Description:
Principal Protection & Control Engineer
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.