Senior Electrical Design Engineer in Watford

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career; with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

At M Group Energy we’re enabling the energy essential to support our lives. We provide an end-to-end service, delivering solutions in electricity transmission, distribution, renewable energy, EV, metering and home decarbonisation. This role will be working in our Distribution and connections team. As one of the largest Independent Connection Providers (ICPs) in the UK, we support distribution network operations across infrastructure. Our team installs and maintains distribution networks and ensures reliable connections for customers, carrying out electrical planned work, customer connections and network reinforcement.

Ready to take charge of high-voltage design and lead a talented team? We’re on the lookout for a Senior Design Engineer to steer the design process for UKPN substation projects. You’ll be the go-to expert, ensuring everything runs smoothly, meets the mark, and gets delivered on point. If you thrive on leading teams, solving tough challenges, and working closely with others to make big things happen then this could be the role for you!

What you’ll be doing?

• Support design engineers as a senior member of the team coordinating tasks, mentoring and leading by example with high performance.
• Owning the electrical design process for substations, from single-line diagrams to HV cabling layouts.
• Reviewing and approving technical calculations like fault analysis and protection coordination.
• Making sure designs hit the mark on UKPN standards, BS EN, IEC regs, and all the other important acronyms.
• Acting as the main point of contact for clients and internal teams on all things design.
• Working closely with project managers, commercial teams, and site crews to keep delivery smooth.
• Coordinating with civil, mechanical, and commissioning teams to ensure design harmony.
• Supporting tenders, procurement, and value engineering with your technical know-how.
• Troubleshooting design issues during installation, testing, and commissioning.
• Visiting sites and attending meetings to keep design intent aligned with real-world execution.

What you’ll bring

• A degree in Electrical Engineering (Bachelors or Masters).
• 5+ years of experience in electrical design, especially HV substations (up to 132kV).
• Deep knowledge of UKPN standards, protection/control systems, and HV design.
• Skilled in AutoCAD, Amtech, ETAP, or similar tools.
• Proven leadership and mentoring skills.

Desirable

• Chartered Engineer (CEng) or working towards it.
• BIM and 3D design experience.
• Familiarity with UKPN substation projects or similar infrastructure.

Soft Skills

• Strong leadership and decision-making.
• Top-notch communication and people skills.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include:

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme

In addition, this role offers:

• Company car or allowance and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
• Private health care and health care cash plan
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend get rewarded for introducing people to us!

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development. It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered. For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.