Senior HV Electrical Engineer

Senior HV Electrical Engineer

Overview

An excellent opportunity for a skilled Senior HV Electrical Engineer to join a growing team and play a key role in delivering innovative electrical design solutions across major infrastructure projects.

You will work with a range of clients and stakeholders within a rapidly evolving energy sector.

Role Responsibilities

• Design and owner's engineering of high-voltage substations and grid development projects.
• Review HV plant designs, including layouts, earthing, interlocking, and specifications.
• Assess detailed designs for compliance with project requirements.
• Prepare and review technical documentation (schematics, SLDs, layouts).
• Provide expertise on HV cables, substations, and overhead line systems.
• Support projects across all lifecycle stages.
• Contribute to emerging technologies such as energy storage and smart grids.
• Support tendering and technical proposal preparation.

Requirements

• Degree in Electrical Engineering (or related discipline).
• Chartered status (or working towards) preferred.
• Experience in HV substation design (110kV–400kV).
• Strong knowledge of transmission/distribution standards.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to lead technical workstreams.

Benefits

• 25 days of annual leave.
• Pension scheme with employer contributions (matched up to defined limits).
• Life assurance (4x annual salary).
• Income protection cover.
• Discretionary performance-related bonus.
• Professional membership fees covered.
• Flexible holiday scheme (option to buy/sell leave).
• Hybrid working model (approx. 60/40 split) with flexible core hours.
• International remote working (up to 20 days per year).
• Two paid volunteer days annually.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Structured learning & development programmes, mentoring and CPD support.
• Health, wellbeing, social and sustainability initiatives.

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