Lead Electrical Engineer

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Lead Electrical Engineer to take a senior technical role in the design and delivery of Protection & Control systems for HV and EHV transmission substations.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Chartered Electrical Engineer with significant transmission experience to lead technically complex projects that directly support the reliability and resilience of the UK's power network.

You'll provide technical leadership across multiple projects, oversee the development of advanced protection and control schemes and act as a key technical interface between clients, multidisciplinary design teams, contractors and other stakeholders.

The Role

As a Lead Electrical Engineer - Protection & Control, you'll be responsible for:

• Providing technical leadership across HV Protection & Control projects
• Leading the design and implementation of protection and control schemes for transmission substations
• Developing best practices, standards and engineering methodologies
• Providing technical expertise across protection relays, SCADA and substation automation
• Ensuring designs comply with IEC, IEEE and relevant UK transmission standards
• Leading technical reviews and resolving complex engineering challenges
• Working closely with multidisciplinary engineering and project teams
• Managing engineering resources, programmes and project budgets
• Acting as a key technical interface with clients, contractors and regulators
• Supporting tenders with technical input and cost optimisation strategies
• Mentoring and developing junior engineers
• Supporting innovation and the development of future Protection & Control solutions

What We're Looking For

We're looking for an experienced electrical engineer with significant substation Protection & Control expertise.

Ideally, you'll have:

• Extensive experience in HV/EHV substation Protection & Control engineering
• Strong knowledge of protection relays and protection schemes
• Experience with SCADA and substation automation systems
• Knowledge of communication protocols including IEC 61850 and DNP3
• Experience leading engineering teams and delivering large-scale power projects
• Strong understanding of IEC, IEEE and relevant grid standards
• Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) status
• Excellent technical leadership and stakeholder management skills
• Experience with power system analysis software such as ETAP, DIgSILENT or similar

Previous National Grid experience would be highly advantageous but is not essential.

Why Apply?

• £60,000-£80,000 salary plus benefits
• UK-wide opportunity
• Work on major transmission and substation projects
• Take technical ownership of complex Protection & Control engineering
• Influence engineering standards, methodologies and future technologies
• Lead and mentor multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Work at the forefront of the UK's evolving power infrastructure
• Long-term technical and leadership progression

If you're a Lead Protection & Control Engineer with extensive HV transmission experience, we'd love to hear from you.