HV Commissioning Engineer
Location: Stoke-on- Trent Staffordshire
Employment Type: Full time
Working Hours: (Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week with Overtime opportunities available)
What’s in it for you
We believe in looking after our people, and it shows. When you join Ipsum, you’re not just taking a job, you’re starting a career with real support behind it.
24 annual leave plus bank holidays with the option to buy more
Group Personal Pension Plan
Career development & progression with the opportunity to earn professional qualifications
24/7 access to a virtual GP and Mental health support & counselling services
Cycle to Work scheme
Discount club - supermarkets, phone bills, gyms & more
Life assurance cover
Enhanced Maternity Pay
Long service recognition
Active local social committees
Regular social events
Paid volunteering opportunities in your community
About the role…
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced HV Commissioning Engineer to join our growing Private Networks Division based in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
The successful candidate will have a strong background in high-voltage electrical systems, commissioning, testing and fault-finding, with the ability to work safely and effectively both independently and as part of a wider engineering team.
As a HV Commissioning Engineer you will
Good understanding of power and protection principles and a thorough understanding of wiring diagrams and technical drawings.
Ability to compile test documents and write test procedures and engineering reports.
Good knowledge of transformer, generator and circuit breaker design, construction, and operation.
General testing of substation apparatus; Transformers, high/low voltage circuit breakers, and protective devices.
Fault finding and investigation work on a variety of high/low voltage equipment.
Implement grading studies/alterations to protection settings.
Assist installation staff as / when required
Test and Commissioning of protection relays and apparatus such as but not limited to:-
Overcurrent / Earth Fault Relays / Self powered protective devices and TLF’s / Zone/Unit/Differential/Solkor/Buszone/Duobias schemes / G59/G99 schemes / Transformer protection (Temperature/Pressure Relief/Buchholz) / Generator Protection and changeover systems / Distribution Transformers / Current Transformers/ Voltage Transformers / Neutral Earthing Resistors
Oil/Gas/Vacuum/Air Circuit breakers and Ring Main Units / Busbars / High/Low Voltage cables/ Battery tripping units
Act as Senior Authorised Person (Training can be provided)
About you
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced HV Commissioning Engineer to join a growing organisation, working on varied and technically challenging projects with opportunities for long-term career development.
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Next steps…
If you're interested in this opportunity please apply or reach out to Ipsum Talent Team for more information
At Ipsum, we provide specialist engineering services across the UK’s regulated water and energy companies and private sector businesses.
We work with our customers to maintain, optimise and develop their above and below ground assets to ensure security and resilience, and with our smart systems and ways of working, we ensure we deliver on time, on budget and safely.
At Ipsum, we develop long-term working relationships with our customers by providing essential utility services on both public and private networks. We have many long-term contracts and framework arrangements in place which are built upon great customer service, safe working practices and the ability to flex and deploy specialist skillsets at short notice.
The growth of Ipsum has been built upon our people and our ability to meet the demanding and ever-changing needs of our customers. The UK utility sector is evolving and expanding to meet increasing customer demand, regulatory-driven outcomes and to exploit new innovative technologies, at Ipsum we will continue to grow in this sector by being a reliable, flexible and agile service partner that helps customers meet these new challenges.
As we know, utility service provision is not a 9 to 5 business, our customers don’t switch off their networks or assets at night, or at the weekends, or on holidays, or when things are quiet. They need them to work round the clock – and we at Ipsum are right beside them 24/7 to make sure they do.
We pride ourselves in providing specialist scheduled maintenance services, being able to respond to an individual call-out or mobilise onto a major upgrade project and that our customers can rely on Ipsum 24/7/365.
