Job Description
Senior Protection Engineer Olney £60,000 plus bonus and package Package 25 days holiday plus bank holiday Your birthday off Pension Scheme Medicare cash back scheme Enhanced maternity and paternity pay Annual paid charity day off Cycle to work scheme The Company A market leading High Voltage Electrical and Civil Engineer who specialise in the design and construction of Balance of Plant infrastructure and grid connections for various projects, specialising in connecting Solar and Battery Storage projects to the grid, working on connections from LV to 132kV.
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The Role The role of the Protection Design Engineer is to develop protection schemes on projects ranging from 11kV through to 132kV for contestable works as an ICP and client side balance of plant works.
You will be reporting and working closely alongside the Design Manager, and responsible for assisting the Junior and Graduate Design Engineers.
Responsibilities of the Protection Design Engineer Preparing electrical protection schemes for power engineering projects Preparation of SLD s/Block protection diagrams and specifying detailed Relay/Protection panel designs.
Preparation of Protection Coordination grading Studies covering both the HV & LV side of the projects.
Proficient in AutoCAD, preparing your own drawings as required.
Liaising with asset adoption authorities (typically DNOs) to agree protection solutions.
Assist the wider electrical design team to prepare and submit contestable designs up to 132kV Liaise with the Procurement team and manufacturers to agree the best procurement solutions Preparing I/O signal lists and working closely with the Controls engineer in the development of SCADA and Multicore designs.
Skills and Knowledge required Degree in Electrical Engineering Minimum 5 years experience as a protection design engineer within a HV role Experience of preparing and submitting contestable design submissions to DNOs up to and including 132kV.
Experience with electrical work at 132kV would be advantageous Be able to interpret electrical engineering drawings