Principal Electrical Engineer – Overhead Lines (OHL)

Overview

As Principal OHL Design Engineer within AECOM’s Transmission & Distribution team, you lead technically complex overhead line projects and shape high-voltage infrastructure strategy. You will mentor the team, drive design excellence, and engage clients on major programmes like National Grid’s Great Grid Upgrade. You contribute to technical standards, innovation, and digital delivery in cable engineering. This is a chance to influence multi-disciplinary projects at scale and help deliver a better world.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible hybrid working
• career development opportunities
• AECOM University
• volunteering days
• competitive benefits
• supportive, diverse workplace

Responsibilities

• Lead technical support for overhead line design on multi-discipline projects
• Drive feasibility studies, conductor thermal ratings, and compliance with industry standards
• Develop and check engineering deliverables (designs, reports, proposals, drawings) and perform internal QA
• Write proposals detailing timelines, resources, budgets, objectives
• Support project implementation, statutory planning, and public consultation events
• Lead on-site design activities: PLS-CADD modelling, routing, sag-tension, insulator/conductor decisions, clearance reports
• Mentor and develop knowledge within the cable systems team
• Support business development activities including proposals and client presentations
• Engage with clients to deliver technically challenging OHL projects
• Contribute to technical standards, innovation strategy, and digital delivery approaches

Key requirements

• Chartered Engineer (CEng) with a recognized electrical engineering institution (e.g. IET)
• Bachelor in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• Experience delivering projects for transmission operators (e.g. National Grid, SSE, SPT)
• CDAE accreditation is highly advantageous
• Project experience in overhead line engineering up to 400 kV
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• strong communication
• leadership and mentorship
• client-focused
• PLS-CADD modelling
• feasibility analysis
• conductor and insulator selection

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