Senior HV Electrical Design Manager - Substations

Laing O'Rourke; New Waltham; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Hybrid working

Job summary

Laing O'Rourke is seeking a Senior Electrical Design Manager to lead design management on the Chesterfield substation as part of the Great Grid Upgrade. The role sits at the heart of a nationally significant EHV scheme, shaping design strategy, influencing outcomes, and helping modernise critical infrastructure for a net-zero future.

You will provide technical leadership across internal teams, designers and the supply chain, and ensure design assurance and integration through delivery, while

Qualifications

• Strong experience in EHV/HV substation design within major infrastructure programmes.
• Solid grounding in UK standards, safety and regulatory requirements for transmission assets.
• Ability to lead design conversations and influence at senior level.

Responsibilities

• Leading electrical design management across a complex EHV substation project.
• Providing technical leadership across internal teams, designers, and supply chain partners.
• Managing design assurance, compliance and integration from early design through delivery.
• Collaborating with construction and project leadership for buildability and programme alignment.
• Acting as a key interface with the client and external stakeholders.

Skills

EHV substation design

UK standards & regs

lead design conversations

multi-disciplinary collaboration

programme & delivery

Tools

None

Job description

Laing O'Rourke is supporting the transformation of the UK's electricity network through the Great Grid Upgrade, and we're looking for a Senior Electrical Design Manager to play a leading role on the Chesterfield substation project. This is an opportunity to sit at the centre of a nationally significant EHV scheme, shaping design strategy, influencing outcomes, and helping modernise critical infrastructure needed for a net‑zero future.

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading electrical design management across a complex EHV substation project
• Providing technical leadership across internal teams, designers, and supply chain partners
• Managing design assurance, compliance and integration, from early design through to delivery
• Working closely with construction and project leadership to ensure buildability and programme alignment
• Acting as a key interface with the client and other external stakeholders

What you'll bring

• Strong experience in EHV / HV substation design, ideally within major infrastructure programmes
• A solid grounding in UK standards, safety, and regulatory requirements for transmission assets
• The confidence to lead design conversations, challenge constructively, and influence at senior level
• A collaborative mindset, comfortable working across multi‑disciplinary and multi‑organisational teams
• Experience balancing technical detail with programme, cost and delivery priorities

Why join Laing O'Rourke

• Be part of one of the UK's most important energy infrastructure programmes
• Work on technically complex projects that genuinely contribute to the energy transition
• Join an organisation known for engineering excellence, innovation and digital‑led delivery
• Benefit from long‑term career development opportunities across power, infrastructure and major projects
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements considered where roles allow

Inclusion at Laing O'Rourke

We believe diverse teams deliver better outcomes. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people feel respected, supported and able to thrive. Flexible working and workplace adjustments can be discussed as part of the recruitment process.

About Us

Laing O'Rourke are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia. Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

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