We are now recruiting a HV Cable System Design Engineer to support the development of our HV Cables capability, including mentoring a specialist team, and actively contributing to business development through client engagement and proposal preparation.
We pride ourselves in offering a truly multi-disciplinary working environment and bring with it exciting opportunities to influence a project in its entirety from beginning to end. Drawing upon a diverse skill set and a proven track record of delivery we are playing a leading role in some of the world’s most challenging and exciting engineering projects.
You will be working within our Electrical Engineering team in one of our offices in Epsom, Birmingham, Leeds or Glasgow but the role is flexible and UK wide. Building strong and trusted relationships is a key part of this role. You’ll enjoy working with others, sometimes directly at client sites, sometimes from our offices. You’ll be client focused – being able interface with clients, understand their needs and convert opportunities into successful workstreams.
Your role
- Actively contribute to business development activities, including identifying opportunities, engaging with clients, and supporting strategic growth initiatives.
- Lead and support the preparation of bids and proposals, including technical input, resource planning, and cost estimation to help secure new work for the HV Cables team.
- Collaborate with commercial and project management teams to develop competitive and compelling offers aligned with client needs and business objectives.
- Leading the onshore and offshore HV Cables FEED and detailed design works for major transmission scale projects.
- Attending site visits, coordinating with other disciplines (Primary, Secondary, Civil & Structural, PM), sub-contractors and suppliers as required.
- Supporting internal capability development and mentoring junior engineers.
- About youDegree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
- Experience in HV cable system design, manufacture, testing, and installation.
- Familiarity with client specifications (e.g., National Grid, SPEN, SSEN).
- Strong communication and leadership skills.
- Business development mindset and client-facing experience.
- Willingness to travel as required.
- Commissioning Experience on transmission / EHV scale projects.
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