Responsibilities
Here’s what you will do:
- Assist with leading the delivery of large‑scale HV/EHV cable system projects from concept to completion, ensuring quality, safety, and innovation throughout the lifecycle.
- Develop and oversee HV cable system designs, including routing, burial risk assessments, thermal, electromagnetic, and mechanical performance modelling.
- Provide expert‑level input into cable system ratings, installation methodologies, jointing arrangements, cleating design, and system integration in challenging environments.
- Guide and validate complex calculations including ampacity, short circuit forces, EMC, induced voltages, and thermomechanical forces to meet compliance with National Grid TPs, IEC, and CIGRÉ standards.
- Undertake client and stakeholder engagement, providing technical assurance, strategic direction, and value‑engineered solutions on high‑profile infrastructure programmes.
- Manage coordination between disciplines, including civil, structural, OHL, substation, and marine engineering inputs, to ensure cohesive and integrated design solutions.
- Drive project execution, managing technical risks, interfaces, and quality reviews while supporting procurement, construction, and commissioning phases.
- Conduct 3rd‑party inspections, FAT/SAT witnessing and vendor oversight for cable and ancillary equipment.
- Champion mentorship, knowledge‑sharing, and technical development within the wider team, supporting capability growth in cable systems engineering.
- Support business development activities, including proposals, bid reviews, and client presentations.
Qualifications
Here’s what we’re looking for:
- Demonstrated experience as a technical leader in HV/EHV cable system design.
- Proven track record in design, specification, and installation of complex cable systems including tunnel, urban, and constrained environments.
- In‑depth understanding of international and UK‑specific standards, particularly National Grid TPs, IEC, and CIGRÉ guidelines.
- Experience working in regulated, quality‑assured environments—preferably with National Grid, SSE, EirGrid, or equivalent TSO/DNOs.
- Strong ability to coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams and engage with senior stakeholders across the project lifecycle.
- Excellent communication, client‑facing, and team leadership/mentorship skills.
- Commitment to fostering innovation, digital delivery, and sustainability in design.
Desirable Certifications & Qualifications
- Degree‑qualified in Electrical Engineering or related field; MSc/MEng advantageous.
- Chartered Engineer (CEng) status or working towards.
- National Grid CDAE certification or similar.
- Experience with cable system software (e.g., CYMCAP, WinCable) and advanced analysis tools.
Benefits
At AECOM, you’ll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well‑being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work‑life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.
Equal Opportunity & Disability Accommodations
We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you need reasonable accommodation, contact ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants with a disability or long‑term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address: ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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