Graduate High Voltage Engineer - Earthing

Bakerhicks; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship toward Chartership

Exposure to high-profile projects

Friendly team culture

Company car or cash allowance

Job summary

BakerHicks is launching a 2-year Graduate scheme to develop you into a Chartered Earthing Engineer in High Voltage. You'll join a multi-disciplinary team, work on hands-on projects, and gain exposure to HV infrastructure design and safety.

From day one you'll have a personalised on‑the‑job training plan, mentorship, and opportunities to contribute to earthing studies, grid connections, and multidisciplinary coordination across sectors.

Qualifications

• A minimum 2:1 in a relevant engineering degree.
• Interest in earthing, HV substations, grid connections.
• Willingness to work in office and site environments.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the production of earthing, bonding, lightning protection, electrical safety, and HV infrastructure designs, reports, specifications, schedules, drawings, and technical documents.
• Assisting with earthing studies, soil resistivity interpretation, earth grid layouts, touch and step voltage assessment, bonding requirements, lightning protection risk assessment, equipment schedules, and technical specifications.
• Gaining exposure to HV substations, grid connections, buried earthing systems, fault current assessment, site constraints, construction interfaces, testing requirements, and multidisciplinary design coordination.
• Contributing to health and safety reviews and hazard identification in accordance with the CDM Regulations, with a focus on electrical safety, safe touch and step voltages, constructability, maintainability, sustainability, and environmental compliance.

Skills

Earthing design

HV infrastructure

Soil resistivity

Electrical safety

Team collaboration

Education

2:1 in Electrical Engineering or related

Job description

BakerHicks is launching a 2-year Graduate scheme to develop you into a Chartered Earthing Engineer in High Voltage. You'll join a multi-disciplinary team, work on hands-on projects, and gain exposure to HV infrastructure design and safety.

From day one you'll have a personalised on‑the‑job training plan, mentorship, and opportunities to contribute to earthing studies, grid connections, and multidisciplinary coordination across sectors.