Senior Electrical Engineer -Substations

Description

• Delivering projects in new technologies e.g. energy storage, HVDC systems, smart grid solutions, waste to energy etc
• 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 MacDonald including civil, structural, environmental, survey/geotechnical, transport, protection and control and CAD/BIM team
• Provide professional services to clients in the UK and overseas

Requirements

• Qualified to degree level and will ideally be, or working towards Chartered Engineer status;
• Experience in design of HV cable systems (minimum 110kV);
• Experience relating to design, delivery and supervision of HV substation solutions (110kV to 400kV);
• Experience working in the power transmission and distribution industry;
• Masters Degree
• Experience in design of Overhead Line Systems for transmission networks:
• Experience of all stages of project lifecycles;
• Experience in site construction and/or testing/commissioning for HV plant systems;
• Experience in the preparation of technical reports in English;
• Primary plant layout for HV substations
• Experience in applying regulatory and client specific health and safety requirements to HV plant system designs;
• Experience in earthing software design (CDEGs) and system studies/protection co-ordination software (ETAP);
• Experience in control and protection systems design.
• Experience in development of specifications for HV AIS/GIS substations and associated primary/secondary equipment;

Benefits

• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.
• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance