Overview
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 industries delivering work that defines our future and has a social impact in the communities we serve. We are an employee-owned business that seeks to empower, include, and value everyone. This opening is for the Power Transmission and Distribution team in the Energy unit, delivering services to clients globally across sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. The team provides integrated engineering and project management across the project lifecycle, from concept to decommissioning or life extension, helping deliver the energy transition globally.
Job title: Senior Electrical Engineer
Location/s: Belfast, Brighton, Bristol, Croydon, Altrincham, Newcastle, York
Recruiter contact: Abhijeet Barpanda
Contract type: Permanent
Work pattern: Full Time
Discipline: Electrical
Industry: Energy / Civil Engineering
Job reference: 9495
Job purpose and scope
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 a range of diverse, industry-leading projects developing innovative solutions for power transmission grid systems, client transmission and distribution installations, and integration of renewable energy sources. You will bring large power infrastructural plans from concept to delivery, ensuring security of electricity supply and contributing to the energy transition.
Your role involves 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 reporting to the Power team Principal Engineer, 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 disciplines within Mott MacDonald (civil, structural, environmental, survey/geotechnical, transport, protection and control, and CAD/BIM)
* Delivering projects in new technologies e.g. energy storage, HVDC systems, smart grid solutions, and waste to energy
* Providing professional services to clients in the UK and overseas
Candidate specification
* Degree-qualified; ideally working towards Chartered Engineer status
* Experience in the power transmission and distribution industry
* Experience in design, delivery, and supervision of HV substation solutions (110kV to 400kV)
* Experience developing specifications for HV AIS/GIS substations and associated equipment
* Experience across all lifecycle stages of projects
* Experience applying regulatory and client health and safety requirements to HV plant system designs
* Experience in preparation of 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 protection coordination software (ETAP)
* Experience in control and protection systems design
* Masters degree
Benefits and working environment
* Health and wellbeing: private medical insurance for UK colleagues, health cash plan, wellbeing program, and flexible benefits
* Financial wellbeing: pension contributions matching, life assurance, income protection, flexible benefits, and potential annual bonuses
* Lifestyle: generous holiday entitlement (33-35 days, rising with years of service), employee saving schemes, and discounts
* Enhanced family and carers leave: enhanced maternity/paternity/shared parental leave and caring responsibilities leave
* Learning and development: annual professional institution subscription and opportunities for mentoring and training
* Networks and communities: broad employee networks including LGBTQ+, gender, race/ethnicity, disability, and parent/carer groups
Equality, diversity, and inclusion are central to our approach. We aim to promote fair employment practices and an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute. If you need support to apply or attend an interview, contact reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com.
We encourage you to apply now. For more information about our application process, click here.
Location specifics
Location(s): Brighton, GB; Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB; York, GB; Croydon, GB; Bristol, GB; Belfast, GB; Manchester, GB
Note: This description reflects current requirements and may be subject to change. Any additional job postings below show related roles in Electrical Engineering across various locations.
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