Lead Protection & Control Engineer

Auckland or Wellington

Mott MacDonald is a global, employee‑owned engineering consultancy supporting clients across transmission, distribution, generation and renewable energy. In New Zealand, our Energy team plays a critical role in strengthening grid reliability and enabling the energy transition.

Your role

As a Lead Protection & Control Engineer, you will be responsible for the technical leadership, coordination and delivery of protection and control engineering activities across multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Leading protection and control design for HV substations and power systems
• Owning protection philosophies, schemes and technical standards
• Reviewing and approving protection and control designs, settings and documentation
• Providing technical input into system studies, fault analysis and scheme selection
• Supporting commissioning, test...