Senior Electrical Design Engineer - Distribution

AECOM
Manchester
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Supply Chain & LogisticsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Collaboration","Documentation","Design governance","Design risk assessment","Risk mitigation"]

Join AECOM’s Transmission & Distribution team to deliver practical medium- and low-voltage electrical design solutions across private, industrial, renewable, and transmission/distribution projects. You’ll design feeder supply networks, intake and distribution substation layouts, cable sizing and routing, protection and control schemes, earthing grid modelling, and SCADA interface designs. You’ll collaborate with suppliers, clients, and internal reviewers to meet DNO standards and project scope throughout the lifecycle.

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Job Summary

Join AECOM’s Transmission & Distribution team to deliver practical medium- and low-voltage electrical design solutions across private, industrial, renewable, and transmission/distribution projects. You’ll design feeder supply networks, intake and distribution substation layouts, cable sizing and routing, protection and control schemes, earthing grid modelling, and SCADA interface designs. You’ll collaborate with suppliers, clients, and internal reviewers to meet DNO standards and project scope throughout the lifecycle.
Location: Manchester
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Supply Chain & Logistics
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Carry out Medium Voltage and Low Voltage design work to DNO standards and provide feeder supply network solutions.
  • •Deliver intake and distribution substation layout design and primary plant/equipment design for Medium and Low Voltage.
  • •Produce secondary protection and control solutions, including equipment scheme circuit and wiring diagrams.
  • •Create cable sizing, routing, section, and termination drawings for Medium and Low Voltage.
  • •Develop electrical system and earthing grid design and modelling, including touch/step/transfer potential calculations and SCADA interface designs.

Key Requirements

  • •Degree or relevant qualification in Electrical Engineering.
  • •Knowledge of British and DNO specific design standards.
  • •Proven track record as a Trainee or Assistant Electrical Engineer, or completion of a Graduate Training programme post degree in a design office and/or construction environment within the Energy/Power sector.
  • •Understanding of functional characteristics of Power Systems and ability to work collaboratively with internal and external parties.
  • •Experience in writing clear and concise documentation; ideally experience with engineering design governance and design risk assessments under CDM regulations.
Experience:EnergyPower sectorTransmission and distributionRenewables
Education:Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering
Skills:CollaborationDocumentationDesign governanceDesign risk assessmentRisk mitigation
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Medium Voltage (MV)Low Voltage (LV)DNO standardsSCADAProtection & ControlCircuit and wiring diagramsEarthing grid modellingCable sizingArc-flash/Blast requirements

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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