Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
Scotland, United Kingdom
Summary: The Protection & Control Project Engineer role at Carbon60 involves providing technical support for various projects in the Transmission sector, specifically focusing on protection and control requirements for substations. The position requires a qualified engineer to prepare designs, review contractor work, and support project teams in managing engineering risks. The role is hybrid, requiring attendance at client offices and sites in Scotland, with an immediate start and a duration of six months with potential for extension.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assess and define the technical scope of protection and control requirements for new build substations and modifications to existing ones.
- Prepare outline scheme designs, key line diagrams, protection setting calculations, and setting files for relays.
- Support the implementation of IEC61850 solutions.
- Review third-party contractor/consultant detailed designs and witness FAT.
- Provide support for field teams to ensure quality of installations.
- Evaluate tenders and procure/manage specialist services from consultants.
- Support multi-disciplinary project teams in identifying and managing engineering risks and opportunities.
Key Skills:
- Qualified to a minimum of HND level in Electrical Engineering.
- Demonstrable technical skills in Transmission protection and control specification and scheme design.
- Ability to calculate protection settings for implementation.
- Confidence to technically assess engineering problems and solutions.
- Good communication skills with the ability to prioritize tasks.
- Thorough understanding of relevant legislation, including CDM and ESQCR.
- Ideally, experience with Protection & Control Engineering on UK projects.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Carbon60 are currently recruiting for an experienced Protection & Control Project Engineer to provide technical support across a growing portfolio of projects with our Client.
Role : Protection and Control Engineer
Sector : Transmission
Location : Scotland - Hybrid with attendance to Client's offices / sites
Start Date : ASAP
Duration : 6-Months + Possible Extension
Rates : Approx. £950 Daily Rate Inside IR35 via Umbrella
Clearance : BPSS (DBS/DS, Financial Probity, Employment History) + Medical Questionnaire & Proof of Right to Work in the UK
Day to day responsibilities
- Assess and define the technical scope of protection and control requirements for new build substations and modifications to existing.
- Prepare outline scheme designs, key line diagrams, protection setting calculations and setting files for relays, and support the implementation of IEC61850 solutions.
- Review third-party contractor/consultant detailed designs and witness FAT, as well as provide support for field teams to ensure quality of installation's
- Evaluate tenders and procure/manage specialist services from consultants.
- Support multi-disciplinary project teams in identifying and managing engineering risks and identifying opportunities for the project to excel.
You will need:
- Qualified to a minimum of HND level in Electrical Engineering.
- Demonstrable technical skills in Transmission protection and control specification and scheme design, as well as the skills to calculate protection settings for implementation.
- Confidence to technically assess engineering problems and critically assess a range of technical solutions.
- Good communication skills, with the ability to demonstrate diligence and prioritise tasks
- A thorough understanding of relevant legislation, including CDM and ESQCR, and the implications of this for Transmission network management.
- Ideally, experience with Protection & Control Engineering on UK projects.