PROTECTION AND TEST ENGINEER required by our client to be assigned on a Contract basis, located in the Netherlands. POSITION SCOPE Responsible for the implementation and integration of control, monitoring and protection system across the whole wind farm. PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES Ensure that the project HV/MV is delivered safely, on time, on quality and within scope and budget. Comply with Company standard solutions and guidelines, as well as current standards, i.e ISO9001. Ensure that the HV/MV equipment are specified design wording and produced according to relevant standards, i.e. IEC. Participate in project team meetings and cross discipline cooperation. Ensure that the best technical practices are implemented. Ensure hand-over of agreed documentation to O&M and OFTO. Comply with and enforce the Company HSE requirements/policy. Prepare up-front analysis and define protection philosophy of wind farm. Participate in preparation of technical specification and Employers requirements. Plan and execute peer reviews according to QA/QC guidelines. Evaluation of tenders and support in clarification meetings with suppliers. Understand and manage interfaces for the control, monitoring and protection work towards other project packages, as well as towards suppliers. Perform and review calculations of instrument transformers and; electrical interfaces across whole wind farm in order to secure redundancy, safety and security of protection systems. In close cooperation with colleagues define monitoring for entire plant and design of protection user interface. Deliver calculations of relay settings for the whole wind farm and provide suppliers with the necessary parameter set. Review the suppliers protection design documents, protection schematics configuration and communication software provided by suppliers (DIGSI files, Micom files etc.) Participate in FATs, SATs of protection system components. In cooperation with Commissioning Manager plan, execute and document SITs of HV/MV & protection systems prior to energization. Plan, execute and document “on load tests” of protection systems. Provide technical support during investigation of disturbances and power system faults, post commissioning. Assist in preparing substation interlocking logic and SCADA point lists. Deliver technical requirements for protection. Deliver input to key gate deliverables. DECISION AUTHORITY All decisions re. project time, cost, quality and staffing within defined budget and time schedule and in accordance with Project Authorisation Matrix. Planning all project relevant activities and implement needed changes within the projects defined budget and time schedule. Recommend project changes. In cooperation with contract manager, negotiate contracts, including variation orders & claims, recommend changes to procurement/contract strategy and best tenders for the scope. EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS Electro technical education equivalent to MSc, EE or similar. Recommended 4-5 years of experience as a protection system expert in a similar position. Recommended 4-5 years of experience as a project engineer (technically skilled, integrity, communication, adaptability, teamwork, decision-making and planning).