Principal Design Engineer - Protection & Control
To enable us to fully deliver our projects we are looking for an innovative and passionate Principal Design Engineer - Protection & Control to work on projects from initial concept and feasibility through to procurement specification, construction and commissioning. The successful candidate will have the chance to work on a wide variety of EHV (up to 400kV) substation design aspects, and our project program facilitates the roll-out of substation construction works from 11kV up to 400kV, along with providing support for increasing customer connection activity.
Job Description Lead protection design engineer: -
Lead a team of 2-3 engineers and CAD.
Maintain project momentum and deliver required milestones.
Liaise with project managers and the Head of Engineering.
Provide status updates for each project.
Review and approve design deliverables prepared by senior engineers.
Oversee annual performance appraisals and development activities for team members, and report to the Head of Engineering.
What we’re looking for
• HNC level qualification in Electrical Engineering with proven experience in a related engineering discipline;
• The ability to technically assess and solve issues, with a thorough understanding of the technical requirements of the protection aspects of the projects;
• Experience all voltages of transmission voltage plant and equipment is advantageous;
• Ideally experience in preparing and manipulating engineering drawings, using computer-aided design tools (e.g. AutoCAD) as this is the main tool we use;
• Be willing to travel and participate in site meetings throughout the UK when necessary.
Technical skills but not limited to:
Taking lead on Meetings for protection design part for each substation
Develop Key line diagram -Concept (even when no protection design of concept is given from client side)
Settings calculations
CT/VT selection and calculation
Wiring diagram
Termination diagram
Battery sizing
Meeting with clients and working with multiple standards
In depth knowledge working principle of each IED
Liaising with DNOs and their side of design. (Interface design)
Finalizing protection panel GA drgs etc
Simple electrical calculation which are required to check Specifications of equipment’s
Checking supplier drgs
Liaising with other disciplines
Selecting relays
Last but not least sometimes we work without client specification, as most of our client don’t know what the want , so someone should be able to drive the design.
Sometimes will have to go to site to troubleshoot any issues with commissioning engineer.
Testing of IED, visiting Panel supplier factory
Multicore sheets schedule
Your projects will include:
HVAC substation primary and secondary design and HVDC Offshore Windfarm projects
Your role will give you opportunities to:
Perform work in accordance with the agreed budget and schedule with little supervision.
Independently perform the tasks necessary to complete primary design elements for engineering works to standard and compliant regulations.
Coordinate across project disciplines, external subcontractors and remote offices such that technical risks are identified and mitigated, and all statutory and regulatory requirements are met.
- Department
- Power
- Locations
- Faridabad
- Remote status
- Hybrid
- Employment type
- Full-time
About JSM Group
At JSM Group, we are a leading specialist infrastructure engineering company. We design and install the complex power networks, digital infrastructure and specialist systems a future-focused worldwide marketplace needs.
From High-Power grid connections to Critical Utilities. Data Centres to Renewable Energy, our full turnkey solution teams manage the full scope to help advise and deliver complex infrastructure projects at speed, on time and with reduced legislation, technical and commercial risks.