CareerPlan

Senior Project Engineer

United Kingdom, MotherwellFull-time£55k–£69k2026-11-09 → 2026-11-10
Visa sponsorship offered

Core

Provide technical and operational support to the Substations team, focusing on substation plant, new technologies, and network resilience.

Role type

Senior IC project engineer (transmission operations)

Builds

Safe, effective, and efficient electricity transmission networks

Domain

Energy utility / Power transmission

Required skills

substation plant knowledge, switchgear, circuit breakers, transformers, auxiliary systems, FACTS equipment, electrical safety systems, transmission network policies, SAP, engineering investment analysis

Preferred skills

Senior Authorised Person status, corporate membership of engineering institutions

Technologies

SAP, MSCDNs, harmonic filters, STATCOMs, SF6-free alternatives, C4-FN

Responsibilities

Provide operational input into design and approval of new substation equipment; Support introduction of new technologies ensuring safety and maintenance requirements; Review network proposals; Develop engineering policies for substation plant; Support network resilience and emergency response; Provide technical support for ENA NEDERS notifications; Contribute to Safety Rules review and training.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC