TNEI
Senior / Principal Consultant
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Senior Consultant / Principal Consultant (Protection Studies Specialist)
DEPARTMENT: Connections
STATUS: 37.5 hours per week, Permanent.
SALARY: Competitive and based on experience and qualifications.
LOCATION: Glasgow or Manchester office
THE POSITION
We’re searching for a Senior Consultant with Protection Studies experience to join us at an exciting stage of our growth. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to impactful consultancy work, help shape client outcomes, and play an important part in the continued development of our services. In this role, you will have the chance to take ownership of meaningful work, collaborate with talented specialists, and make a genuine contribution to TNEI’s mission in the energy transition.
Whether you’re looking to step up into your next level of responsibility, develop your technical or consultancy skills, gain more exposure to client-facing work, or broaden your project portfolio, this role offers significant scope for growth. We understand that career journeys aren’t always linear, this opportunity may equally suit someone seeking a sideways move into a new team, discipline or environment where they can make a real difference and apply existing expertise in a fresh context. At TNEI, you’ll be supported to shape a career pathway that fits your goals while contributing to high-impact projects.
KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Project Delivery:
- Lead and deliver protection studies for a wide range of generation, storage, transmission, and distribution projects, acting as Project Manager and/or Technical Lead on consultancy commissions as required.
- Undertake protection coordination studies and determine unit protection relay settings for equipment, including transformers, reactors, generators, transmission lines, and cables, etc.
- Perform protection design reviews and provide specialist technical advice during project development and detailed design stages.
- Review and approve protection philosophies, protection settings reports, and technical documentation. Ensure quality assurance and compliance with relevant industry standards, regulations, and company procedures.
- Support proposals, technical bids, business development, and develop strong client relationships across developers, network operators, OEMs, and EPC contractors.
- Mentor and train junior consultants and collaborate across power systems, EMT, earthing, and grid compliance teams.
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
REQUIREMENTS
Essential requirements include:
- Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
- Significant experience delivering protection engineering consultancy services for transmission, distribution, renewable generation, and/or industrial power systems.
- Strong understanding of protection principles for HV, EHV, and MV electrical networks and extensive experience in protection coordination and relay settings studies.
- Knowledge of protection logic diagrams and experience developing relay setting schedules using software such as MiCOM Agile, PCM600, and SEL AcSELerator.
- Thorough understanding of relevant industry standards and requirements and experience using industry standard protection and power system software.
- Ability to analyse fault performance and assess protection system behaviour under various network operating conditions.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Proven ability to manage projects, client relationships, and technical deliverables.
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
Desirable requirements:
- Chartered Engineer status (CEng) or working towards chartership.
- Postgraduate degree in Electrical Power Engineering.
- Experience of transmission-connected renewable generation projects.
- Experience performing earthing design and safety assessments using CDEGS or equivalent software.
- Experience carrying out electromagnetic interference (EMI), induction, or electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) studies.
- Knowledge and practical experience of electromagnetic transient (EMT) studies using PSCAD, EMTP-RV, ATP, or similar software.
- Familiarity with protection requirements associated with HVDC, FACTS, and converter-based resources.
- Capability in Python, DPL, VBA, or other engineering automation tools.
- Experience supporting commissioning activities and site-based protection testing.
- Ability and willingness to travel independently within the UK and occasionally overseas.
How to apply
Please apply using the ‘Apply Now’ form on the Careers Page on our website, and upload your CV and covering letter, demonstrating why you are suitable for the role and any previous experience.
Closing date for applications:
Applications will close on or before 21 August 2026. Successful candidates will be invited to interview on receipt of application. Therefore, if you are planning to apply, we recommend that you do so without delay.
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills