Design Engineer

Protection & Control Design Engineer
Location: Leeds, London, Stowmarket, Scotland (Flexible locations)
Salary: up to £45,000 (+ benefits)
Position: Permanent

Turner Lovell is recruiting for a Design Engineer - Protection & Control to join a growing UK-based engineering design and infrastructure consultancy.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced electrical design engineer to get hands-on with high-voltage substation projects (11kV to 400kV) across transmission and distribution environments, including both greenfield and brownfield schemes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support senior engineers and project leads in the end-to-end delivery of protection and control system designs.
• Create design documentation, including single-line diagrams, AC/DC schematics, wiring layouts, cable schedules, and panel drawings.
• Produce technical specifications and logic drawings for protection, SCADA, and automation systems.
• Assist in developing relay logic and protection settings for digital protection relays (e.g., SEL, Siemens, GE).
• Liaise closely with engineering teams, contractors, and suppliers to ensure design alignment with project goals.

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, or a related field.
• Around 2-3 years of experience delivering P&C or SCADA system designs within high-voltage substation environments.
• Familiarity with relay logic files, protection coordination principles, and digital relay programming.
• Understanding of UK industry standards and regulations, including CDM.
• Chartered Engineer status or working toward chartership is advantageous.

Interested in contributing to the UK's energy future? Apply now to be part of a specialist engineering team making a lasting impact on the grid.

Contact Anusha Gopalan at 02046027660 or anusha.gopalan@turnerlovell.com for more information.