Job description
Our client is High Voltage Power Service specialist, who take pride in delivering high quality solutions on time and within budget. They are currently recruiting an Electrical Engineer, ideally with experience in new substation builds & modifications to existing substation infrastructure. The role will include planning and carrying out commissioning testing of any plant, equipment and protection systems installed to a specific design. This includes trouble shooting, fault finding and resolving. You will also be expected to carry out value engineering at the start of the project and throughout, ensuring our clients get the best value for their money. The role will also consist of preparing testing plans (ITP) and reviewing design drawings prior to commencement of the works. Selected candidates will be working as commissioning engineers to deliver on the commissioning of primary and secondary plant, including transformers, Indoor GIS/ outdoor switchgear and associated plant on new projects up to 132kV substations. Key Responsibilities - Electrical Engineer Current / voltage transformer test Power transformer test Reactor test Outdoor / GIS switchgear up to 400kV network Protection relays (ABB / GE / SCHNEIDER / SIEMENS) used for: O/H line & U/G cable Power transformer & reactor Distance protection Busbar protection Stuck breaker protection Load shedding scheme AVC scheme Back energisation test for differential protection using generator Functional test for control & protection panel On-load test Commissioning file preparation Requirements - Electrical Engineer Thorough understanding of electrical power systems up to 132kV. Some site work experience. A relevant engineering degree is desirable, and likely to have some working experience as a commissioning engineer. This is a complex field requiring high technical understanding and proficiency and will include the ability to apply practical engineering sense from first principles using a logical disciplined approach to problem solving. Additional IT skills will allow interaction from laptop to complex modern relay schemes to programme, test, extract fault records and interpret results with a right first-time approach. Experienced in compiling associated RAMS for all the commissioning works A valid ECS card. What's in it for you? £60,000 - £90,000 Basic Salary Company vehicle Pension Scheme Streamline Search is a technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the United Kingdom. We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying to this post you are granting us consent to process your data and contact you in relation to your application.