Lead HV Substation Engineer - Primary Design Leader

SNC-Lavalin; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Linxon is seeking a Lead Primary Engineer in Birmingham to lead the primary design within turnkey substation projects. You will coordinate with local and remote design teams and drive engineering activities from project start through As-Built, ensuring QA/QC and HSSE compliance.

You will engage with customers and suppliers, validate technical content, and contribute to design reviews and tender efforts as needed. English fluency is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or master's in electrical engineering or equivalent.
• Extensive experience in HV substation engineering for utilities.
• Knowledge of modern GIS and AIS substation technology.

Responsibilities

• Technical lead of Linxon primary engineering team allocated to the project.
• Manage and lead all primary engineering activities from start to As-Built with QA/QC, HSSE & Integrity.
• Ensure on-time, quality submission of primary design packages per project schedule.

Skills

Leadership

Primary design

HV substations

Co-ordination

MS Office

MicroStation

AutoCAD

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree (advantage)

Tools

MicroStation

AutoCAD

Job description

Linxon is seeking a Lead Primary Engineer in Birmingham to lead the primary design within turnkey substation projects. You will coordinate with local and remote design teams and drive engineering activities from project start through As-Built, ensuring QA/QC and HSSE compliance.

You will engage with customers and suppliers, validate technical content, and contribute to design reviews and tender efforts as needed. English fluency is essential.