Job description

Provide specialist protection-system studies and engineering advice to reduce network risk, strengthen equipment protection and improve the reliability and effectiveness of electricity-network protection arrangements.

Key Responsibilities

Conduct studies on protection of the electrical network and identify measures to mitigate system and equipment risks.

Assess protection-related issues affecting network security, reliability and operational performance.

Review monitoring and quality of electrical equipment and recommend improvements that enhance efficiency and reliability.

Provide protection-engineering input to network development, new substation, generation and operational studies where required.

Support evaluation of protection implications arising from network modifications and changing system conditions.

Prepare specialist technical studies, calculations, reports and engineering recommendations for client review.

Coordinate protection-study findings with planning, operations, communications/control and other relevant engineering disciplines.

Candidate Profile

Significant utility protection-engineering and power-system protection study experience.

Strong knowledge of protection principles for transmission/sub-transmission networks and associated equipment.

Competence in recognised protection/power-system study tools and technical report preparation.

Degree in Electrical Engineering or closely related discipline; professional registration advantageous.

Core Competencies