Senior Rail Traction Power / Substation Engineer

AECOM; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure consulting firm in the UK is seeking a Senior Rail Traction Power/Substation Engineer to enhance their Electrification & Power team. In this role, you will be responsible for delivering traction power and substation projects, ensuring compliance with design standards. The ideal candidate will have experience in traction power and high voltage substation design, and will operate at the Independent Checker level. The position is hybrid, offering opportunities across the UK and internationally.

Qualifications

• Experience in traction power and high voltage substation design.
• Experience delivering projects across feasibility, outline and detailed design stages.
• Experience acting as CRE/Lead Engineer is advantageous.
• Strong understanding of industry standards and design governance is essential.
• Low voltage experience is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for technical oversight and delivery of design packages.
• Coordinate technical delivery across the project team.
• Develop and review project specifications for construction.
• Attend site visits and construction support; inform design development and construction phase.

Skills

Traction power design

High voltage substation design

Project delivery

Technical oversight

Design governance standards

Low voltage experience

Job description

Company Description

At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

Job Description

Here’s what you’ll do:

We are looking to enhance and grow our Electrification & Power team with a Senior Rail Traction Power / Substation Engineer.

You will have delivered rail projects to client satisfaction at the appropriate standard, ensuring accuracy of drawings and calculations, and that designs are cost-effective, constructable and compliant with relevant codes and standards.

You will join a growing team delivering traction power and substation projects across the UK, with opportunities to support international projects. Our work spans the full project lifecycle from feasibility studies and outline design through to detailed design and construction support.

You will take responsibility for technical delivery across key projects, operating at Independent Checker level and supporting the development of engineers within the team.

Provide Expertise
Be responsible for technical oversight and delivery of design packages across multiple project stages. Contribute to the continued development of traction power and substation capability within the Electrification & Power team.

Collaborate
Receive briefs from the Project Manager and coordinate technical delivery across the project team. Provide guidance and support to designers, early careers and junior engineers. Liaise with clients and stakeholders as required.

Ensure Quality
Develop concept and detailed design documentation including calculations, reports and specifications. Undertake independent technical checks of calculations, drawings and reports to ensure compliance with relevant standards and project requirements. Review and provide technical guidance on design outputs produced by others.

Anticipate
Undertake site visits and surveys to gather information to inform design development. Develop and review project specifications for construction and provide construction stage design support where required. Attend site during the construction phase if necessary to ensure works are delivered in accordance with design intent. You will have a strong understanding of Health & Safety and CDM requirements.

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

• Experience in traction power and high voltage substation design.
• Experience delivering projects across feasibility, outline and detailed design stages.
• Experience acting as CRE / Lead Engineer is advantageous. Where prior CRE experience has not been gained, support and mentoring will be provided to enable progression to that level of responsibility.
• Strong understanding of relevant industry standards and design governance.
• Low voltage experience desirable but not essential.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [e-mail] if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

ReqID: J10146167
Business Line: Transportation
Business Group: DCS
Strategic Business Unit: Europe & India
Career Area: Engineering
Work Location Model: Hybrid