Senior HV Cable Design Engineer

We are working with a multi-disciplinary engineering business that is looking for a Senior HV Cable Design Engineer to join their team in London, with an identical opportunity in their Scotland team. This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of the most experienced Cable Teams in the UK.

You'll be joining a close-knit and well-established team that is supportive, values new ideas, and welcomes innovative solutions. This role will give you the opportunity to work on all stages of the design, and you'll be part of every stage of the project.

Principal responsibilities:

• Responsible for the quality and consistency of the team's output in the production and control of drawings and technical documents.
• Manage the production of designs through a robust checking process.
• Work with the Sector Director to assist during the bid process in order to secure further work.
• Working on a mix of small cable projects ranging from short cable replacements within substations to major grid reinforcement projects that involve cable lengths in the hundreds of kilometers.

Key skills/experience required:

• A background in Power Engineering.
• Previous experience in the production of all designs, calculations, reports, and drawings associated with the new or modification of EHV projects from 11kV - 400kV covering EHV cabling and primary design.
• Experience in the production of bonding/line diagrams, cable rating calculations, induced voltage calculations, short circuit force calculations, thermo-mechanical thrust calculations, pulling tension calculations, and production of material specification lists.

Qualifications:

• BEng/BSc in Electrical Engineering.
• Working toward CEng status (desirable).