Senior Protection & Control Engineer - Transmission & Distribution

Description

Chart your own course and change the world — with the support of people whose interests are aligned with yours. At Burns & McDonnell, opportunity is waiting. We’re looking for people with big ideas and an entrepreneurial mindset. It’s those kinds of people who’ve helped us grow from a small consulting business back in 1898 to a global leader in engineering, architecture and construction solutions.

Today, we’re a thriving company with more than 10,000 professionals working in 75 offices worldwide and recognised as a leader in transmission & distribution services.

To act in a senior technical capacity in producing Burns & McDonnell’s UK engineering-related project deliverables relating to power system Protection & Control (P&C), within the (power) Transmission & Distribution Global Practice. This includes (but not limited to):

Undertaking senior and lead technical roles on project specific multi-disciplinary engineering teams;

• Being a senior technical authority on P&C engineering within the wider company;

• Supporting the Protection & Control Section Manager in growing and enhancing the P&C Section engineering capability in the UK business; and providing guidance and mentorship to less experienced engineers with the engineering team, particularly those in the P&C Section.

• Lead successful output of P&C engineering deliverables in the UK business, working with the P&C Section Manager to determine suitable P&C engineering personnel from across our global offices, as required.

• Be a lead technical role on P&C design project deliverables, ranging from 11kV up to 400kV (with a particular emphasis on 132kV voltages and above), including undertaking the role of Lead Project Engineer on project teams, as required and when appropriate.

• Produce detailed electricity substation P&C design packages, compliant to required client and national technical standards (ENA/BS/IEC/IEEE etc.).

• Power system studies (fault level and load flow) required to determine protection settings requirements and production of various relay protection files, as required.

• Prepare calculations and technical/equipment specification documentation.

• Execute complex assignments requiring the use of advanced techniques, resulting in the development of new or improved processes, equipment, and/or technological methods.

• Undertake consultancy role on FEED stage projects, including production of technical reports and presentations.

• Maintain compliance to CDM Regulations and all other legal and regulatory requirements associated with the nature of substation/P&C and electrical system design.

• Undertake technical quality assurance reviews and provide design approval/sign-off, as required, on P&C related designs and deliverables.

• Work closely with other sections with the UK T&D Engineering Team, particularly the Substation Section and Distribution Section, to enable effective collaboration on multi-disciplinary projects and facilitate an optimal engineering function in the UK business.

• Maintain technical compliance to applicable Burns & McDonnell and client design management standards, processes, and procedures on all work delivered.

• Assist with developing and implementing policies, processes, procedures, standards, and technical guidance, as required, to continually improve the engineering capability within the P&C Section.

• Plan and lead client meetings (or meeting sections) relating to P&C, as required.

• Where appropriate and required relating the P&C work, act as Contractor Design Approval Engineer (CDAE), as defined by National Grid’s TP137 procedure, or equivalent role as defined by other clients.

• Where appropriate and required, act as TP141 Protection Setting Engineer, as defined by National Grid’s TP141 and TP107 procedures.

• Support the preparation of project proposals and tender presentations.

• Drive ‘Safety by Design’ approach on all projects, at all times.

• Support nurturing of a safety and technical excellence culture through emphasis on staff competence, diligence, and responsible attitude.

• Understanding wider industry best practices and client technical standards/procedures for construction, operations & maintenance, and decommissioning, in order…