Principal Electrical Engineer – Overhead Lines (OHL)

Overview

As a Principal OHL Design Engineer, you drive technical excellence across high-voltage overhead line projects within the Transmission & Distribution team. You lead complex design work, mentor the team, and engage with clients to shape solutions for energy infrastructure and grid modernization. You will influence technical standards, innovation, and digital delivery while contributing to high-impact projects like the Great Grid Upgrade. This role offers strategic influence, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and opportunities to advance our cable systems engineering capabilities.

Pay / Benefits

• career development opportunities
• flexible hybrid working
• AECOM University
• volunteering days

Responsibilities

• Lead overhead line design on complex multi-discipline projects
• Provide technical support from design through project implementation and public consultation
• Manage designated design activities: PLS-CADD modelling, line routing, structural analysis, sag-tension, insulator/conductor selection, and damping systems
• Lead feasibility studies and conductor thermal ratings, ensuring regulatory compliance
• Prepare and review engineering deliverables: designs, reports, proposals, drawings
• Mentor and develop the cable systems engineering capability within the team
• Support business development activities: proposals, bid reviews, client presentations

Key requirements

• Professionally qualified CEng with an electrical engineering institution (e.g., IET)
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent (electrical/power engineering)
• Experience delivering projects for transmission operators (National Grid, SSE, SPT)
• CDAE accreditation is advantageous
• Project experience in overhead line engineering up to 400kV
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• leadership and mentorship
• strong communication
• collaboration and teamwork
• PLS-CADD modelling
• overhead line design
• feasibility studies and conductor thermal ratings

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