Lead Engineer - Protection Asset Strategy in Glasgow

Purpose
Ensuring a reliable and efficient grid that supports the UK’s Net Zero targets, you will define, approve and monitor asset management strategies and policies for Protection Systems across the Transmission and Distribution Networks, aligned with SP Energy Network’s Asset Management objectives. Providing technical input to the development and continuous improvement of Protection asset risk and performance methodologies, you will define Protection investment need cases and support regulatory submissions for Protection Systems.

Responsibilities

• Providing governance oversight for Protection policies, ensuring consistent application across Transmission and Distribution and alignment with SP Energy Network’s asset management framework.
• Defining and governing the asset data framework for Protection systems, supporting effective policy implementation, risk assessment and long-term planning.
• Supporting the digitalisation of Protection Systems, including IEC 61850 architectures whilst supporting the development of asset data models and information systems.
• Leading the review of Protection faults and failures, articulating lessons learned and remediation actions in a consistent manner.
• Working collaboratively with Operations, Planning, Cyber Security, Telecoms and Standards teams to ensure Protection strategies are deliverable, compliant and technically robust.
• Representing SP Energy Networks in industry and Government forums on Protection Systems.

What you’ll bring
To be successful in this position, you will need to demonstrate (as minimum) your degree education in a relevant Engineering discipline. With expert knowledge of Protection Systems for electrical networks, including the use of IEC 61850, you will possess good knowledge of protection setting co-ordination. Experienced in working with UK Transmission and Distribution owners, you will understand asset management systems and the ISO 55000 framework, with further understanding of regulatory requirements impacting SP Energy Networks, particularly NIS regulations.

Whats in it for you
As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits:

• 36 days annual leave
• Holiday purchase
• Share Incentive Plan and Sharesave Scheme
• Payroll giving and charity matched funding
• Technology Vouchers
• Electric Vehicle Schemes
• Cycle to Work scheme and public transport season ticket loans
• Options to purchase dental insurance, private medical insurance, health cash plan and annual health assessments
• Life Assurance (4x salary)
• Access to ‘nudge’ financial wellbeing support
• Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts

Why SP Energy Networks
SP Energy Networks is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. We keep electricity flowing to homes and businesses through Central and Southern Scotland, North Wales and in the North West of England. We operate over 4000km of cables and lines that make-up the transmission network – connecting infrastructure like wind farms into the electricity system.

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