Senior Cable Engineer

Overview

Lead the full lifecycle of HV cable engineering projects in the Transmission and Distribution business, delivering design outputs to programme, budget and quality, and working closely with site operations for safe and reliable delivery.

What you'll do

• Lead the production and quality control of UGC systems design studies to support construction and consultancy projects.
• Produce Cable System Design Summary reports.
• Produce Cable Rating reports.
• Perform Cable Bonding scheme and Induced Voltage calculations.
• Perform Cable Forces calculations for different installation and operation scenarios.
• Perform Cable Sizing calculations.
• Design cable pulling and perform related calculations.
• Design cable installation and review drawings.
• Select cable system components and accessories and produce the Bill of Quantities for projects and tenders.
• Coordinate with suppliers, review product designs and type test certificates, and support the procurement team on technical aspects.
• Interface with the wider delivery teams and support the Operation team during the construction period.
• Ensure constructability and safety by design requirements are met in deliverables.
• Provide guidance to the team to help develop others.
• Manage engineering delivery, including delivery updates, change control and risk management.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's engineering degree in a STEM subject, preferably with Electrical Engineering content.
• Proven experience working to British and European design standards and codes.
• Experience providing engineering deliverables to cable construction activities, including planning and delivery of the works.
• Awareness of key Health and Safety impacts on HV cable construction contracts.
• Fluent spoken and written English.
• Ability to work maturely in a diverse team.

Nice to have

• Experience using cable design software (CYMCAP and COMSOL).
• Experience managing CAD outputs.
• Experience working under CDM regulations as a designer.
• Ability to drive is beneficial.

Details

• The role is eligible for flexible working, although it is expected to be office based.