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Principal Protection & Control
Job Posted: 5 days ago
Salary: £ 85,000 - 95,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Nationwide
Expire in: 23 days
Job Description
Principal Protection & Control Engineer
Location: Remote, UK Wide
Salary: up to £95,000 (based on experience)
Position: Permanent
Turner Lovell are working with a leading UK utility infrastructure contractor to find a Principal Protection & Control Design Engineer who will take a lead role in delivering and overseeing P&C designs for National Grid and other transmission and distribution substation projects across the UK (33kV-400kV).
This is a great opportunity to enjoy flexible working, take ownership of your work, and make a direct impact on high-profile energy and renewables projects. You'll be joining long-term frameworks involving new substations, network upgrades, and grid connection projects, an exciting time to contribute technical leadership and be part of a growing delivery team.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead end-to-end Protection & Control design packages (concept through to construction delivery), including AC/DC schematics, wiring diagrams, logic, and settings.
Provide technical governance by reviewing, approving, and signing off internal and third-party designs for accuracy, compliance, and constructability.
Act as the discipline lead for P&C, mentoring engineers and coordinating with HV plant, civil, cables, and project delivery teams.
Interface with clients and stakeholders, representing the contractor as the subject matter expert for P&C.
Ensure alignment with UK standards and specifications (ENA, BS, IEC) and Transmission/TO requirements (e.g., NGET/SSEN).
Direct protection coordination/grading studies and oversee relay setting files and configurations (e.g., ETAP, DIgSILENT).
Drive quality assurance, documentation completeness, and timely design handovers; contribute to continuous improvement of design processes and templates.
Required Qualifications & Experience:
Degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent).
Significant UK experience delivering P&C designs for substations, including transmission levels (132kV - 400kV).
Strong working knowledge of UK National Grid standards and practices.
Proficiency with protection coordination and modelling tools (e.g., ETAP, DIgSILENT PowerFactory)
Confident with AutoCAD or equivalent for drawing production/markup.
Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary coordination, mentor engineers, and manage multiple design workstreams to deadlines.
Excellent communication skills with a track record of successful client and stakeholder engagement.
If this sounds like your next step, please apply or contact Anusha Gopalan ((url removed) / (phone number removed) for more informationBefore You Apply
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