Senior HV Cable System Design Engineer

AtkinsRéalis UK Limited; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Senior HV Cable System Design Engineer to help lead our HV Cables capability across UK projects. You will design, review, and deliver onshore and offshore HV cable systems, mentor a specialist team, and engage clients to convert opportunities into funded workstreams.

Based in or working across offices in Epsom, Birmingham, Leeds or Glasgow, you will drive FEED and detailed design for major transmission scale projects, coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, and support

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience in HV cable system design, manufacture, testing, and installation.
• Familiarity with client specifications (e.g., National Grid, SPEN, SSEN).
• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• Business development mindset and client-facing experience.
• Willingness to travel; commissioning experience on transmission/EHV scale projects.

Responsibilities

• Actively contribute to business development activities, including identifying opportunities and engaging with clients.
• Lead and support the preparation of bids and proposals with technical input and cost estimation.
• Collaborate with commercial and project management teams to develop competitive offers.
• Lead onshore and offshore HV Cables FEED and detailed design works for major transmission projects.
• Attend site visits and coordinate with other disciplines, sub-contractors and suppliers.
• Mentor junior engineers and support internal capability development.

Skills

HV cable design

Leadership

Business development

Client engagement

Travel willingness

Commissioning experience

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Job description

Job Description Overview

Let's secure the future of energy. AtkinsRéalis are proud to be working at the heart of the energy industry. Within our Power Grids market, we are expanding our capabilities in HV cable engineering to meet growing demand across transmission, distribution, and HVDC interconnectors. We are now recruiting a Senior HV Cable System Design Engineer to support the development of our HV Cables capability, including mentoring a specialist team, and actively contributing to business development through client engagement and proposal preparation. We pride ourselves in offering a truly multi-disciplinary working environment and bring with it exciting opportunities to influence a project in its entirety from beginning to end. Drawing upon a diverse skill set and a proven track record of delivery we are playing a leading role in some of the world's most challenging and exciting engineering projects. You will be working within our Electrical Engineering team in one of our offices in Epsom, Birmingham, Leeds or Glasgow but the role is flexible and UK wide. Building strong and trusted relationships is a key part of this role. You'll enjoy working with others, sometimes directly at client sites, sometimes from our offices. You'll be client focused – being able interface with clients, understand their needs and convert opportunities into successful workstreams. Your role Actively contribute to business development activities, including identifying opportunities, engaging with clients, and supporting strategic growth initiatives. Lead and support the preparation of bids and proposals, including technical input, resource planning, and cost estimation to help secure new work for the HV Cables team. Collaborate with commercial and project management teams to develop competitive and compelling offers aligned with client needs and business objectives. Leading the onshore and offshore HV Cables FEED and detailed design works for major transmission scale projects. Attending site visits, coordinating with other disciplines (Primary, Secondary, Civil &Structural, PM), sub-contractors and suppliers as required. Supporting internal capability development and mentoring junior engineers.

About you

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience in HV cable system design, manufacture, testing, and installation.
• Familiarity with client specifications (e.g., National Grid, SPEN, SSEN).
• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• Business development mindset and client-facing experience.
• Willingness to travel as required.
• Commissioning Experience on transmission / EHV scale projects.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life. Be rewarded. Find out more.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people. Find out more.

Additional information

Security clearance This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance. We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage.

Worker Type Employee Job Type Regular At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences. Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and the solutions...