Join us as a Senior Electrical Engineer – Substations at Mott MacDonald.
Location: Belfast, Brighton, Bristol, Croydon, Altrincham, Newcastle, and 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. We deliver exciting work that defines our future and makes an important societal impact. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do.
About the Energy unit
The Energy unit delivers services globally across sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation, and transmission & distribution networks. We provide integrated engineering and project management services from concept and design to construction, operations, decommissioning, and life extension.
Job Overview
Mott MacDonald has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Electrical Engineer to join our Power Transmission and Distribution team. The successful candidate will develop innovative solutions for power transmission grid systems and client transmission and distribution installations, ensuring security of supply, integrating renewable energy sources, and delivering large-scale power infrastructure from concept to delivery.
Your role will include working with major utilities and large global customers in a rapidly changing energy sector.
Responsibilities
* Primary plant layout for HV substations.
* Equipment specifications for HV plant and ancillary equipment.
* Providing engineering design input to major electrical power infrastructural development projects through various lifecycle stages from feasibility to detailed design, site construction monitoring, and commissioning.
* Coordination with client project teams and internal disciplines (civil, structural, environmental, survey/geotechnical, transport, protection and control, CAD/BIM).
* Delivering projects in new technologies such as energy storage, HVDC systems, smart grid solutions, and waste‑to‑energy.
* Providing professional services to clients in the UK and overseas.
Candidate Specification
* Qualified to degree level; ideally working towards Chartered Engineer status.
* Experience in the power transmission and distribution industry.
* Experience designing, delivering, and supervising HV substation solutions (110kV to 400kV).
* Experience developing specifications for HV AIS/GIS substations and associated primary/secondary equipment.
* Experience through all stages of project lifecycles.
* Experience applying regulatory and client-specific health and safety requirements to HV plant system designs.
* Experience preparing technical reports in English.
Preferred, But Not Required
* Experience designing overhead line systems for transmission networks.
* Experience designing 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.
* Master's degree.
Agile Working
We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces wellbeing, flexibility, and trust.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
We promote fair employment procedures to ensure equal opportunities for all and commit to an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute.
Accessibility
If you are disabled or need support to apply or attend an interview, contact reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com for assistance.
Benefits
Health and Wellbeing
* Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
* Health cash plan.
* Access to Peppy for menopause support.
* Wellbeing program for you and family.
* Flexibility to adjust salary for wide range of health benefits.
Financial Wellbeing
* Matching employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
* Life assurance up to 4x basic salary, optional up to 6x.
* Income protection scheme.
* Flexible benefits (life assurance, critical illness, payroll saving, will writing).
* Annual bonus schemes.
Lifestyle
* Minimum 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays.
* Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
* Employee saving schemes and high‑street retailer discounts.
Enhanced Family and Carers Leave
* 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave; 2 weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
* Shared parental leave matching maternity leave up to 24 weeks at full pay.
* Up to five additional days for significant caring responsibilities (2 paid).
Learning and Development
* Primary annual professional institution subscription.
* Opportunities to enhance technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self‑development.
Networks, Communities, and Social Outcomes
* Wide range of groups including LGBTQ+, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
* Social outcomes that allow you to make a difference within communities.
Apply Now
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Contract type: Permanent Work pattern: Full Time Market: Energy Discipline: Electrical Job Ref: 9495 Location(s): Brighton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, York, Croydon, Bristol, Belfast, Manchester.
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