Description:
Mott MacDonald has an exciting opportunity for a Principal Protection & Control Engineer to join our expanding Power Transmission and Distribution team. The successful candidate will havve followng functions.
Project Development
- Work on diverse, industry-leading projects
- Develop innovative solutions for power transmission grid systems
- Ensure security of electricity supply
- Develop integration of renewable energy sources
- Bring large power infrastructural plans from concept to delivery stage
Client Engagement
- Work on client transmission and distribution installations
- Contribute to feasibility studies for transmission
- Design and Specification
- Produce tender specifications for Protection and Control (P&C)
- Produce detailed design drawings for Protection and Control schemes
- Check detailed design drawings
Fault Studies and Protection
- Carry out fault studies for transmission projects
- Calculate protection settings using fault study results
- Check fault studies and protection setting results
Commissioning
- Configure relays
- Advise on commissioning stage of projects
- Check commissioning documentation
About The Business Unit The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across a number of sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. Together we provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle – from concept and design, to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension. Together with our clients, we’re helping to deliver the energy transition globally.
Candidate Specification
- Qualified to degree level and will ideally be, or working towards Chartered Engineer status
- Knowledge of relay designs and have experience of UK practices as well as experience of working on international projects
- Excellent communications skills
- UK Transmission & Distribution experience
- Extensive Protection and Control experience in an Electrical Engineering role
- Desirable:Qualifications to National Grid TP141 qualified Commissioning Engineer / Officer.
- Good working knowledge of HV equipmentExperience in Protection systems using IEC61850 protocol
- Experience in North American Protection standards and practices
- The successful candidate will be expected to achieve design authorisation from UK’s National Grid and authorisation as a ‘person’ under UK electrical utilities safety rules.