Senior Electrical Engineer - Overhead Lines (OHL)

AECOM
Leeds
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Hardware, Embedded & Systems EngineeringEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Written communication","Verbal communication"]

Provide technical support and lead responsible design work for overhead transmission projects in the Transmission & Distribution team, including multi-discipline delivery up to 400kV. Support complex overhead line design, proposals, feasibility studies, and engineering deliverables, from statutory planning through public consultation. Perform detailed OHL design activities such as routing, structural analysis, sag-tension calculations, clearance reports, and quality checks to ensure solutions meet industry standards for clients like National Grid.

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Senior Electrical Engineer - Overhead Lines (OHL)

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Job Summary

Provide technical support and lead responsible design work for overhead transmission projects in the Transmission & Distribution team, including multi-discipline delivery up to 400kV. Support complex overhead line design, proposals, feasibility studies, and engineering deliverables, from statutory planning through public consultation. Perform detailed OHL design activities such as routing, structural analysis, sag-tension calculations, clearance reports, and quality checks to ensure solutions meet industry standards for clients like National Grid.
Location: Leeds
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Hardware, Embedded & Systems Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Provide project technical support and responsible design for transmission projects, including overhead transmission lines up to 400kV.
  • •Deliver technically challenging overhead line design support across complex multi-discipline projects and large programmes of work (e.g., GGP projects).
  • •Support proposals and project detail outlining timeline, resources, budget, objectives, and goals.
  • •Provide technical input throughout project implementation, statutory planning, and participation in public consultation events.
  • •Perform detailed overhead line design activities including PLS-CADD modelling, line routing, structural analysis, sag-tension calculations, structural spotting, clearance reports, conductor/insulator selection, and internal quality checks.

Key Requirements

  • •A bachelor’s degree in engineering or an equivalent technical discipline in electrical engineering or power engineering.
  • •Professionally qualified CEng Chartered Engineer with a recognized electrical engineering institution (e.g. the IET).
  • •Ideally experience delivering UK transmission projects for operators such as National Grid, SSE, and SPT in line with their standards.
  • •Project experience in overhead line engineering (ideally up to 400kV).
  • •Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Education:Bachelor's in Electrical engineering or power engineering
Skills:CommunicationWritten communicationVerbal communication
Certifications:CEng Chartered EngineerIET
Languages:English
Tech Stack:PLS-CADD

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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