Senior HV Substation Engineer – Hybrid | Up to £80k

Russell Taylor Group; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Bonus up to 15%

Pension scheme

Healthcare cash plan

Sick pay & family leave

EV salary sacrifice

Training & accreditation support

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Russell Taylor Group is seeking a Senior/Principal Primary Electrical Engineer in Leicester for leading HV substation design from concept through handover. The role involves guiding a team of engineers, ensuring design quality and compliance with UK standards, and collaborating across disciplines to deliver major transmission projects.

You will work in a hybrid setup with strong opportunities for professional development and involvement in bids and client relations.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Typically 10+ years in HV primary plant or substation design.
• Strong understanding of UK transmission and distribution practices, standards and design assurance.
• Experience coordinating multi-discipline design interfaces and communicating with clients.
• Ability to guide, mentor and develop other engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead primary electrical packages for HV substations from feasibility to handover.
• Develop and review primary plant layouts, equipment, schematics and clearances.
• Advise on transformer, switchgear, busbar, cables and instrument transformer selections.
• Apply UK standards, National Grid requirements and client specs.
• Oversee technical quality, interfaces, risk and buildability.
• Perform technical checking, verification and approvals.
• Provide day-to-day technical direction and coaching to engineers.
• Collaborate with protection & control, civil/structural, PM and QA teams.
• Build relationships with clients/contractors and support bids and estimates.
• Identify improvements to engineering processes and digital tools.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Technical direction

Client communication

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Russell Taylor Group is seeking a Senior/Principal Primary Electrical Engineer in Leicester for leading HV substation design from concept through handover. The role involves guiding a team of engineers, ensuring design quality and compliance with UK standards, and collaborating across disciplines to deliver major transmission projects.

You will work in a hybrid setup with strong opportunities for professional development and involvement in bids and client relations.