Principal HV Cable Design Engineer

Wood; Horsham; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm based in Horsham is seeking a Principal HV Cable Design Engineer. This role involves leading design deliverables, enhancing team performance, and ensuring compliance with project specifications. The ideal candidate should have extensive HV Cable design experience, a relevant engineering degree, and the ability to work collaboratively in a hybrid environment. The company values diversity and offers competitive benefits, including flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Competitive salary

Generous pension scheme

Private medical cover

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering discipline required.
• Post-graduate detailed experience of delivering HV Cable design.
• Proven experience with British and European design standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering deliverable assurance and project innovation.
• Enhance technical credibility with clients.
• Produce design outputs for stakeholders.

Skills

Extensive HV Cable design experience

Knowledge of Health and Safety in OHL construction

Fluency in English

Experience supporting tendering activities

Ability to collaborate remotely

Education

Bachelors or Masters Degree in engineering discipline

Tools

Microsoft Teams

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Principal HV Cable Design Engineer, Horsham

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Client:

Wood

Location:

Horsham, United Kingdom

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Other

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Posted:

12.08.2025

Expiry Date:

26.09.2025

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Job Description:

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

Due to significant growth across our Transmission and Distribution UK business, Wood are seeking a Principal HV Cable Design Engineer. Our team specialises in HV cable design for construction, procurement, and consultancy projects, and we are looking for an experienced technical lead to drive sustainable growth and quality within our global team, offering exciting development opportunities. You will ensure that design deliverables meet the project specifications and construction requirements while enhancing team performance through focused staff training and upgraded engineering tools and systems. While this is a hybrid position, it can be based out of any Wood office, candidates who can work from Glasgow or Horsham may be prioritised.

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The Role

Reporting to the Senior Engineering Manager Cables, you will lead engineering deliverable assurance, staff assessments, work acquisition, safety design evaluations, project innovation, and compliance with budget and quality standards, while producing design outputs for stakeholders. You will enhance our technical credibility with both new and existing clients, ensuring compliance during growth, supporting development among new hires and market entrants, and maintaining our staff's leading competence in the sector. As a respected professional, you will be committed to nurturing others and improving technical expertise, with support for professional memberships and initiatives like collaboration with Cigre.

We welcome applications from individuals with extensive HV Cable design experience, knowledge of Health and Safety in OHL construction, fluency in English, and the ability to collaborate remotely via MS Teams, with preferable skills in UK and European standards, engineering input for HV Cable activities, tender support, and client engagement.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming theworld.

As a leading provider of engineering and construction services to the UK transmission and distribution sector, Wood Transmission & Distribution Ltd are at the forefront of net zero 2050, with a secured workstream for years to come. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to add value to our Engineering team to support our growing workload and to contribute to the increased network capacity required to deliver the UK government's pathway to 2030 and the transition to net zero.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across emerging energy sectors
• Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs offering hybrid and remote working where relevant
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Flexible benefits package; inclusive of 33 days annual leave (including public holidays), generous contributory pension scheme, private medical cover, 4x base salary life insurance; all of these and more that can be adapted to suit your own lifestyle
• Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

Expected:

• ISCED Level 6 Bachelors (minimum) or Level 7 Masters (preferred) Degree in engineering discipline, alternatively, tertiary level education combined with suitable industry experience can be used to demonstrate equivalence
• Chartership or equivalent professional experience
• Extensive post graduate detailed experience of delivering HV Cable design
• Awareness of key Health and Safety impacts on OHL construction contracts
• Fluent spoken and written English language
• Ability to work as part of a dispersed and remote team and be able to communicate through collaboration software such as Microsoft teams
• Must have a right to work in the UK currently
• Proven experience in working to British and European design standards and codes
• Experience of providing engineering inputs to HV Cable construction activities including the planning and delivery of cable construction
• Experience supporting tendering activities
• Experience presenting technical outputs and supporting client engagements

This is a fantastic chance to join a thriving company leading the net zero initiative, with a reliable workstream ahead, and we look forward to your application as you become a key part of our exciting journey.