Overview
Senior Electrical Engineer - Substations at Mott MacDonald
Location/s: Belfast, Brighton, Bristol, Croydon, Altrincham, Newcastle, York
Recruiter contact: Abhijeet Barpanda
Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. We work across global industries, delivering impactful work and supporting energy transition and societal outcomes. We are an employee-owned business, investing in creating an inclusive space for everyone to feel empowered and valued.
About The Business Unit
The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation, and transmission & distribution. We provide integrated engineering and project management across the project lifecycle, from concept to decommissioning, supporting the energy transition.
Job overview
Mott MacDonald has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Electrical Engineer to join our expanding Power Transmission and Distribution team. The successful candidate will work on diverse, industry-leading projects developing innovative solutions for power transmission grid systems and client transmission and distribution installations, focusing on security of electricity supply, renewable integration, and bringing large power infrastructure from concept to delivery.
Your role will involve working with a range of clients/stakeholders including major utilities and large global demand customers in a rapidly changing energy sector. This is a permanent position within our team for an ambitious Electrical Engineer. Reporting to the Power team Principal Engineer, you will be responsible for a range of tasks including:
Responsibilities
* Primary plant layout for HV substations
* Equipment specifications for HV plant and ancillary equipment
* Providing engineering design input to major electrical power infrastructure development projects through lifecycle stages from feasibility/front end engineering to detailed design, site construction monitoring, and commissioning
* Coordination with client project teams and internal team disciplines (civil, structural, environmental, survey/geotechnical, transport, protection and control, CAD/BIM)
* Delivering projects in new technologies (e.g., energy storage, HVDC systems, smart grid, waste to energy)
* Providing professional services to clients in the UK and overseas
Candidate specification
* Qualified to degree level and ideally Chartered Engineer status or working towards
* Experience in power transmission and distribution
* Experience in design, delivery, and supervision of HV substation solutions (110kV to 400kV)
* Experience in developing specifications for HV AIS/GIS substations and associated equipment
* Experience across all stages of project lifecycles
* Experience applying regulatory and client health and safety requirements to HV plant system designs
* Experience in preparing technical reports in English
Preferred, but not required
* Experience in design of Overhead Line Systems for transmission networks
* Experience in design of HV cable systems (minimum 110kV)
* Experience in site construction and/or testing/commissioning for HV plant systems
* Experience in earthing software design (CDEGs) and system studies/protection coordination software (ETAP)
* Experience in control and protection systems design
* Masters degree
Agile working
We offer a hybrid working policy that supports well-being, flexibility, and trust.
Equality, diversity, and inclusion
We promote equal opportunities, inclusion, and an environment where everyone can contribute.
Accessibility
If you need any support to apply or attend an interview, contact reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com to discuss arrangements.
Benefits
Health and wellbeing
* Private medical insurance for UK colleagues
* Health cash plan for everyday costs
* Peppy access for menopause support
* Wellbeing program for you and your family
* Salary flex benefits including health options for family
Financial wellbeing
* Employer pension contributions matched between 4.5% and 7%
* Life assurance up to 4x basic salary (up to 6x with more cover)
* Income protection and return-to-work support
* Flexible benefits including additional life assurance, critical illness, and savings options
* Participation in annual bonus schemes
Lifestyle
* Holiday entitlement of 33–35 days increasing with service
* Possibility to buy/sell leave through benefits program
* Discounts and savings schemes
Enhanced family and carers leave
* Enhanced leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity/adoption leave and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave
* Shared parental leave up to 24 weeks at full pay
* Additional leave for caring responsibilities
Learning and development
* Annual professional institution subscription
* Opportunities to enhance technical and soft skills through mentoring and training
Networks and social outcomes
* Join diverse networks supporting LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities
* Contribute to community impact through social outcomes
Location(s): Brighton, GB; Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB; York, GB; Croydon, GB; Bristol, GB; Belfast, GB; Manchester, GB
Contract Type: Permanent
Work Pattern: Full Time
Market: Energy
Discipline: Electrical
Job Ref: 9495
Recruiter Contact: Abhijeet Barpanda
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