Senior Rail Traction Power / Substation Engineer

AECOM
Glasgow
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Energy & Utilities OperationsSkills: ["English"]

Senior Rail Traction Power / Substation Engineer to lead technical delivery on traction power and HV substation design across feasibility, outline and detailed design stages. You’ll oversee design packages, perform independent checks, mentor junior engineers, and coordinate with project teams and clients on UK and international rail projects, integrating safety, governance, and construction support throughout the lifecycle.

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2 months ago

Senior Rail Traction Power / Substation Engineer

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Job Summary

Senior Rail Traction Power / Substation Engineer to lead technical delivery on traction power and HV substation design across feasibility, outline and detailed design stages. You’ll oversee design packages, perform independent checks, mentor junior engineers, and coordinate with project teams and clients on UK and international rail projects, integrating safety, governance, and construction support throughout the lifecycle.
Location: Glasgow
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Energy & Utilities Operations

Key Responsibilities

  • •Provide technical delivery oversight across key projects, at independent checker level, and contribute to the development of engineers within the team.
  • •Coordinate technical delivery and liaise with project managers, designers, and junior engineers to ensure design outputs meet project requirements.
  • •Develop concept and detailed design documentation, including calculations, reports and specifications, with independent checks for compliance.
  • •Attend site visits and surveys to inform design development and provide construction stage design support when required.
  • •Review design outputs produced by others and provide technical guidance to ensure quality and governance.

Key Requirements

  • •Experience in traction power and high voltage substation design.
  • •Experience delivering projects across feasibility, outline and detailed design stages.
  • •Experience acting as CRE / Lead Engineer is advantageous; where prior CRE experience has not been gained, support and mentoring will be provided to enable progression to that level of responsibility.
  • •Strong understanding of relevant industry standards and design governance.
  • •Low voltage experience desirable but not essential.
Experience:RailInfrastructureTransportation
Skills:English
Languages:English

Company Brief

AECOM
AECOM is a global infrastructure firm providing design, consulting, construction, and management services across transportation, buildings, water, environment, and energy sectors, delivering large-scale projects for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.
Industry: Civil Engineering
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Los Angeles, United States
Founded: 1990
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