Senior Electrical Engineer – Substation Design (UK Wide)
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Company Overview
At AECOM, we are delivering a better world. Whether it is improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.
Job Description
Are you ready to join a team of talented and innovative engineers within our UK Transmission & Distribution business and grow your career? The Transmission & Distribution department delivers project management, design and owners engineer roles for electrical power projects at transmission and distribution voltages across the UK and globally. The focus of the team is large‑scale grid infrastructure, grid connections and private networks.
Due to continued growth across a breadth of projects and clients, we are looking for an ambitious Senior Electrical Substation Design Engineer to join the team. This is a fantastic time to join us and apply your skills across a multi‑disciplinary, innovative team and work within a varied portfolio of groundbreaking projects. The work will be varied and there will be a lot of opportunity to learn in this role. A key project you will be working on is the UK National Grid’s Great Grid Partnership; being part of a £9bn Enterprise partnership that will connect clean energy to homes and businesses across England and Wales.
Responsibilities
* Design primary plant layouts and schematics for HV substations
* Produce equipment specifications for HV plant and associated equipment
* Provide engineering design input to major infrastructure projects
* Prepare technical specifications and documentation
* Undertake an Owners’ Engineer role on HV substation/cable and OHL projects
* Provide HV design input to renewable energy projects (e.g., battery storage, solar, hydro and wind generation)
* Coordinate across multi‑disciplinary engineering environments and project managers, and conduct site visits/inspections to ensure design integrity
Perks and Benefits
At AECOM, you’ll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well‑being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model and technical practice networks.
Qualifications
* A degree in Electrical Engineering
* Experience working on high‑voltage design projects
* Experience working with major utilities or developers
* Experience as a designer or project engineer
* Experience developing specifications or detailed designs for substation control systems, transformers, GIS and AIS switchgear
* The ability to work flexibly across multiple projects
* Experience in technical report writing
* Fluency in English
* Full driving licence and access to a personal vehicle (site visits may be required)
* Experience of working on multi‑disciplinary engineering projects (ideal)
* Chartered accreditation or working toward status (ideal)
* Consultancy experience (ideal)
* Experience reviewing detailed designs and witnessing construction site activities (ideal)
Additional Information
We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com.
If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!
Equal Opportunity
All your information will be kept confidential in accordance with EEO guidelines. We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.
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