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Job DescriptionAre you ready to join a team of talented engineers and shape the future of energy infrastructure? In this crucial role, you will be a key member of our Transmission & Distribution team dedicated to leading and engaging with our clients to deliver technically challenging OHL design projects.
Come and join us and work directly on the UK's most groundbreaking T&D project - National Grid's Great Grid Upgrade. Part of a 9bn Enterprise partnership that will connect clean energy to homes and businesses across England and Wales by 2030. Come and join us, grow your career and contribute to the delivery of this fantastic project!
Here's what you'll do: Your primary focus in the role of Senior OHL Engineer is to provide project technical support and responsible for design of transmission projects. This team will work on various projects encompassing overhead transmission lines up to 400kV.Provide technical support in delivering overhead line design on complex multi-discipline projects.
Have the opportunity to be involved in large programmes of work like GGP projects.
Support in writing proposals and outlining all project details, including the timeline, resources, budget, objectives, and goals.
Provide technical support and input throughout the project implementation, statutory planning, and participation in public consultation events.
This encompasses PLS-CADD modelling, meticulous line routing, comprehensive structural analysis and loading trees, formulation of design criteria, precise sag-tension calculations, insulator/conductor blowout, swing angle, damper system recommendations, strategic structural spotting, thorough clearance reports, and judicious conductor and insulator selection.
Originate and check engineering deliverables such as complex designs, reports, proposals, presentations, and drawing packages.
Perform internal quality checks of engineering drawings and calculations.
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. A bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent technical discipline, electrical engineering or power engineering.
Professionally qualified CEng Chartered Engineer with a recognized electrical engineering institution (e.g. the IET).Ideally have experience delivering UK projects for transmission system operators such as National Grid, SSE and SPT in line with each operator's standards.
Project experience in overhead line engineering (ideally up to 400kV).We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.
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About AECOMAECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle - from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges.
Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options.
Whether you're working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients. AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. com if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.
EngineeringExperience level: AssociateIndustry: Construction
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