Principal Technician; Electrical

Location/s: Brighton, Bristol, Croydon, Glasgow, Newcastle; UK

Recruiter contact: Abhijeet Barpanda

Mott Mac Donald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee‐owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued.

Whatever your ambition, Mott Mac Donald is where people come to be brilliant.

The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across several sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. Together we provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle – from concept and design to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension. Together with our clients, we’re helping to deliver the energy transition globally.

Our division in Energy Networks provides expertise across power generation and HV transmission including power plants, HV substation / HVDC Interconnector converter station, and HV cable projects. Due to continued growth, we are looking for Principal CAD technician to lead a small team of Electrical technicians who would play a key role within the Transmission & Distribution team, working on major projects across the UK.

• Line management and technical supervision for a team comprising of three senior technicians and one technician
• Assist in the delivery of projects ranging from planning to construction stage
• Modelling HV plant and associated schedules
• Modelling HV cable systems and interface connections
• Preparation of Single Line Diagrams (SLD) and Key Line Diagrams (KLD)
• Support development of HV Substation divisional standard, methods and procedures guidance
• Support development of HV Substation template improvements

• Strong proficiency in Autodesk AutoCAD and Autodesk Revit
• Strong interest in 3D design, modelling and creating immersive models
• Enthusiasm to learn new skills and embrace new technologies and software
• Able to effectively manage workload in a busy and dynamic environment
• Willing to take ownership of issues and work autonomously to find solutions
• Mentor and develop junior staff
• Prior experience with the following Revit features: family creation, conduit and duct routing schedules, material quantity take-offs

• Supplementary experience in Autodesk toolsets and systems
• Autodesk Navisworks Manage
• Autodesk Construction Cloud
• Experience of working to UK sector standards and processes
• Familiarity with working to industry modelling standards
• Eng Tech TMICE or similar

If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and influence projects that power communities, we’d love to hear from you.

Mott Mac Donald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

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