Senior Protection and Control Design Engineer at AECOM · Leeds

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Start here. Grow here.
Are you ready to join a team of talented engineers, shape the future of energy infrastructure and grow your career?
Due to an exciting period of growth we are looking to hire an experienced Senior Protection & Control Design Engineer. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on the design of High Voltage (HV) and Extra High Voltage (EHV) substations and hold responsibility for developing protection and control system designs, preparing engineering deliverables, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring compliance with client specifications and international standards.
Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?
Here’s what you’ll do:
Prepare Protection & Control engineering designs for HV/EHV substations (11kV–400kV or above)
Develop Protection Single Line Diagrams (SLDs), AC/DC Schematics, Wiring Diagrams, Terminal Plans, Cable Schedules, and Interconnection Diagrams
Design Protection Relay Panels, Control Panels, Annunciation Panels, Metering Panels, and RTU/SCADA interfaces
Prepare Protection Relay Settings philosophy and coordinate with system studies where applicable
Perform protection coordination and review relay configurations
Prepare engineering calculations, cable sizing, voltage drop calculations, and battery sizing (where applicable)
Coordinate with Civil, Primary, Telecom, and SCADA engineering teams
Review vendor drawings and ensure compliance with project specifications
Support FAT, SAT, commissioning, and technical issue resolution
Ensure designs comply with IEC, IEEE, National Grid, and client-specific standards
Support project execution by meeting quality, safety, and schedule requirements
Enjoy the Perks.
At AECOM, you'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.
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Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?
Here’s what we’re looking for:
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
Experience in HV/EHV Substation Protection & Control Design
Knowledge of protection schemes for Transmission and Distribution substations
Experience with protection relays from manufacturers such as Siemens, GE, ABB/Hitachi Energy, Schneider Electric, or SEL
Proficiency in AutoCAD and Microsoft Office
Excellent communication and coordination skills
Preferred Skills
Knowledge of IEC 61850 and substation automation systems
Familiarity with SCADA, RTU, SAS, and communication protocols
Ability to independently deliver complete Protection & Control engineering packages
Experience working in multidisciplinary engineering environments
Experience in UK, Middle East, Europe, or international utility projects
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills
We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com. At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives.
If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!
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At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.
About AECOM
AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address ReasonableAccommodationsUKI@aecom.com  if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.