Protection & Control Team Lead
hace 1 día
Norwich
Protection & Control Team Lead Location: United Kingdom - Hybrid working to the nearest office Salary: up to £90,000 + benefits (depending on previous experience) Position: Permanent Turner Lovell is recruiting for a Protection & Control Team Lead to join a growing engineering design consultancy delivering HV infrastructure and grid connection projects across the UK. This is a senior, hands-on role combining technical leadership with team management. You will lead and support a team of around 10 Protection Engineers while delivering protection design across LV-HV substation projects, working closely with DNOs and network operators. Key Responsibilities: • Lead the design and coordination of Protection & Control systems up to 400kV., • Produce protection schemes including AC/DC schematics, transformer and feeder protection, interlocking and logic diagrams., • Calculate relay settings and carry out protection coordination and fault studies., • Configure relay logic files and programme protection relays (ALSTOM, Schneider, Siemens SIPROTEC/DIGSI etc.)., • Act as technical authority during FAT, commissioning and construction phases., • Mentor and support a team of Protection Engineers., • Allocate team resources and manage team workload effectively across projects., • Review design outputs to ensure compliance and quality standards. Required Qualifications & Experience: • Degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, or a related discipline., • Minimum 8 years' experience in delivering Protection and Control systems within the HV (11kV-400kV) sector., • Strong knowledge of protection principles, relay coordination and fault analysis., • Proven hands-on experience producing protection schemes and programming relays., • Experience working with DNOs and understanding their technical standards., • Chartered Engineer status or working toward chartership is preferred., • Supportive leadership style, working as part of the team and providing guidance without micromanaging. This role would suit a technically strong Senior or Principal Protection Engineer who is capable of leading a team, supporting engineers day-to-day, and remaining hands-on with complex protection design work. If this sounds like your next step, please apply. Alternatively, contact Anusha Gopalan at 02046027660 or for more information. JBRP1_UKTJ