Overview

Principal Protection and Control Engineer – Join to apply for the Principal Protection and Control Engineer role at Mott MacDonald.

Location/s: York / Brighton / Glasgow

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

About The Role

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 have the following functions.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Candidate Specification

• Qualified to degree level; ideally working towards Chartered Engineer status
• Knowledge of relay designs with experience of UK practices and international projects
• Excellent communications skills
• UK Transmission & Distribution experience; extensive Protection and Control experience in Electrical Engineering
• Desirable: National Grid TP141 qualified Commissioning Engineer / Officer
• Good working knowledge of HV equipment; experience in Protection systems using IEC61850; experience in North American Protection standards and practices
• Ability to achieve design authorisation from UK National Grid and authorisation as a ‘person’ under UK electrical utilities safety rules

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. We welcome applications from candidates eligible for alternative immigration routes that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker.

Work Pattern and Benefits

Contract Type: Permanent • Work Pattern: Full Time • Market: Energy • Discipline: Energy • Job Ref: 9438

Benefits

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues
• Health cash plan; access to Peppy for menopause support
• Wellbeing program and family wellbeing support
• Flexible benefits to include health-related options

Financial wellbeing

• Matched pension contributions (4.5% to 7%)
• Life assurance up to 4x salary (option to 6x)
• Income protection and return-to-work support
• Flexible benefits including critical illness, payroll saving, will writing
• Annual bonus schemes and sharing in business success

Lifestyle

• Holiday entitlement of 33–35 days, with buy/sell options; increases with service
• Employee saving schemes and retailer discounts

Additional

• Enhanced family and carers leave policies (maternity, adoption, paternity/partner, shared parental leave)
• Learning and development opportunities; professional institution subscriptions
• Networks and communities supporting diversity and inclusion

Location

Altrincham, Brighton, York (UK)

Recruiter Contact: Abhijeet Barpanda