Remote Electrical HVAC/HVDC Cable Engineer in Chelmsford

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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 HVAC/HVDC Cable Engineer and work at the forefront of innovation, contributing to the delivery of an exceptional portfolio of energy infrastructure programs and projects through long-term partnerships with key clients.

Here’s what you’ll do:

• Perform specific and moderate portions of a broader assignment to that of an experienced HVAC/HVDC cable engineer, understanding software modelling to develop cable design for appropriate application for both offshore and onshore design.
• Gather and correlate basic engineering data using established and well-defined cable design with an appreciation to current industry standards procedures and specifications, i.e. IEC, CIGRE, National Grid, SSE, understanding industry best practices.
• Develop detailed cable design engineering assignments involving calculations, routing, installation, commissioning and maintenance of design for both offshore and onshore applications.
• Propose approaches to solving new problems encountered using modifications of standard procedures or methods developed in previous assignments.
• Identify discrepancies in results with cable design calculations, rating and sizing.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to graduates and entry level engineers.
• Perform work in accordance with the agreed upon budget and schedule with little supervision.
• Independently perform all the tasks necessary to complete primary design elements for engineering works.

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.

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• An electrical/electronic/power engineering or similar qualification, such as an HNC, HND, BSc/BEng and/or an MSc/MEng.
• Professionally qualified in Electrical Engineering (CEng Chartered Engineer or working towards achieving this).
• An ability to implement software tools to provide desktop studies and generate reports, using Cymcap, Cableizer, COMSOL software as an example.
• An understanding of HVAC and HVDC transmission principles and requirements management.
• An understanding of functional characteristics of power systems.

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. 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!