Senior Electrical Engineer – Substation Design

Senior Electrical Engineer – Substation Design (UK Wide) AECOM Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 4 days ago – Be among the first 25 applicants Company Description Work with Us. Change the World. At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world. We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us. Job Description Are you ready to join a team of talented and innovative engineers within our UK Transmission & Distribution business and grow your career? AECOM is experiencing a period of major growth within traditional and non-traditional end-markets including the connection of renewable generation to the transmission system to meet the government’s 2030 targets and the connection of hyperscale data centres to the transmission system. As such, we are recruiting for a Senior Engineer with experience in HV projects to join our T&D team. The T&D department delivers project management, design and owners engineer role for electrical power projects at transmission and distribution voltages across the UK and across the world. The focus of the team is large‑scale grid infrastructure, grid connections, and private networks. The work can be varied and there will be a lot of opportunity to learn in the role. A key project you will be working on is the UK National Grid's Great Grid Partnership; being part of a £9bn Enterprise partnership that will connect clean energy to homes and businesses across England and Wales. This is a great time to join us Here’s what you’ll do: Primary plant layouts for HV substations Equipment specifications for HV Plant and associated equipment Providing engineering design input to major infrastructure projects Owners’ Engineer role on HV substation/Cable and OHL projects Providing HV design input to renewable energy projects e.g., Battery storage, Solar, Hydro and Wind generation Provide professional services to clients in UK/Ireland and overseas Enjoy the Perks. 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. Qualifications A Degree in Electrical Engineering Experience of working on High Voltage design projects Experience of working with major utilities or developers Experience as a designer or as project engineer Experience of developing specifications or detailed designs for substation control systems, transformers, GIS, and AIS switchgear. The ability to work flexibly across multiple projects Experience in Technical report writing Fluency in English Full driving license and access to a personal vehicle as site visits may be required as part of this role Desirable Skills & Experience Experience of working on multi-discipline engineering projects Chartered accreditation or working toward status Consultancy experience Experience in reviewing detailed designs & witnessing construction site activities. We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com. At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. ReqID: J10138036 Business Line: Energy Business Group: DCS Strategic Business Unit: Europe & India Career Area: Engineering Work Location Model: Hybrid #J-18808-Ljbffr