Senior / Principal Substation Engineer (P&C)

6 months ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom Arcadis Full time

At Arcadis we focus on attracting, retaining and developing people who share our passion and commitment to improve quality of life. In return we offer you the opportunity to transform your world and the world around you, that could be through client work, upskilling yourself, championing equality and inclusion or getting involved in charity work, to name just a few. Our people value different perspectives, they care about the sustainability of our planet and dare to shape the future.

One of our core values is people first, and supported by our Lovinklaan foundation, we invest in you for the long term, to ensure you reach your full potential. Youll have the opportunity to own your career and work on industry-defining projects, finding solutions to real challenges that make a difference to peoples lives. Youre encouraged to have a growth mindset and are given the space to develop personally and professionally, building a flexible career that works for you.

Role description:

The energy landscape as we know it is rapidly transforming. Join us as an Senior/Principal Substation Engineer and youll have the opportunity to accelerate your career, too. Youll be part of our industry-leading team Transmissions and Distributions teams, acting as partners to our clients, building a deep understanding of their challenges and applying your expertise to solve them.

As a Substation Design Engineer you will be working on engineering and construction projects primarily in industrial, transmission/distribution and renewable sectors. You must be able to appreciate complex, practical, regulatory, technical and commercial issues and to work constructively with a broad range of senior stakeholders. 

Role accountabilities:

Responsible for the design of transmission protection systems for voltages up to kV. Reviewing in-house designs and those produced by external contractors. Experience in the concepts required in the safe design and operation of electrical networks, and development construction. Advising on design and design change issues. Specialist in an Electrical field but experience and extensive knowledge of other Engineering fields would be advantageous. Substantial experience with Construction and Design Management (CDM). Ensure that design projects are undertaken by competent personnel and sub-contractors reviewing designs created by others. Challenging, proposing, agreeing and implementing alternative solutions compared with those dictated by the transmission specifications, policies, processes and best practices. Accountable for the effective delivery of the assigned tasks and deliverables of projects to time, to the required quality and to budget. Undertake site visits / non-intrusive surveys as required as part of the design activities or as part of site support. Ensuring risks are proactively identified, assessed and managed to avoid adverse impacts on the project. Identification, assessment and adoption of the best technical solution. Client Interface management comprising: infrastructure planners, project resource, Direct Labour / Construction team, System Operator, property & consents, procurement as well as co-ordinating & attending necessary site meetings. Risk and CDM management.

Qualifications & Experience:

Proven technical capability associated with the design and/or application of power system protection. Preference will be given to candidates with experience in protection application at transmission voltage levels up to kV, gained within a transmission utility, consultancy or manufacturing environment. Strong candidates with a distribution background will be considered. Preparation of Protection and Control design deliverables, feasibility studies, reports, programmes and cost estimating. Calculation of relay settings and preparation of logic files. Proven ability of working with internal and external parties, e.g. equipment suppliers, manufacturers, service providers, professional bodies, and working within a strong team-working culture. Experience in the preparation of detailed electrical schematic diagrams for substation Protection and Control systems. Experience in Busbar, Feeder, Transformer, Reactor, Circuit Breaker fail, DAR protections and SCADA interface is essential and FACTS, HVDC protection systems is desirable Protection design utilising conventional and non conventional Instrument Transformers. Knowledge of IEC communication protocols Experience in preparing Single Line Diagram, Substation Layout, Key Line Drawings (SLD, KLD) and Cable protection A good working experience of computer-based packages e.g. ASPEN OneLiner and ETAP National Grid TP Protection and Settings authorisation would be advantageous Proven ability of communicating complex technical or commercial issues to peers or senior managers Proven ability to work in and lead cross functional teams Proven ability to develop working relationships quickly and effectively Proven experience in writing clear and concise documentation

Why Become an Arcadian?

Our work with clients has a direct impact on peoples lives and on the planet. We make moving, living and belonging in cities safer, more resilient and more sustainable. By partnering with our clients as responsible custodians of our earth's resources, we can create a sustainable planet.

We continue to think of new ways to make positive impacts and create better experiences for people; data driven and digital solutions have become part of the Arcadis DNA. Working together with clients and using techniques like design thinking, we can get to the heart of our clients most pressing challenges and work together to solve them.

As a global business, we have committed to support five of the UNs Sustainable Development Goals to ensure that our projects contribute to a better and more sustainable future for all. But its not just the work that we do on client projects that benefits communities and our planet. As a global business, we are committed to making a positive impact to society by supporting local communities where we operate.

To help protect our planet, we monitor and measure non-financial information to inform business decisions and reduce our own environmental impact as part of our commitment to be net zero carbon as a global company by .

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging:

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.

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