Lead Designer - HV/EHV Underground Cables

Omexom UK; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Omexom UK is seeking a Principal Design Engineer – Underground Cables to provide technical leadership for HV/EHV cable systems across major infrastructure projects. Glasgow/Sutton/Manchester based, you will lead design activities and ensure compliant, robust, cost-effective solutions.

You will oversee 33kV+ design packages, maintain internal standards, and mentor junior engineers while promoting innovation and industry best practices.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering; MSc/MEng advantageous.
• Chartered Engineer status or actively working towards chartership with significant relevant experience.
• Extensive HV/EHV underground cable design experience, ideally including 132kV+ work.
• Strong knowledge of cable selection, route design, installation techniques, and compliance standards.
• Proficient in CYMCAP, ELEK, AutoCAD; MATLAB familiarity is beneficial.
• Ability to lead complex engineering calculations, simulations, and system assessments.
• Proven experience in technical leadership, including mentoring and team development.
• Excellent communication skills; membership of professional institutions desirable.

Responsibilities

• Act as a technical lead across HV/EHV cable system design activities, ensuring solutions are safe, robust, compliant, and cost-effective.
• Oversee complex cable design packages (33kV and above), ensuring technical excellence across concept, feasibility, and detailed design phases.
• Develop, own, and assist with maintaining internal design standards, methodologies, templates, and tools relevant to HV/EHV cable systems.
• Ensure all design deliverables meet industry standards, regulatory requirements, and company best practices.
• Perform and supervise detailed analyses including thermal, electrical, ampacity, and mechanical stress assessments using tools such as CYMCAP, ELEK, and AutoCAD.
• Lead technical peer reviews, quality checks, and design audits to maintain a high standard of engineering output.
• Support the development of junior engineers through guidance, feedback, and training in best practice design techniques.
• Promote new technologies, design methods, and continuous improvement within the cable design discipline.
• Participate in professional forums and maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry trends through organisations such as IET, CIGRÉ, and IEEE.

Skills

HV/EHV design

Technical leadership

Regulatory compliance

Advanced analysis

Communication skills

Mentoring

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

MSc/MEng advantageous

Chartered Engineer (CEng)

Tools

CYMCAP

ELEK

AutoCAD

MATLAB

Job description

Omexom UK is seeking a Principal Design Engineer – Underground Cables to provide technical leadership for HV/EHV cable systems across major infrastructure projects. Glasgow/Sutton/Manchester based, you will lead design activities and ensure compliant, robust, cost-effective solutions.

You will oversee 33kV+ design packages, maintain internal standards, and mentor junior engineers while promoting innovation and industry best practices.