Senior Electrical Engineer - Distribution in Bristol

Senior Electrical Engineer - Distribution

• Full-time
• State/Province: Glasgow City
• Business Group: DCS
• Legal Entity: AECOM Infrastructure and Environment UK Limited
• Business Line: Energy
• Work Location Model: Hybrid
• Operating Group: International
• Primary Location: UK - Glasgow - 177 Bothwell Street

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.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. 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.

Are you ready to join a team of talented engineers and shape the future of energy infrastructure?

Join our dynamic and multidisciplinary Transmission & Distribution team as an Electrical Design Engineer or Senior Electrical Design Engineer and get the opportunity to grow your career with us. You'll gain exposure to exciting and innovative construction and engineering projects across private, industrial, transmission/distribution, and renewables sectors. You'll become part of a design team responsible for delivering practical electrical design solutions throughout the project lifecycle.

Here’s what you’ll do:

• Carryout Medium Voltage and Low Voltage design work to DNO Standards
• Provide Open and Closed Ring and Radial Feeder supply network solutions.
• Carry out Intake and Distribution Substation Layout design (Medium Voltage and Low Voltage).
• Conduct primary plant and equipment design works (Medium and Low Voltage).
• Produce secondary protection and control solution digesting equipment scheme circuit and wiring diagrams.
• Conduct cable sizing calculations, routing, section, and termination drawings (Medium and Low Voltage).
• Undertake Electrical system, earthing grid design and modelling, as well as calculations for touch, step and transfer potential.
• Produce interface designs for SCADA System, Auxiliary supply and COP metering.
• Provide Medium Voltage and Low Voltage Local Standby and Back-up power supply automatic and manual changeover solutions.
• Write technical specifications and support with the down selection and placing of equipment orders/Procurement.
• Liaise and collaborate with external suppliers and clients.
• Provide input into electrical system studies for Low voltage and Medium voltage network modelling and verification.
• Demonstrate an understanding of Arc-flash/Blast requirements and mitigation solutions.
• Review design submissions within the team against the client scope.
• Bepart of a design review process with Team Lead Verifier.

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.

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• Degree or relevant qualification in Electrical Engineering.
• Knowledge of British and DNO specific design standards.
• A proven track record as a Trainee or Assistant Electrical Engineer, or completion of a Graduate Training programme post degree in both a design office and/or a construction environment within the Energy /Power Sector.
• Understanding of functional characteristics of Power Systems.
• Ability to work with internal and external parties and working within a collaborative culture.
• Experience in writing clear and concise documentation.

Ideally you’ll have:

• Experience of working under engineering design governance structure.
• Experience of preparing pre-construction information, carrying out design risk assessments, design risk review and knowledge of CDM regulations.
• Experience in Protection & Control.
• Knowledge and Understanding of Protection Setting co-ordination and grading.

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

We are aDisabilityConfidentEmployer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email addressReasonableAccommodationsUKI@aecom.com if you would like to apply through theDisabilityConfidentInterview Scheme.