Description
earthing design
arc flash
network topology
power studies
grid optioneering
client liaison
You will design, develop and produce high quality electrical designs for your projects involving sketches, calculation plans, technical studies, drawings, reports and models. Alongside your project work, you will also provide technical guidance and mentoring to our junior engineers on the team.
As a Principal HV Electrical Engineer, you will be responsible for the planning and delivery of the technical designs on your projects and as such will be accountable both to project leaders and the electrical discipline within the business, taking responsibility for projects from inception to completion to achieve outstanding results.
Day to day you will prepare and co-ordinate electrical reports and specifications and undertake comprehensive technical reviews.
The role is external facing and you will be responsible for setting up and delivering project outcomes, including financial performance and client satisfaction. We expect that you will be a capable leader of engineering project teams, achieving through delegation as well as directly.
- Earthing System Design: Designing AIS, GIS, and hybrid substation layouts, ensuring optimal equipment placement, accessibility, and safety; Defining and managing design interfaces across disciplines including civil, structural, architectural, control systems, permitting, and environmental teams; Ensuring compliance with local and international standards and support permitting documentation.
- Arc flash hazard analysis and mitigation;
- Preparing and presenting technical reports, design documentation, and studying outcomes to internal and external stakeholders.
- Leading the design and reviewing of HV and MV electrical network topologies including single bus, double bus, ring bus, breakerandahalf, mesh networks, and hybrid configurations. Evaluate and optimise network configurations for reliability, maintainability, and operational flexibility.
- Liaising with clients, utilities (e.g., National Grid/UKPN/SSE etc), and regulatory bodies to ensure alignment with grid codes and project objectives
- Reviewing contractor and vendor technical submissions, ensuring alignment with project requirements and standards
- Providing technical leadership and mentoring to junior engineers within the HV/MV team
- Delivering and managing detailed electrical power system studies including: Load flow and short circuit analysis; Harmonic and flicker assessments; Dynamic stability and transient analysis; Cable thermal analysis and sizing; Reactive power compensation and voltage control studies; Transformer and cable energisation impact assessments; Arc flash hazard analysis and mitigation; Grid connection optioneering and compliance interface studies; Interpret study results and translate them into actionable design recommendations.
- Grid connection optioneering and compliance interface studies; Interpret study results and translate them into actionable design recommendations.
- Supporting procurement and specification of HV/MV equipment including transformers, switchgear, cables, and protection systems
- Load flow and short circuit analysis;
Requirements
etap
digsilent
cdegs
electrical degree
iet registration
protection
We are looking for people who bring technical excellence and a passion for engineering innovation. If you thrive on solving complex challenges and want to make a real impact, this could be the perfect opportunity.
- Professional Attributes: Excellent communication skills, ability to build relationships internally and externally, commitment to continuous professional development, and enthusiasm for challenging engineering work.
- Cable thermal analysis and sizing;
- Harmonic and flicker assessments;
- Technical Expertise: Deep domain knowledge in electrical engineering and strong understanding of British and IEC standards (BS 7671, BS 7430, BS 5839, BS 9999, BS EN 50522, IEC 60909, IEC 61936, IEC 60287).
- Protection & Control Systems: Strong understanding of protection principles and schemes including grading studies and coordination; unit protection (REF, SEF, BED); busbar protection; directional overcurrent (DOC); CT/VT supervision; breaker failure protection; autoreclose schemes; and ability to perform protection calculations and relay setting coordination. Also, good knowledge of SCADA architecture, protocols (IEC 61850, Modbus, DNP3), control diagrams, network topologies, and interface requirements.
- Dynamic stability and transient analysis;
- Qualifications & Professional Registration: Degree in Electrical Engineering (or related discipline) and professional registration with an institution such as IET or CIBSE.
- Software & Design Skills: Proficiency in electrical design tools such as ETAP, DigSILENT, CDEGS, Cymcap, PSCAD, and Trimble ProDesign.
- 33kV system design for major London buildings
- MV network load flow and short circuit study for a major London airport.
- Reactive power compensation and voltage control studies;
Benefits
We also provide Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.
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You will be a key part of a multidisciplinary, collaborative team of Engineers and Technicians, working flexibly from our London office. Our projects are global and will allow you to work with and succeed in an international, multi-cultural business environment with a strong focus on sustainability in all we do.
Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.
We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.
Training + Development
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