TP141

Egis Group

About The Position

The Commissioning Engineer supports project-based works, project portfolios, and ad-hoc repairs, ensuring the commissioning and integration of protection, control, and SCADA systems across distribution asset classes, including overhead lines, underground cables, substations, and civil works. The role covers commissioning across system voltages from low voltage up to and including 132kV and ensures that assets are fit for purpose and meet regulatory and customer obligations. The role involves pre-commissioning inspections, off-load commissioning tests, protection and relay checks, testing system integrations, and recording commissioning activity. The successful individual will work with the in-house project delivery team and interface with customers and internal and external resources. Services are delivered nationally, and travel between work locations, sites, and company or supplier offices is required. Travel and accommodation expenses incurred for company needs are paid separately, subject to company allowances and contract terms. Project allocation and mix may vary according to company priorities. Work must follow company processes, procedures, and industry best practice.

Requirements

Minimum Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Electrical Engineering.
TP141, SR141, or CE141 certification.
Proven working history in the electricity distribution or transmission industry delivering protection commissioning, typically with 10+ years' experience practicing as a Commissioning Engineer.
Skills, experience, and detailed knowledge of protection on distribution asset classes, including switchgear, transformers, and feeders, at all voltages up to and including 400kV.
High level of professionalism and ability to work under pressure and to tight timescales.
Must possess, or be capable of successfully obtaining and maintaining, A1 Access and Supervision to substations controlled by a level 3 key.
Must possess, or be capable of successfully obtaining and maintaining, A2.1 and A2.4 Access and Supervision to open compounds.
Must possess, or be capable of successfully obtaining and maintaining, O11.11 Testing & Commissioning of all Primary S/S & Bulk Supply Point protection up to and including 132kV.
Must possess, or be capable of successfully obtaining and maintaining, O11.18 Work on protection, control, and equipment, including assisting an engineer with testing and operation of relays and isolated plant.
Willingness to travel between work locations, sites, and company or supplier offices.
Current and valid UK driving licence.

Nice To Haves

Recent experience commissioning protection systems associated with generation connections, including integration with legacy protection and control systems.

Responsibilities

Perform pre-commissioning inspections before off-load commissioning tests.
Check detailed schematics against connections, protection, and tripping logic diagrams.
Attend Factory Acceptance Testing and project-specific meetings as required.
Conduct off-load commissioning checks, including witnessing tests of primary substation plant such as circuit breakers, switches or disconnectors, transformers, and voltage and current transformers.
Carry out insulation resistance, primary and secondary injection tests, and circuit logic tests against DC schematic diagrams.
Test integral relay logic and protection relays, including distance, feeder differential, transformer differential, frequency, G99 type, high impedance busbar, and blocked busbar protection.
Check auto-reclose schemes, intertripping, and signalling equipment.
Test integration of protection systems with control and SCADA using DNP3 and IEC61850 protocols.
Test and prove relay programmable logic files, relay setting files, and DNP3 communication files.
Interface with customers and internal and external resources.
Complete work in line with company objectives for time, cost, and quality.
Accurately record time spent on projects and provide timely progress and status reports.
Provide guidance and support to other members of the Protection Commissioning Team.
Use and update company data and information systems, including maintaining comprehensive commissioning records and conducting on-site fault and defect investigations.
Undertake duties under the CDM Regulations as Designer and/or Contractor.
Travel between work locations, sites, and company or supplier offices as required.