Lead Structural Engineer: Overhead Lines & Substations

United Infrastructure Power T&D Limited; Horsham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

CPD funding

Company pension

25 days annual leave

Job summary

United Infrastructure Power T&D Limited is seeking a Principal Structural Engineer to lead structural design and governance for overhead line and substation structures. You will work on EPC delivery for major clients, absorbing corporate knowledge during handover and applying specialist expertise to ensure safe, compliant designs.

You will guide OHL lattice towers, poles and substation structures, review calculations, and mentor senior engineers.

Qualifications

• Essential degree in Structural, Civil, or Mechanical Engineering; Chartered Engineer (CEng) with IStructE, ICE, or equivalent.
• Minimum 10 years structural engineering experience; experience with slender, guyed, or dynamically loaded structures.
• Strong knowledge of structural steel design and structural analysis principles for lattice and pole structures.
• Experience with foundation design for overturning, uplift, and lateral loading.
• Proven ability to lead technically complex assessments and sign-off designs.

Responsibilities

• Act as senior design authority for OHL lattice tower, wood/steel pole structures across UIPTD EPC portfolio.
• Provide design authority for substation gantries and busbar supports.
• Lead complex structural assessments including uprating and reconductoring studies.
• Review and approve structural calculations and reports.
• Set and maintain UIPTD structural design standards and templates.
• Provide technical sign-off on tender and PQQ submissions.

Skills

Mentoring & leadership

Communication

Driving licence

Education

Degree in Structural, Civil, or Mechanical Engineering

Chartered Engineer (CEng)

Tools

PLS-CADD / PLS-POLE

Structural design software

Job description

United Infrastructure Power T&D Limited is seeking a Principal Structural Engineer to lead structural design and governance for overhead line and substation structures. You will work on EPC delivery for major clients, absorbing corporate knowledge during handover and applying specialist expertise to ensure safe, compliant designs.

You will guide OHL lattice towers, poles and substation structures, review calculations, and mentor senior engineers.