Astute's Renewables Team is partnering with a growing solar and battery storage business committed to integrity, safety, and service excellence. They are looking to recruit a Senior HV Primary Design Engineer to join their high-voltage engineering team.
The senior role comes with a competitive salary of £60,000-£80,000, along with a company car, access to a benefits platform, high street discounts, gym savings, enhanced pension, and life cover.
If you're a Senior HV Primary Design Engineer with UK experience in renewable projects and are looking to work for an organisation that puts integrity, safety, and its people at the forefront of everything it does, then submit your CV to apply today.
Responsibilities and duties of the Senior HV Primary Design Engineer role
Reporting to the Hiring Manager you will:
Lead primary electrical design across multiple renewable energy projects
Take a hands-on role in BESS site layout and HV/EHV design
Create layouts for BESS sites, EHV outdoor compounds, switchrooms and control rooms, cable route drawings, LV layouts, earthing layouts
Produce associated calculations including short circuit studies, earthing studies, electrical layout calculations
Deliver plant engineering design, including switchgear, transformers, VT/CT equipment
Produce detailed technical specifications for equipment
Liaise with internal engineering teams to integrate full design scopes
Consolidate designs into comprehensive specifications for procurement
Interface with procurement teams to support equipment sourcing and pricing
Support procurement by providing market-ready technical documentation
Professional qualifications
We are looking for someone with the following:
Degree/HND/HNC in Electrical Engineering (Power Systems preferred)
Strong UK project experience across renewable energy projects, BESS, solar and wind
Proven experience working to DNO standards (G81), TSO standards and National Grid IES standards
Experience across ICP environments, DNO/iDNO networks, TSO projects and Tier 1 contractors
Demonstrable experience in primary electrical HV/EHV design, substation layout design (11kV-132kV), earthing design, power systems and grid connections
UK experience is essential- this role is not suitable for engineers without UK renewable project experience.
Personal skills
The Senior HV Primary Design Engineer role would suit someone who is:
Able to hit the ground running with minimal training
Confident working in high-volume project environments
Comfortable leading design delivery on multiple projects
Highly organised with strong prioritisation skills
Proactive and self-driven
Collaborative and team-focused
Technically confident across HV/EHV design
Salary and benefits of the Senior HV Primary Design Engineer role
£60,000-£80,000 depending on experience
Company vehicle
Mitie benefits platform
High street discounts
Gym savings
Enhanced pension
Life cover
Hybrid working
INDREN
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