Senior EHV Substation Design Lead (Flexible Work)

Laing O'Rourke; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Long-term career development opportunities

Flexible and hybrid working arrangements

Job summary

Laing O'Rourke in Birmingham is seeking a Senior Electrical Design Manager for the Chesterfield substation project. In this role, you will lead electrical design management on a complex EHV project, ensuring compliance and integration from early design through to delivery.

The ideal candidate has strong EHV design experience, familiarity with UK standards, and excellent leadership capabilities. This is an opportunity to impact one of the UK's major energy infrastructure programmes.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in EHV / HV substation design within major infrastructure programmes.
• Solid grounding in UK standards, safety, and regulatory requirements for transmission assets.
• Experience balancing technical detail with programme, cost, and delivery priorities.

Responsibilities

• Leading electrical design management across a complex EHV substation project.
• Providing technical leadership across internal teams and supply chain partners.
• Managing design assurance, compliance, and integration from design to delivery.
• Acting as a key interface with the client and stakeholders.

Skills

EHV / HV substation design

Technical leadership

Collaboration across multi-disciplinary teams

Understanding of UK standards and regulatory requirements

Job description

Laing O'Rourke in Birmingham is seeking a Senior Electrical Design Manager for the Chesterfield substation project. In this role, you will lead electrical design management on a complex EHV project, ensuring compliance and integration from early design through to delivery.

The ideal candidate has strong EHV design experience, familiarity with UK standards, and excellent leadership capabilities. This is an opportunity to impact one of the UK's major energy infrastructure programmes.