Design Engineer

Freedom Professional Services; Stowmarket; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in the UK is seeking an Overhead Line Design Engineer to handle OHL projects from design to completion. The role requires a degree in engineering and at least three years of OHL design experience. You will work in a hybrid capacity and enjoy a competitive salary along with comprehensive benefits, ensuring personal growth and development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Car or car allowance

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension with employer contribution

Private medical insurance

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years’ experience in OHL design at transmission and distribution voltages.
• Strong understanding of OHL design in the UK.
• Full UK driving licence is required.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop OHL projects, ensuring compliance with standards.
• Produce technical documents; attend site visits and meetings.
• Provide guidance to junior engineers.

Skills

OHL design principles

Communication skills

Technical knowledge of UK standards

Budgetary and project management skills

AutoCAD 3D knowledge

Education

Degree in Structural or Electrical Engineering

Tools

PLS‑CADD

PLS‑POLE

PLS‑TOWER

MicroStation CAD software

Job description

Freedom Professional Services are currently recruiting an Overhead Line Design Engineer to join our team. You will be based from one of our Leeds, Stowmarket or London offices, with options to work from home. You will be required to travel as and when required for client meetings, internal team meetings or site visits.

We’ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.

Job Responsibilities

• Undertake the design and development of OHL projects, ensuring compliance with technical and safety standards and client requirements.
• Responsible for all aspects of OHL design, including conductor sizing and modelling, insulation selection, lighting protection, line routing, PLS‑CAD modelling, clearance checking and structure and foundation design and analysis using PLS‑TOWER or PLS‑POLE.
• Produce technical documents such as engineering reports, specifications, drawings and calculations, ensuring accuracy and compliance with industry standards.
• Prepare proposals for OHL design projects, including determination of design scope, resource allocation, costing, programme and deliverables.
• Provide technical support and guidance to the wider team, including tendering, mentoring and training junior engineers.
• Operate within the quality assurance manual of Freedom/NGB Group or an established project management methodology ensuring the maintenance of equivalent standards.
• Attend site visits, inspections and meetings as required.

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in Structural or Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum of three years’ experience in OHL design at transmission and distribution voltages, including both wood pole and lattice steel tower OHL design.
• Experience in the design of folded steel pole OHL structures is desirable.
• Strong technical knowledge and understanding of OHL design principles and standards governing OHL design in the UK.
• Good experience in producing designs, calculations, reports and drawings for new build and refurbishment OHL projects from 11 kV – 400 kV.
• Experience in using design software such as PLS‑CADD, PLS‑POLE and PLS‑TOWER.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical information to non‑technical stakeholders.
• Good understanding of CDM 2015 and the Electricity Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations.
• Knowledge of AutoCAD 3D sufficient to fulfil the role.
• Knowledge of MicroStation CAD software (desirable).
• CSCS card holder (desirable).
• Full UK driving licence.
• Engineers that join our team need to bring technical, ethical, social and management competence; strong budgetary and project management skills are required, accompanied by commercial knowledge of design and construction contracts such as NEC.
• Senior engineers are expected to be chartered or close to achieving chartership.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Car or car allowance.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Pension with a leading provider and employer contribution.
• Sick pay.
• Personal wellbeing and volunteer days.
• Private medical insurance.
• Free 24/7 365 employee assistance programme to support mental health and wellbeing (including counselling sessions and legal advice).
• Flexible benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships, give‑as‑you‑earn, travel insurance, tax‑free bikes.
• Personal development programme.

Company

Freedom is part of the NG Bailey Group, one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500 m and 3,000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through investment in training. Our innovative, responsible and forward‑thinking approach allows us to work on groundbreaking projects using the latest tools and technologies. Progression is a priority: we provide a clearly defined development path, regular reviews, training and ongoing support.

Next Steps

We are on a journey to build a culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.