Protection & Control Engineer (Remote) – 2...

Employment Type: Fixed-term contract (24 months) Industry: Power Systems / Substation Projects We’re seeking a Protection & Control Engineer to support major substation projects on a long-term fixed-term contract. This role is fully remote with occasional travel as required. Key Responsibilities * Review existing substation protection schemes and incorporate them into updated designs (including anti-islanding, generator intertie settings, SPS, and other non-standard schemes). * Lead protection design for capital projects and define relay protection functions and schemes. * Review contractor relay settings, logic diagrams (including IEC 61850 / GOOSE messaging), and operational descriptions. * Perform or review relay coordination studies and assess required levels of system coordination based on changes in fault duty or system performance. * Review relay settings for temporary builds, mobile units, and staged construction sequences. * Provide input to system modelling tools (e.g., ASPEN OneLiner) for protection-related updates. * Support implementation, testing, and commissioning of protection and automation systems. * Provide feedback and recommendations to improve internal protection and design standards. * Ensure all as-built documentation is captured and stored correctly. * Lead automation and integration design at substation level, including SCADA point lists, HMI screens/settings, and IED data mapping. * Prepare substation operational descriptions (HMI operation, relay front-panel behaviour, etc.). * Review digital substation maintenance data point lists. * Track required licences, firewall access, and key automation/integration deliverables for project execution. * Conduct constructability reviews to ensure adequate protection, automation, and SCADA coverage for all outage steps. Key Requirements * Strong experience in substation protection & control engineering. * Knowledge of relay protection systems and settings. * Familiarity with IEC 61850, GOOSE messaging, digital substations. * Experience with fault studies / coordination studies (e.g., ASPEN, ETAP). * Understanding of SCADA, HMI, and substation automation systems. * Experience reviewing or delivering contractor design packages. * Ability to support commissioning and testing activities