OHL Engineer: 132kV–400kV Design & Field Delivery

United Infrastructure Group; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Career development

Professional membership support

Pension scheme

25 days annual leave

Job summary

United Infrastructure Power T&D Limited seeks an OHL Engineer to join our growing overhead line team, delivering 132kV–400kV projects from feasibility through to construction support.

You will work within a multidisciplinary engineering group for UK transmission and distribution operators, applying sag-tension analysis, tower design, and option assessments while complying with CDM and QMS requirements.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical, Civil or Structural Engineering or equivalent.
• Around 3+ years’ OHL engineering experience.
• Exposure to transmission or distribution voltage levels of 33kV and above.
• Working knowledge of PLS-CADD or equivalent sag-tension software.
• Familiarity with BS EN 50341 and ENA TS 43-8.
• Ability to produce and check engineering drawings and calculations.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Design & check OHL design deliverables including route maps, profile drawings, wire clearance diagrams and tower schedules.
• Carry out sag-tension analysis using PLS-CADD under the supervision of senior engineers.
• Support structural assessments of lattice towers against relevant loading cases.
• Contribute to feasibility studies and option assessments for new-build, reconductoring and refurbishment schemes.
• Prepare outline foundation capacity assessments.
• Support the development of Design Intent Documents, Designers Risk Assessments and Design Quality Plans.
• Project Delivery: work within multidisciplinary teams to deliver designs to programme and budget.
• Attend and contribute to client design reviews.
• Maintain design deliverables within relevant document control systems.
• Support construction teams during installation and commissioning, including site visits and RFI responses.
• Assist with the preparation of method statements and construction risk assessments.
• Quality & Safety: work in accordance with the company QMS and project-specific Design Quality Plans.
• Apply safe-by-design principles across all engineering outputs.
• Support Designers Risk Assessments in line with CDM 2015.

Skills

OHL engineering

PLS-CADD

Electrical/ Civil/ Structural Eng

BS EN 50341

EN A TS 43-8

Communication

UK driving licence

Education

Degree in Electrical, Civil or Structural Engineering

Tools

PLS-CADD

ProjectWise

Oracle/DM systems

Job description

United Infrastructure Power T&D Limited seeks an OHL Engineer to join our growing overhead line team, delivering 132kV–400kV projects from feasibility through to construction support.

You will work within a multidisciplinary engineering group for UK transmission and distribution operators, applying sag-tension analysis, tower design, and option assessments while complying with CDM and QMS requirements.