Underground Cable Designer – HV/EHV Specialist, Hybrid

United Infrastructure Ltd; Horsham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Company pension

Career development

25 days annual leave

Job summary

United Infrastructure is seeking an Underground Cable Designer to join our growing power engineering team, supporting 66kV–400kV underground cable projects from feasibility through detailed design and construction support.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team delivering projects for major UK transmission and distribution network operators, including SSE, SPEN and National Grid. A few years of HV/EHV cable experience and a degree in a relevant engineering discipline are required.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical, Electronic, Civil or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent.
• Around 3+ years’ underground cable design experience.
• Exposure to HV/EHV cable systems at 33kV and above.
• Working knowledge of cable rating, thermal analysis and sheath bonding arrangements.
• Ability to produce and check engineering drawings and calculations.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Cable System Design: prepare and check route drawings, installation details, joint bay layouts and schedules.
• Civil & Installation Design: support trench cross-sections, duct layouts and reinstatement drawings.
• Project Delivery: work in multidisciplinary teams to deliver on time and to budget, attend design reviews.
• Quality & Safety: adhere to Quality Management System and CDM 2015 principles, maintain Designers Risk Assessments.

Skills

Electrical engineering

HV/EHV cable design

Cable rating & thermal analysis

Engineering drawings

Communication skills

Driving licence

Education

Degree in Electrical/Electronic/Civil/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CYMCAP

ETAP

Oracle

ProjectWise

Job description

United Infrastructure is seeking an Underground Cable Designer to join our growing power engineering team, supporting 66kV–400kV underground cable projects from feasibility through detailed design and construction support.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team delivering projects for major UK transmission and distribution network operators, including SSE, SPEN and National Grid. A few years of HV/EHV cable experience and a degree in a relevant engineering discipline are required.