Control and Protection Design Engineer

Overview

Design and deliver HV protection and control systems for Northern Powergrid.

Key Responsibilities

• design compliance
• technical review
• protection design
• relay configuration
• coordination studies
• scada integration

Tasks

The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering protection and control system designs for high-voltage (HV) distribution networks, supporting Northern Powergrid’s capital, reinforcement, and connection programmes up to and including 132kV. The engineer will develop, validate, and integrate protection, control, and SCADA designs, ensuring the ongoing safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance of NPg’s distribution network. You will work within a multi-disciplinary engineering team and contribute to projects from concept design through to detailed engineering and delivery support. -Ensure all designs comply with Northern Powergrid technical standards and relevant industry regulations -Provide technical review and feedback on designs submitted by ICPs and external teams -Liaise with internal teams, clients, and stakeholders to deliver projects to schedule and to the required quality standards -Develop detailed protection application designs for feeders, transformers, and busbars at 11 kV–132 kV, including customer interface schemes -Specify CTs/VTs, relays, panels, and multicore wiring per manufacturer and NPg standards -Develop connection and tripping logic diagrams, configure relays and generate setting files, implement IEC 61850 and DNP3 communication schemes, and prepare programmable logic documentation -Conduct protection coordination studies, produce settings calculations, and prepare associated drawings and schematics -Provide technical support during project delivery, including factory acceptance testing and site commissioning as required.

Requirements

• protection design
• digsilent
• etap
• autocad
• electrical degree
• relay config

What You Bring

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Protection and Control Design Engineer to join an organisation with a proud track record of providing HV design services to some of the largest organisations in the UK T&D sector. -Proven experience in control and protection design within the UK electricity distribution or transmission sector (11kV, 33kV, 132kV, 400kV) -Knowledge of ENA, IEC and NPg standards and policies -Proficiency in relevant design and analysis software (e.g., DIGSILENT, ETAP, AutoCAD) -Degree (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline -Skilled at reading and understanding schematics, settings schedules, and manufacturer specifications -Driving licence -Strong understanding of DNO technical standards; prior experience with Northern Powergrid requirements is advantageous -Excellent technical, analytical, and communication skills, with a commitment to high-quality engineering outputs -Familiarity with protection relays, relay configuration, logic programming and IEC 61850 engineering

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