Senior Electrical Engineer -Substations

Locations:
Belfast, Brighton, Bristol, Croydon, Altrincham, Newcastle, York.

Recruiter contact:
Abhijeet Barpanda

Contract type:
Permanent

Work pattern:
Full time

Market:
Energy

Discipline:
Electrical

Mott Mac Donald has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Electrical Engineer to join our expanding Power Transmission and Distribution team. The successful candidate will be motivated to work on a range of diverse industry‑leading projects developing innovative solutions for power transmission grid systems and for client transmission and distribution installations ensuring security of electricity supply, developing the integration of renewable energy sources and bringing large power infrastructural plans from concept to delivery stage.

Your role will include working with a range of clients/stakeholders including major utilities and large global demand customers in a rapidly changing energy sector.

• Primary plant layout for HV substations
• Equipment specifications for HV plant and ancillary equipment
• Providing engineering design input to major electrical power infrastructural development projects through various lifecycle stages from feasibility/front‑end engineering stages to detailed design/site construction monitoring and commissioning
• Coordination with client project teams and internal team disciplines within Mott Mac Donald including civil, structural, environmental, survey/geotechnical, transport, protection and control and CAD/BIM team
• Delivering projects in new technologies e.g. energy storage, HVDC systems, smart grid solutions, waste to energy etc
• Provide professional services to clients in the UK and overseas

• Qualified to degree level and will ideally be or working towards Chartered Engineer status
• Experience working in the power transmission and distribution industry
• Experience relating to design, delivery and supervision of HV substation solutions (110V to 400V)
• Experience in development of specifications for HV AIS/GIS substations and associated primary/secondary equipment
• Experience of all stages of project life cycles
• Experience in applying regulatory and client specific health and safety requirements to HV plant system designs
• Experience in the preparation of technical reports in English

• Experience in design of Overhead Line Systems for transmission networks
• Experience in design of HV cable systems (minimum 110V)
• Experience in site construction and/or testing/commissioning for HV plant systems
• Experience in earthing software design (CDEGs) and system studies/protection co‑ordination software (ETAP)
• Experience in control and protection systems design
• Master’s Degree

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reaso and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with everyday health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4× your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6× your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long‑term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover,…