Job Vacancy Lead P&C Engineer

🔧 Job Title: Protection and Control Engineer
📍 Location: Hybrid (Ideally 2-3 days/week in Stafford)
📅 Contract Length: Initial 6 Months
💼 IR35 Status: Outside IR35
🚨 Urgency: Immediate Start Preferred

We are urgently seeking an experienced Protection and Control Engineer with strong National Grid project experience to join a leading engineering consultancy on a contract basis. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to high-profile transmission and distribution projects, with a focus on delivering high-quality protection and control designs.

• Develop and review protection and control schemes for high-voltage substations (400kV/275kV/132kV).
• Prepare and validate protection settings and coordination studies.
• Produce detailed design documentation including SLDs, wiring diagrams, and relay configuration files.
• Liaise with National Grid and other stakeholders to ensure compliance with NG standards and specifications.
• Support project delivery from concept through to commissioning.
• Ensure all work adheres to CDM regulations and health & safety standards.

• Proven experience working on National Grid transmission projects.
• CDAE Authorisation (current or recently held).
• Strong understanding of NGTS, TP106, and ENA standards.
• Proficient in protection relay configuration (e.g., Siemens, GE, ABB).
• Ability to interpret and produce technical drawings and documentation.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

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Progressive Recruitment, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy | Registered office | 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom | Partnership Number | OC387148 England and Wales