Electrical power protection and plant commissioning engineer

Level

Higher

Length

3 yrs

typical

Sector

Engineering and manufacturing

Pay

Paid

you earn while training

In a nutshell

Carrying out a range of engineering work on power protection systems, plant and equipment.

Test and commission protection relays on new or refurbished plant

Carry out scheduled maintenance testing of protection equipment

Investigate protection relay operations following network faults

Work under authorisation and permit-to-work systems on live plant

Produce commissioning test certificates and technical records

Liaise with primary plant engineers and control room staff during testing

Programme and configure numeric protection relays using specialist software

Protection relay principles: overcurrent, differential, distance, and earth fault

High-voltage plant: transformers, circuit breakers, and switchgear operation

Commissioning test procedures for protection systems

IEC and BS EN protection and power system standards

Network safety rules, authorisation schemes, and permit-to-work systems

Power system fault analysis and protection coordination principles

SCADA and secondary control systems for power installations

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