Overview
Mott MacDonald is a general engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. Location/s: Madrid/Seville/Barcelona.
About The Role
Mott MacDonald has an exciting opportunity for a Principal Protection & Control Engineer to join our expanding Power Transmission and Distribution team. The successful candidate will have the following functions.
- Project Development
- Work on diverse, industry-leading projects
- Develop innovative solutions for power transmission grid systems
- Ensure security of electricity supply
- Develop integration of renewable energy sources
- Bring large power infrastructural plans from concept to delivery stage
- Client Engagement
- Work on client transmission and distribution installations
- Contribute to feasibility studies for transmission
- Design and Specification
- Produce tender specifications for Protection and Control (P&C;)
- Produce detailed design drawings for Protection and Control schemes
- Check detailed design drawings
- Fault Studies and Protection
- Carry out fault studies for transmission projects
- Calculate protection settings using fault study results
- Check fault studies and protection setting results
- Commissioning
- Configure relays
- Advise on commissioning stage of projects
- Check commissioning documentation
About The Business Unit
The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. We provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle—from concept and design, to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension. We are helping to deliver the energy transition globally.
Candidate Specification
Essential
- Qualified to degree level and ideally working towards Chartered Engineer status
- Knowledge of relay designs and experience of UK practices as well as international projects
- Excellent communications skills
- UK Transmission & Distribution experience
- Extensive Protection and Control experience in an Electrical Engineering role
Desirable
- Qualifications to National Grid TP141 qualified Commissioning Engineer / Officer
- Good working knowledge of HV equipment; experience in Protection systems using IEC61850 protocol
- Experience in North American Protection standards and practices
The successful candidate will be expected to achieve design authorisation from the UK National Grid and authorisation as a ‘person’ under UK electrical utilities safety rules.
UK Immigration
Mott MacDonald Ltd. is not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision follows changes to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We welcome applications from candidates eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in the future.
Agile working
We support a hybrid working policy that enables you and your manager to work in ways that best meet client, team, and personal commitments.
Equality, diversity, and inclusion
We promote equality, diversity, and inclusion to ensure fair employment procedures and equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression and aim to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.
Accessibility
If you are disabled or need support to apply or attend an interview, contact for assistance.
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits including health and wellbeing, financial wellbeing, lifestyle, enhanced family and carers leave, learning and development, and networks. Examples include private medical insurance for UK colleagues, pension contributions matching, life assurance, income protection, generous annual leave, and various employee saving schemes.
Location(s): Barcelona, ES; Seville, SE, ES; Madrid, ES
Contract Type: Permanent
Work Pattern: Full Time
Market: Energy
Discipline: Energy
Job Ref: 12829
Recruiter Contact: Abhijeet Barpanda
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