Lead P&C Project Engineer
Likely
Sponsorship likelihood
This employer has issued visas recently
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Salary
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£58,700
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2123 (73% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £58,700, and Taylor Hopkinson | Powered by Brunel is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
This could also be SOC 2127 (Engineering project managers and project engineers). We read the code off the advert, so it is our best guess, not the employer's.
New graduate or PhD holder? Pick one of the lower rates.
What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2123 Electrical engineers Most likely code | £41,100 | £47,000 | £52,900 | £58,700 |
2127 Engineering project managers and project engineers Also possible | £36,300 | £41,500 | £46,700 | £51,900 |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
Lead P&C Project Engineer for a major infrastructure project in Scotland
Responsible for
- Provide protection and control engineering support across multiple projects, by assessing and defining the technical scope requirements during development phases, before evaluating third-party detailed designs as the project moves into delivery, predominantly panel and scheme designs.
- Configure protection and control equipment according to the application and scheme requirement, including the calculation and preparation of protection settings. Ideally, candidates will be experienced in both scheme design and setting preparation
- Assess and adjudicate third-party contractor factory acceptance tests on protection and control equipment for new build and retrofit applications.
- Support multi-disciplinary project teams in identifying and managing engineering risks and identifying opportunities for the project to excel.
- Take responsibility for delivering required outputs to programme and participate in the development of our increasing digital design capabilities and scheme standardisation works.
You have:
- A minimum of HNC level qualification in Electrical Engineering.
- Demonstrable experience and skills in transmission protection and control application specification, panel and scheme design, as well as the skills to calculate protection settings for implementation.
- The ability to demonstrate engineering diligence and the confidence to technically assess problems and critically assess a range of solutions.
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Where this offer sits in the market
Electrical engineers (SOC 2123) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~36k in sample- Middle half £41,392–68,380
- Median £55,432
- Going rate £58,700
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £41,100–52,900
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. Taylor Hopkinson | Powered by Brunel holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2123 going rate of £58,700. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.