent, busbar, transformer protection)

Substation control systems, interlocking and tripping schemes

SCADA, RTUs and substation automation systems

Familiarity withESB Networks and/or EirGrid specifications and standardsis highly advantageous.

Experience with AutoCAD and MS Office; experience with protection studies or relay configuration tools is beneficial.

Skills:

Strong understanding ofdesign-to-construction interfaces.

Ability to manage and technically lead asmall design team.

Excellent client-facing and stakeholder engagement skills.

Strong commercial awareness and programme management capability.

Excellent communication, organisational and planning skills.

Ability to balance multiple priorities in a fast-paced project environment.

Capable of working independently while contributing effectively to a multidisciplinary team.

Strong alignment withTLI Group’s Mission, Vision and Values.

Safety-first mindsetwith a right-first-time approach.

Professional, customer-focused and collaborative.

Honest, ethical and accountable.

Open to innovation and continuous improvement.

Proactive, forward-thinking and solution-oriented.