Lead LV Secondary System Engineer

Overview

Lead LV Secondary Engineer overseeing LV control and protection design for HVDC/AC substations

Key Responsibilities

• diagram design
• technical specs
• design modeling
• testing oversight
• bom preparation
• customer coordination

Tasks

-Ensure that design projects are undertaken by competent personnel and sub-contractors reviewing designs created by others -Prepare Principal diagrams (Interlockings, Protection actions, Polarities, HVDC specific functions) -Prepare Technical specification for cabling, fibre optic, cable list & Cable routing -Prepare replies to customer comments on technical submittals in coordination with project management. -Define Schematic diagrams requirements of the Control & protection system and produce detailed design documentation, drawings, test specification and test report. -Prepare design models for the new project using available design tools -Attend meeting with customers/contractors/ consultants for technical discussions. -Prepare design calculations including DC Load, power consumption & heat dissipation data calculations. -Participate in the investigation of technical problems and the establishment of procedures and corrective actions to avoid recurrences. -Managing small team on project, provide technical guidance and mentoring as necessary -Define Control Panel requirements and produce detailed design documentation for the control system using standard design blocks. -Oversee the testing and FAT witnessing of the Control System. -Assist site activities relevant to the installation and commissioning of the control system. -Prepare Bill of Material for LV equipment using available tools. -Interface with equipment supplier and reviewing in-house designs and those produced by external contractors and analyse a variety of engineering data, documents, and reports. -Prepare substation Single line diagrams & Protection Single line diagrams and Protection list & specification.

Requirements

• autocad
• engineering base
• electrical engineering
• 15 years
• leadership
• substation

What You Bring

-Good knowledge of ancillary services engineering in a substation environment and understanding of design/commissioning of secondary systems. -Good leadership, listening and communication skills. -Good experience in managing technical interfaces and systems integration. -Panel Electrical Schematics (using Engineering Base tool) -15 years minimum experience in an EPC project environment in the T&D, Power Gen, or Oil & Gas industries, with at least 2 projects as an engineer responsible for the business. -Solid knowledge of conventional substation control system design. -Experience with engineering tools such as AutoCAD, Engineering Base or Microsoft Visio. -Solid experience in the design of control and protection cabinets, preferably in high voltage substation or power plant environments. -Good knowledge of the control and protection functions of high voltage AC substations -Engineering degree in electrical or electronic engineering. -Knowledge of networking and telecommunications. -Requirement Capture, Gap Analysis -Experience in functional team management.

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Benefits

-Working in an international team which is part of global Engineering HVDC Centre of Excellence within Grid Integration based in Stafford. -Competitive benefits, and great development opportunities

About Ge Vernova

-Traces roots back to Edison and Alstom, merging power, renewable, digital & financial wings. -Headquartered in Cambridge, MA, crafts large-scale gas turbines, SMRs, wind turbines, hydro and grid tech to fuel economies. -On the nuclear front, advancing small modular reactors (like BWRX‑300) in partnership with utilities and supporting semiconductor projects. -Wind prowess spans onshore, offshore and blade making—with key sites like Dogger Bank offshore and blade plants in Spain. -Electrification arm tackles grid stability: HVDC, transformers, storage, conversion, plus GridOS software powering smarter infrastructure. -Weaves finance and consulting through energy-infrastructure investments, funding solar farms to pipelines via GE Energy Financial Services.

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