Electrical Engineer – Grid & Renewables Specialist

Mott MacDonald; York and North Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Health cash plan

Peppy menopause support

Comprehensive wellbeing program

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Mott MacDonald is seeking a Chartered Electrical Engineer to join the Energy Transmission & Distribution team in the UK. You will lead electrical design for major projects, from inception to commissioning, across 11kV/33kV networks and renewable connections, including HV cable connections, transformers, and protection schemes.

The role involves project leadership, bid support, and collaboration across disciplines, with opportunities to travel in the UK and overseas and a hybrid working policy.

Qualifications

• Professionally qualified in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Proven skills, capabilities and experience in the sector areas mentioned above.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential as the role will require preparation of specifications and reports.
• Coordinate with multi disciplines both internal and external.
• Some experience within electrical project engineering, with focus on installations from LV up to 11kV / 33kV.
• Be competent in the use of MS packages.
• Be aware of and eventually contribute to bid procedures and internal governance.
• Be aware of procurement, construction and commissioning activities.
• Be able to travel in the UK and overseas if required.
• Must have initiative, self-motivation and the confidence to make decisions.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical solutions and project leadership in the production of electrical designs for major electrical and multi-disciplinary infrastructure works.
• Become familiar with company procedures and provide technical expertise and contributions to bids and proposals.
• Manage engineering projects and deliverables ensuring they meet client expectations and regulatory specifications, on time and within budget.
• Support and contribute to the development of junior staff and graduates.
• Ensure project deliverables and scope are clear.
• Understand procurement and contract awards such as NEC PSC.
• LV and MV network configuration and advice on resilience issues.
• Input into network configuration and understanding of operations scenarios and impacts.
• LV and MV (up to 33kV) network design.
• LV and MV cable sizing, routing and termination.
• LV and MV substation design layouts.
• LV and MV substation main equipment operations and specifications.
• Understanding client standards and DNO regulations and standards.
• Earthing designs with modelling and calculations for step, touch and transfer potential.
• Protection requirements and arc flash considerations.
• Review of design submissions within the team against client scope.

Skills

Electrical design

Project leadership

Bid/tender experience

Communication skills

Travel UK/overseas

Education

Chartered engineer

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Mott MacDonald is seeking a Chartered Electrical Engineer to join the Energy Transmission & Distribution team in the UK. You will lead electrical design for major projects, from inception to commissioning, across 11kV/33kV networks and renewable connections, including HV cable connections, transformers, and protection schemes.

The role involves project leadership, bid support, and collaboration across disciplines, with opportunities to travel in the UK and overseas and a hybrid working policy.