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Be the Engineer Who Makes Power Happen - Join SP Electricity North West as aCommissioning Protection Engineer!
Location: Oldham, North West Region
Salary: Competitive + Company Van + Benefits
Employment Type: Permanent
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Looking for a role where your technical expertise directly impacts millions of people - every single day? This is your chance to take your protection engineering skills to the next level and make a real difference.
At Scotish Power Electricity North West, they don't just distribute power - they power communities, connect businesses, and keep critical services running.
As a Commissioning Protection Engineer, you'll play a key role in commissioning, maintaining, and fault-finding on protection and control systems up to 132kV across the North West's electricity network. From critical substations to high-voltage projects, you'll be trusted to deliver technical excellence on some of the most important infrastructure in the region.
This isn't a desk-bound role. You'll be out in the field, leading the commissioning and maintenance of advanced protection and control systems, troubleshooting faults, and ensuring our network operates safely, reliably, and efficiently. Whether it's bringing major projects online, maintaining critical infrastructure, or solving complex technical challenges - your expertise will make a direct difference, every single day.
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What you'll be doing:
- Commissioning a wide range of protection relays, schemes, and control systems at 33kV and 132kV - including 6.6/11kV networks.
- Leading fault investigations and maintenance of complex protection systems.
- Managing protection maintenance programmes and ensuring compliance with health, safety, and industry standards.
- Playing a key role in delivering high-value, multi-disciplinary technical projects.
- Using your problem-solving skills and technical insight to make critical decisions in the field.
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What's in it for you?
- Competitive salary + bonus potential (up to 7.5% of base salary).
- Up to 14% employer pension contribution - that's hard to beat!
- 26 days annual leave, plus bank holidays.
- Defined career pathways and development opportunities in a business that invests in its people.
- Flexible benefits package tailored to you.
- The chance to work on critical infrastructure at the heart of the North West's journey to net-zero.
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What we're looking for:
- HNC or Degree in Electrical Engineering.
- Strong commissioning experience with protection systems at 33kV/132kV.
- Project delivery experience on high-value electrical schemes.
- Knowledge of protection principles, schemes, and relays (experience with DNO or similar environments is a real plus)
- SAP authorisation at 33kV/132kV (or the ambition to gain it)
- A hands-on engineer with a sharp eye for quality and detail.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a safety-first mindset.
- Full UK driving licence.
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At SP Electricity North West, you'll be part of a company that values people, embraces diversity, and champions innovation - all while keeping the lights on for over five million customers.
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The recruitment process is being managed by Morson Talent. By applying, you consent to your information being shared with Morson Talent.
Ready to make a real impact with your skills? Apply now and help power the North West into the future!
