Senior HV Substation Design Engineer - Hybrid

AECOM; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

AECOM University

Volunteer days

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Senior Electrical Design Engineer to join our team in the UK or Ireland. You will work on groundbreaking HV substations and grid-scale projects, contributing from concept through energisation.

You’ll engage in design input for HV plant, substations, GIS/AIS switchgear, and collaborate with major utilities and hyperscalers. The role requires delivering engineering solutions across multiple projects, with opportunities to support renewable energy schemes such as battery storage,

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience of working on HV projects.
• Experience of working with major utilities or developers.
• Experience as a designer or as project engineer.
• Experience of developing specifications for substation control systems, transformers, GIS, and AIS switchgear.
• Ability to work flexibly across multiple projects.
• Fluency in English.
• Experience in technical report writing.
• Full driving license and access to a personal vehicle as site visits may be required as part of this role.
• Ideally have experience of working on multi-discipline engineering projects.
• Ideally hold Chartered accreditation or working toward status.
• Ideally have consultancy experience.
• Ideally have experience in reviewing detailed designs & witnessing construction site activities.

Responsibilities

• Produce primary plant layouts for HV substations
• Produce equipment specifications for HV Plant and associated equipment
• Provide engineering design input to major infrastructure projects
• Undertake an Owners’ Engineer role on HV substation/Cable and OHL projects
• Provide HV design input to renewable energy projects e.g., Battery storage, Solar, Hydro and Wind generation
• Provide professional services to clients in Ireland/UK and overseas

Skills

Fluency in English

HV projects experience

Technical report writing

Multi-project flexibility

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Chartered accreditation (desirable)

Job description

AECOM is seeking a Senior Electrical Design Engineer to join our team in the UK or Ireland. You will work on groundbreaking HV substations and grid-scale projects, contributing from concept through energisation.

You’ll engage in design input for HV plant, substations, GIS/AIS switchgear, and collaborate with major utilities and hyperscalers. The role requires delivering engineering solutions across multiple projects, with opportunities to support renewable energy schemes such as battery storage,