Senior Electrical Engineer - Overhead Lines (OHL)

Overview

In this role you will support the design of overhead transmission lines up to 400kV within a busy Transmission & Distribution team. You will contribute to technically challenging projects, including national grid-scale work, shaping solutions from feasibility to delivery. You’ll work closely with multi-disciplinary teams, write proposals, and engage in project implementation and public consultations. This is an opportunity to apply advanced tools and drive efficient, compliant design on landmark energy infrastructure.

Pay / Benefits

• career development opportunities
• flexible hybrid working model
• AECOM University
• volunteering days
• well-being programs

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for overhead line design on complex multi-discipline projects
• Lead design activities including PLS-CADD modelling, line routing, and structural analysis
• Develop design criteria, sag-tension calculations, and conductor/insulator selection
• Produce engineering deliverables (designs, reports, proposals, drawings) and perform internal quality checks
• Support feasibility studies, thermal ratings, and compliance with standards
• Contribute to project proposals with timelines, resources, and budgets
• Assist in project implementation, statutory planning, and public consultation events
• Identify practically preferred solutions and present them to clients
• Involve in large programmes such as the Great Grid Upgrade
• Work on multi-project environments within the UK National Grid context

Key requirements

• Bachelor in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent)
• CEng Chartered Engineer with a recognized electrical engineering institution (e.g. IET)
• Experience delivering UK transmission projects for operators like National Grid, SSE, SPT
• Project experience in overhead line engineering up to 400kV
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• strong communication
• collaboration and teamwork
• problem-solving orientation
• PLS-CADD modelling
• overhead line design
• structural analysis and loading

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