Senior Electrical Engineer – Overhead Lines (OHL)

Overview

In this role you will lead technical delivery for overhead line projects up to 400 kV within the Transmission & Distribution team, supporting UK initiatives like the Great Grid Upgrade. You will work across multi-discipline projects, shaping design approaches, feasibility studies, and client proposals. You will engage in design, planning, and public consultation to advance critical grid improvements. This opportunity offers impact at scale with a global engineering firm that values innovation and collaboration.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible hybrid working
• career development opportunities
• AECOM University
• volunteering days
• technical practice networks
• well-being programs

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support and lead design activities for overhead transmission lines up to 400 kV
• Contribute to multi-discipline project delivery and feasibility studies
• Assist in writing proposals, defining timelines, resources, budgets, and goals
• Support project implementation, statutory planning, and public consultation activities
• Perform PLS-CADD modelling, line routing, structural analysis, and sag‑tension calculations
• Develop design criteria, inspect damper systems, insulator/conductor selection, and clearance reports
• Conduct internal quality checks of drawings and calculations
• Produce engineering deliverables such as reports, drawings packages, and presentations

Key requirements

• Bachelor in Engineering
• Chartered Engineer status (CEng) or eligible
• Experience delivering UK transmission projects (e.g., National Grid, SSE, SPT)
• Project experience in overhead line engineering up to 400 kV
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• PLS-CADD modelling
• line routing and sag‑tension calculations
• structural analysis and loading
• conductor and insulator selection
• feasibility studies
• thermally rated conductor analysis (conductor thermal ratings)

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