Renewable Energy Protection Specialist

1 week ago


Stone, Staffordshire, United Kingdom HITACHI ENERGY UK LIMITED Full time

About Hitachi Energy

We are advancing a sustainable energy future for all. Our purpose is to bring power to our homes, schools, hospitals, and factories.

Join us and work with fantastic people on projects that have a real impact on our communities and society.

We appreciate diversity, collaboration, and great innovation. This makes us a global team that values these principles.

Your Role as Senior Protection Engineer

You will seize this opportunity to design and produce high-quality protection engineering solutions for Hitachi Energy in the renewable energy sector.

You'll use your expertise to understand customer specifications, identify improvements, maximize efficiency, and minimize project risk.

Providing you with fresh challenges and the opportunity to manage detailed protection engineering design projects of varying degrees of complexity.

You will work closely with customers, contract project managers, and the wider Hitachi team.

Drawing from specialist experience within Grid Automation, you will devise tailored protection engineering solutions to meet client specifications.

Using the latest software, you'll execute detailed designs within agreed timescales and budgets, applying quality standards and H&S requirements.

You will handle technical issues as a trusted expert and be comfortable interacting with official contacts and contractors.

You'll proactively provide expertise and guidance, taking a leading role in providing value to our clients.

The Job Responsibilities

  • Prepare functional design specifications and project scope documents
  • Prepare protection designs for production and manufacturing
  • Protection product selection, IED configurations, and protection IEC61850 engineering
  • Develop new protection solutions encompassing the full development cycle control (concept design to delivery)
  • Type registration and product approval – combining engineering and documentation
  • Provide technical support during pre-FAT and FAT stage, handling installation and commissioning activities
  • Assist in preparing proposal/presentation of engineering projects/programs (provision of bills of materials, estimated engineering hours, etc.)
  • Commercial awareness and support project management in issuing claims (new/change in scope of work, cost impact, time impact, risk quantifications, etc.)

Your Background

To succeed in this role, you will need:

  • 5 - 7 years of experience within the electrical engineering sector – particularly in grid automation
  • A strong foundation in transmission within the energy sector
  • HND or Degree in Electrical engineering
  • Membership (or working towards membership) of relevant professional bodies, e.g., IET
  • Strong design capability and experience in Power System engineering discipline
  • Project coordination and teamwork skills
  • Fluent in both spoken and written English, with good communication skills

Compensation and Benefits

We offer a competitive salary package, including a base salary of £70,000 - £90,000 per annum, depending on experience, plus benefits such as health insurance, pension scheme, and opportunities for career growth and professional development.



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