Senior Electrical Design Engineer – HV Substations

Senior Electrical Design Engineer – HV Substations

Location: Bury St Edmunds, Colchester, Ipswich, Stevenage, Hybrid

Type: Permanent

Overview:

Senior Electrical Design Engineer role within an energy infrastructure company, leading the electrical design process for high-voltage substation projects (up to 132kV) within the distribution and connections sector. Responsible for overseeing design delivery, mentoring engineers, and ensuring compliance with and industry standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and coordinate electrical design for HV substation projects (SLDs, HV cabling layouts, protection systems).
• Review and approve technical studies (fault analysis, protection coordination).
• Ensure compliance with standards, BS EN and IEC regulations.
• Mentor and support design engineers within the team.
• Act as technical point of contact for clients and internal teams.
• Collaborate with project management, civil/mechanical teams, and site teams to deliver projects.
• Support tenders, procurement, value engineering and resolve design issues during installation/commissioning.
• Attend site visits and design review meetings.

Requirements:

• Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 5+ years’ experience in HV electrical design (substations up to 132kV).
• Strong knowledge of standards, protection & control systems.
• Experience with design tools such as AutoCAD, Amtech, ETAP.
• Leadership/mentoring experience.
• Full UK driving licence.

Desirable:

• Chartered Engineer (CEng) or working towards.
• BIM / 3D design experience.
• Experience delivering substation projects.

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