Protection & Control Engineer
| Posting date: | 03 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £950 per day |
| Additional salary information: | Inside IR35 via Umbrella |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 August 2025 |
| Location: | Glasgow, Glasgow, G1 3SL |
| Company: | Carbon60 |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | BBBH164384_1751541884 |
Summary
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.
Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.