Senior Protection and Control Design Engineer

AECOM
Bristol
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)Education: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Coordination","Analytical","Problem-solving","Documentation"]

Design and develop protection and control system packages for HV/EHV substations, owning deliverables like SLDs, AC/DC schematics, wiring diagrams, terminal plans, and cable schedules. Perform protection relay settings and coordination, review relay configurations, and support FAT/SAT and commissioning issue resolution. Coordinate across civil, primary, telecom, and SCADA engineering teams while ensuring compliance with IEC, IEEE, National Grid, and client standards.

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Senior Protection and Control Design Engineer

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Job Summary

Design and develop protection and control system packages for HV/EHV substations, owning deliverables like SLDs, AC/DC schematics, wiring diagrams, terminal plans, and cable schedules. Perform protection relay settings and coordination, review relay configurations, and support FAT/SAT and commissioning issue resolution. Coordinate across civil, primary, telecom, and SCADA engineering teams while ensuring compliance with IEC, IEEE, National Grid, and client standards.
Location: Bristol
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Prepare protection & control engineering designs for HV/EHV substations (11kV–400kV or above).
  • •Develop protection SLDs, schematics, wiring diagrams, terminal plans, cable schedules, and interconnection diagrams.
  • •Design relay/control/annunciation/metering panels and RTU/SCADA interfaces.
  • •Prepare protection relay settings philosophy and coordinate with system studies where applicable.
  • •Perform protection coordination and support FAT/SAT, commissioning, and technical issue resolution.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Hybrid WorkingVolunteering Days

Key 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 Siemens, GE, ABB/Hitachi Energy, Schneider Electric, or SEL.
  • •Proficiency in AutoCAD and Microsoft Office.
Experience:HV/EHV substationsTransmission & Distribution substationsUKInternational utility projects
Education:Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering
Skills:CommunicationCoordinationAnalyticalProblem-solvingDocumentation
Languages:English
Tech Stack:HV/EHV substationsProtection Single Line Diagrams (SLDs)AC/DC SchematicsWiring DiagramsTerminal PlansCable SchedulesInterconnection DiagramsProtection relay panelsControl panelsAnnunciation panelsMetering panelsRTU/SCADAProtection relay settingsIEC 61850SCADARTUSASCommunication protocolsAutoCADMicrosoft Office

Company Brief

AECOM
AECOM is a global infrastructure firm providing design, consulting, construction, and management services across transportation, buildings, water, environment, and energy sectors, delivering large-scale projects for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.
Industry: Civil Engineering
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Los Angeles, United States
Founded: 1990
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