Lead Design Engineer

Timely Recruit Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical

Enhanced pension

Life assurance

26 days holiday

Job summary

Timely Recruit Ltd. is looking for a Lead HV Design Engineer to join a top UK multi-utility business in Surrey. The role is hybrid with 2–3 days in the office and focuses on leading the design of HV networks up to 132kV.

The package includes a salary up to £80,000 plus bonus and a structured progression path. You'll join a lean design team with significant influence, overseeing engineers and guiding complex grid connection projects across electricity, gas, water, heat and EV infra, contributing

Qualifications

• HV design experience with networks up to 132kV.
• Demonstrated leadership or potential for management.
• Experience with WinDebut, IPSA or VisNet or similar software.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineers and review and design HV networks up to 132kV.
• Influence design decisions within a lean engineering team.
• Collaborate across utility sectors to deliver grid connections projects.

Skills

HV design

Leadership

Network design up to 132kV

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

WinDebut

IPSA

VisNet

Job description

Lead HV Design Engineer | Grid Connections

Surrey | Hybrid – 2–3 days in office

up to £80,000 + bonus

We’re hiring a Lead HV Design Engineer to join one of the UK’s largest independent multi-utility businesses.

With 1.1m+ adopted utility connections, 26 years of trading, 2026 NAV of the Year recognition and continued growth across electricity, gas, water, heat and EV infrastructure, this is a business with real momentum in the UK utilities market.

You’ll join a lean design team with genuine influence, leading engineers and reviewing and designing complex HV networks up to 132kV.

Why consider it?

• Genuine route into leadership and management
• Broader multi-utility exposure across electricity, gas, water, heat and EV
• Structured progression programme with 40 people promoted and retained since 2020
• Hybrid working (2-3 days in office a week - Commutable from Guildford, Woking, Epsom, Redhill, Crawley, Kingston and South-West London)
• Private medical, enhanced pension, life assurance and 26 days holiday
• Ideal for someone from DNO, IDNO, ICP or utility consultancy background with HV design experience and exposure to WinDebut, IPSA, VisNet or similar

Established enough to offer stability. Growing enough for you to make an impact.