Lead HVDC Cable Design Engineer

BakerHicks; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 25 days annual leave

Hybrid working options

Pension scheme (up to 6% matched)

Life assurance

Employee assistance

Job summary

BakerHicks is seeking a Principal HVDC Cable Engineer in the UK to lead HVDC design delivery, pursue tenders, and develop HVDC capabilities. You will oversee the production of HVDC cable designs, converter station layouts, HVDC equipment specs, and system modelling while mentoring engineers and CAD technicians.

You will work under the Director - HV, ensuring quality and consistency across drawings and technical documents, and contribute to business development with major UK clients.

Qualifications

• Experience producing designs, calculations, reports & drawings for HVDC schemes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver HVDC design requirements including cable system modelling, routing studies and converter station layouts.
• Prepare, check and approve feasibility studies, design reports and construction drawings.
• Produce and approve design concepts, drawings, specifications and other technical documents.
• Highlight quality and delivery risks and provide interfaces with 3rd parties.
• Understand IEC standards and apply client specifications (e.g., National Grid, SSEN, Scottish Power).

Skills

HVDC design

Cable routing

Converter stations

IEC standards

Mentoring

CAD drafting

Team leadership

Client interface

Education

BEng/BSc Electrical or Power Engineering

CEng status (preferred)

Tools

CAD software

Job description

BakerHicks is seeking a Principal HVDC Cable Engineer in the UK to lead HVDC design delivery, pursue tenders, and develop HVDC capabilities. You will oversee the production of HVDC cable designs, converter station layouts, HVDC equipment specs, and system modelling while mentoring engineers and CAD technicians.

You will work under the Director - HV, ensuring quality and consistency across drawings and technical documents, and contribute to business development with major UK clients.