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Protection and Control Engineer

£65k - 75k per year

Renewable Energy

Liverpool, Merseyside, England

Permanent

Hybrid

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Role: Senior Protection & Control Engineer

Location: Liverpool (Hybrid)

Salary: £75,000

Piper Maddox are working with an established and growing renewable energy IPP who are looking to appoint a Senior Protection & Control Engineer to strengthen its in-house design and engineering capability. This role will play a key part in shaping protection strategies for 33kV and 132kV grid-connected assets, supporting projects across solar, BESS, wind, and hybrid schemes.

The role

You’ll act as a technical authority for protection and control design, leading the development of compliant, adoptable protection schemes from early concept through to commissioning. The position offers strong technical influence, close collaboration with DNOs/IDNOs, and the opportunity to mentor and develop junior engineers as the team scales.

Key responsibilities

Develop and own protection and control concepts for HV export schemes.
Ensure compliance with G99, DNO and IDNO adoption requirements.
Lead and maintain internal protection design standards and best practice.
Provide technical support during installation, testing, and energisation.
Collaborate with internal engineering teams and external stakeholders.
Review, optimise, and approve protection designs for compliance and efficiency.

About you

Experience in protection engineering.
Strong experience designing end-to-end protection schemes for substations.
In-depth knowledge of UK protection philosophies and grid compliance.
Experience with solar PV, BESS, wind, or hybrid generation projects.

Please apply or reach out to r.franks@pipermaddox.com.

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