Senior HV Cable Design Engineer

We are working with a multi-disciplinary engineering business that are looking for a Senior HV Cable Design Engineer to join their team in London as well as having an identical opportunity in their Scotland team. This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of the most experienced Cable Teams in the UK.

You'll be joining a close-knit and well established team who are supportive, value new ideas and welcome innovative solutions. This role will give you the opportunity to work on all stages of the design and you'll be part of every stage of the project.

Principal responsibilities:

• Responsible for the quality and consistency of the teams output in the production and control of drawings and technical documents.


• Manage the production of designs through a robust checking process


• Work with the Sector Director to assist during the bid process in order to secure further work.


• Working on a mix of small cable projects ranging from short cable replacements within substations, through to major grid reinforcement projects that involve cable lengths in the 100’s of Kms.

Key skills/experience required:

• A background in Power Engineering


• Previous experience in the production of all designs, calculations, reports & drawings associated with the new or modification of EHV projects from 11kV – 400kV covering EHV cabling and primary design.


• Experience in the production of bonding/line diagrams, cable rating calculations, induced voltage calculations, short circuit force calculations, thermo-mechanical thrust calculations, pulling tension calculations and production of material specification lists.

Qualifications:

• BEng/BSc in Electrical Engineering


• Working toward CEng status (desirable)