Senior HV Electrical Engineer – Transmission & Design Expert

Arup; Manchester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit Share

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Accident insurance

Income protection

Job summary

Arup is seeking a Senior Electrical Design Engineer (Transmission) to join its High Voltage team in Manchester. You will lead electrical design activities for complex HV projects, including protection, earthing and cable calculations, while coordinating with other disciplines.

You will engage in bids and business development, travel within the UK, and contribute to multi-market energy, transport and data centre schemes. Chartered status or progress toward chartership is valued.

Qualifications

• Candidate must have MSc/MEng/BEng in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Chartered Engineer or working toward chartership with IET is desirable.
• Experience in design of EHV electrical systems (400kV-132kV) is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical design activities for HV transmission projects.
• Prepare and review single-line diagrams, protection schemes, earthing designs and cable calculations.
• Coordinate with other engineering disciplines and manage technical aspects on bids and projects.
• Support project bids and business development activities.

Skills

Electrical design

EHV systems (400kV-132kV)

Protection & control

Travel within UK

Interfacing with disciplines

Education

MSc/MEng/BEng in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Revit

DIgSILENT PowerFactory

PSCAD

IPS A

ETAP

ERACS

CDEGS

COMSOL

CymCAP SKM

Job description

Arup is seeking a Senior Electrical Design Engineer (Transmission) to join its High Voltage team in Manchester. You will lead electrical design activities for complex HV projects, including protection, earthing and cable calculations, while coordinating with other disciplines.

You will engage in bids and business development, travel within the UK, and contribute to multi-market energy, transport and data centre schemes. Chartered status or progress toward chartership is valued.