Lead Commissioning Engineer – Electrical

Engineering
Inverness-shire
September 12, 2025
Permanent
Urgent

Job Description

Job Title: Lead Commissioning Engineer – Electrical

  • Location: Inverness, Scotland
  • Day Rate: £70 – £80 per hour, Outside IR35
  • Start Date: ASAP – September 2025
  • Duration: 6 months (likely extension)

This role will suit a candidate with significant experience in protection and control commissioning on high-voltage substations (132kV, 275kV, and 400kV). You will work closely with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure seamless project delivery, safety compliance, and technical excellence.
Key Responsibilities

  • Lead commissioning activities for high-voltage substation systems, ensuring safe, efficient, and timely delivery.
  • Commission complex protection and control schemes, including:
    • Feeders, Transformers, Isolators, Fault Throwers
    • CTs, VTs, Differential Relays, Distance Relays
    • Overcurrent Relays, Earth Fault Relays
    • Inter-Tripping Schemes and Delayed Auto-Reclose systems
  • Plan, manage, and execute commissioning schedules, ensuring all documentation, reporting, and handover activities are completed to the highest standards.
  • Provide technical leadership and support to the commissioning team and site engineers.
  • Conduct and supervise functional testing, integration testing, and FAT/SAT activities.
  • Ensure all activities comply with relevant standards, including SSEN/TP141/SP authorisation requirements and IEC standards.

Requirements

  • Degree or equivalent qualification in Electrical Engineering (Chartered status preferred).
  • Proven experience (5+ years) as a Commissioning Engineer, ideally in a lead role on large-scale UK or EU substation projects.
  • Hands-on experience with HV protection and control systems and commissioning of 132kV, 275kV, and 400kV assets.
  • Relevant site safety qualifications, including CCNSG / Safety Passport, First Aid, Manual Handling, IOSH, and CSCS.

This is a great opportunity to work on a high-profile renewable energy project in Scotland for a major EPC Contractor that has a large pipeline of projects. For more information or to apply, please apply or contact Maddie Jacob on /

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