Principal Electrical Engineer

CompanyTurner Lovell

LocationEngland, United Kingdom

Posted At1/26/2026

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Electricians and electrical fitters

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£41,700 (£21.38 per hour)

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Description

Principal Protection & Control Engineer

Location: Remote, UK Wide

Salary: up to £95,000 (based on experience)

Position: Permanent

Turner Lovell are working with a leading UK utility infrastructure contractor to find a Principal Protection & Control Design Engineer who will take a lead role in delivering and overseeing P&C designs for National Grid and other transmission and distribution substation projects across the UK (33kV-400kV).

This is a great opportunity to enjoy flexible working, take ownership of your work, and make a direct impact on high-profile energy and renewables projects. You’ll be joining long-term frameworks involving new substations, network upgrades, and grid connection projects, an exciting time to contribute technical leadership and be part of a growing delivery team.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead end-to-end Protection & Control design packages (concept through to construction delivery), including AC/DC schematics, wiring diagrams, logic, and settings.
Provide technical governance by reviewing, approving, and signing off internal and third-party designs for accuracy, compliance, and constructability.

Act as the discipline lead for P&C, mentoring engineers and coordinating with HV plant, civil, cables, and project delivery teams.

Interface with clients and stakeholders, representing the contractor as the subject matter expert for P&C.

Ensure alignment with UK standards and specifications (ENA, BS, IEC) and Transmission/TO requirements (e.g., NGET/SSEN).

Direct protection coordination/grading studies and oversee relay setting files and configurations (e.g., ETAP, DIgSILENT).

Drive quality assurance, documentation completeness, and timely design handovers; contribute to continuous improvement of design processes and templates.

Required Qualifications & Experience:

Degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent).
Significant UK experience delivering P&C designs for substations, including transmission levels (132kV - 400kV).
Strong working knowledge of UK National Grid standards and practices.
Proficiency with protection coordination and modelling tools (e.g., ETAP, DIgSILENT PowerFactory)
Confident with AutoCAD or equivalent for drawing production/markup.

Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary coordination, mentor engineers, and manage multiple design workstreams to deadlines.

Excellent communication skills with a track record of successful client and stakeholder engagement.

If this sounds like your next step, please apply or contact Anusha Gopalan (anusha.gopalan@turnerlovell.com / 020 4602 7660) for more information.