Principal Protection & Control (P&C) Design Engineer - UK Grid Network

At Jacobs, we are challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world’s most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission‐critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting‐edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact: Jacobs is playing a leading role in the global energy transition. As our UK and Continental Europe team continues to expand, we are seeking a Principal Protection & Control Engineer to support a range of high‐profile projects across our Power & Energy portfolio. This includes high voltage AIS and GIS Substations, transmission system assets, HVDC interconnectors, and energy storage systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead FEED and detailed design workstreams for Protection & Control systems across transmission and renewable energy projects.
• Develop and review interface designs, protection schemes, and control philosophies.
• Ensure quality assurance and timely delivery of design packages and technical bids.
• Undertake site visits and non‐intrusive surveys as part of design or site support activities.
• Review protection settings, relay coordination, and scheme logic.
• Coordinate with back‐office engineers, sub‐contractors, and suppliers.
• Support tendering activities and contribute to technical offers.
• Identify and manage technical risks, ensuring compliance with CDM and safety standards.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team capability development.
• Maintain strong client relationships and support business development.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Chartered Engineer through the IET.
• Extensive experience in P&C FEED and detailed design for high‐voltage installations (132 kV–400 kV).
• Knowledge of National Grid and SSE design processes and standards.
• Experience across the full project lifecycle from feasibility to detailed design.
• Familiarity with protection and control systems for DNOs, BESS, windfarms, and HVDC.
• Ability to work flexibly across multiple projects and manage competing priorities.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Why Jacobs?

People are Jacobs’ greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent. In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family‐friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched‐funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

Work‐life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Jacobs. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part‐time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business. We aim to embed inclusion and belonging in everything we do. We accept people for who they are, and we champion the richness of different perspectives, lived experiences and backgrounds in the workplace as a source of learning and innovation.

As a disability confident employer, we will interview disabled candidates who best meet the criteria. We welcome applications from candidates who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role. We value collaboration and believe that in‐person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

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