Senior Protection and Control Design Engineer

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Due to an exciting period of growth we are looking for experienced Senior Protection & Control Design Engineers to join us. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on the design of High Voltage (HV) and Extra High Voltage (EHV) substations and hold responsibility for developing protection and control system designs, preparing engineering deliverables, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring compliance with client specifications and international standards.

You’ll have the ability to continue to grow your career alongside the business and apply your technical skills across a varied portfolio of projects, including National Grid’s one of a kind ‘Great Grid Upgrade’ project.

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Here’s what you’ll do

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At AECOM, we are dedicated to fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration within our Transmission and Distribution team. We believe that technology should empower you so that you can focus on creative problem-solving, successfully manage complexity and deliver exceptional results. By embracing advanced automation tools, we seek imaginative thinkers who are excited about leveraging these tools to drive efficiency and enhance our projects. Join us in shaping the future of infrastructure, where your unique insights and creativity will play a vital role in our success!

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At AECOM, you'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.

Here’s what we’re looking for

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com . At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives.

If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!

Responsibilities

Prepare Protection & Control engineering designs for HV/EHV substations (11kV–400kV or above); Develop Protection Single Line Diagrams (SLDs), AC/DC Schematics, Wiring Diagrams, Terminal Plans, Cable Schedules, and Interconnection Diagrams; Design Protection Relay Panels, Control Panels, Annunciation Panels, Metering Panels, and RTU/SCADA interfaces; Prepare Protection Relay Settings philosophy and coordinate with system studies where applicable; Perform protection coordination and review relay configurations; Prepare engineering calculations, cable sizing, voltage drop calculations, and battery sizing (where applicable); Coordinate with Civil, Primary, Telecom, and SCADA engineering teams; Review vendor drawings and ensure compliance with project specifications; Support FAT, SAT, commissioning, and technical issue resolution; Ensure designs comply with IEC, IEEE, National Grid, and client-specific standards; Support project execution by meeting quality, safety, and schedule requirements

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.; Experience in HV/EHV Substation Protection & Control Design.; Knowledge of protection schemes for Transmission and Distribution substations; Experience with protection relays from manufacturers such as Siemens, GE, ABB/Hitachi Energy, Schneider Electric, or SEL.; Proficiency in AutoCAD and Microsoft Office.; Excellent communication and coordination skills; CDAE qualification is highly desirable.; Ideally, you’ll have knowledge of IEC 61850 and substation automation systems.; Familiarity with SCADA, RTU, SAS, and communication protocols.; Ideally, you’ll be able to independently deliver complete Protection & Control engineering packages.; Experience working in multidisciplinary engineering environments is highly advantageous.; Strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills.