Technical Principal Electrical in London

Location: Brighton, Croydon, London, Glasgow; UK. Relocation supported: Not supported, but internal applications are welcome.

About Mott MacDonald: Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.

Energy Unit Overview: The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across several sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. Together we provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle – from concept and design to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension.

Overview of the role: Our division provides multi-disciplinary engineering expertise across HV power transmission projects including onshore and offshore HV substations, HVDC interconnector converter stations, overhead line (OHL) and HV cable installations. Due to continued growth, we are looking for an Electrical Technical Principal with extensive experience of delivering major transmission infrastructure projects in the UK and abroad. Desirable candidate attributes include National Grid CDAE/LCDAE and TP141 (substations) accreditation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and Development: Providing electrical discipline lead design input for HV transmission infrastructure projects, ensuring they comply with industry standards and regulations.
• Technical Support: Prepare/review clarifications to RFIs, review/approve technical deliverables related to electrical works. Provide technical guidance and support to the wider engineering team.
• Bid Support: Deliver key input at project bid stage for transmission projects covering resourcing/capability statements/delivery methodology plans/delivery programmes.
• Collaboration: Work closely with other project discipline lead engineers and internal/external stakeholders to ensure project requirements are met from a technical and commercial perspective.
• Client Interface: Provide lead role interfacing with client contacts including attendance at client progress meetings and workshops.
• Compliance and Safety: Ensure electrical designs and operations comply with all applicable client standards, and safety/environmental regulations.
• Troubleshooting: Identify and resolve technical issues that arise during the design and construction phases for electrical power infrastructure projects.
• Project Management: Manage multiple projects simultaneously, including overseeing electrical design stage works and site assessments/construction support as required.
• Integration of New Technologies: Stay updated with the latest technological advancements and incorporate them into electrical infrastructural design.

Candidate Specification:

• Technical Expertise: Deep knowledge of electrical engineering substation principles for transmission and distribution infrastructure, including for utility clients. Experience delivering technical quality management with clear plans for reviews, checks, and approvals. Desirable candidate attributes include IOSH / NEBOSH certified, National Grid CDAE / LCDAE and Design Assurance (HV Plant) authorisations.
• Project Technical Lead: Lead the electrical engineering team in project design for transmission and distribution infrastructure at all project lifecycle stages. Ensure excellent technical quality within project scope, cost, and time. Collaborate with the Project Manager to build and develop the electrical design team. Oversee technical management, coordinate interfaces, and resolve technical design issues/interfaces. Contribute to proposal writing with delivery methodology development and resource requirement assessment.
• Design Coordination and Collaboration: Coordinate with other disciplines (e.g., civil, environmental, secondary design) to integrate primary electrical designs seamlessly. Integrate design coordination across disciplines for a fully coordinated design.
• Attention to Detail: Review deliverables: proficiency in reviewing, checking and approval of electrical engineering design documentation/drawings for FEED and construction level detailed design packages. Compliance with relevant standards is crucial.
• Communication and Leadership: Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential for conveying technical information, collaborating with team members, clients and other stakeholders effectively. Demonstrate leadership qualities, especially when guiding the engineering team and collaborating with stakeholders.
• Experience: Relevant experience in power transmission electrical engineering design with a wide variety of transmission and distribution projects.
• Qualifications: A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering. Chartered Engineer.

Benefits:

• Financial Wellbeing: Pension match between 4.5% and 7% of basic salary. Life assurance equal up to 4x basic salary, with option to increase to 6x salary. Income protection scheme providing financial benefit and support due to long‑term illness or injury. Flexible benefits including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing. Annual bonus scheme.
• Employee Ownership: No external investors, shared success culture. Employees have a stake and a voice in the business, with direct connection to success via performance bonuses. Career growth increases stake, recognising long‑term impact and contribution. Opportunity to connect with senior leadership directly. Direct pathway towards ownership for senior roles.
• Health and Wellbeing: Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues. Health cash plan. Support from menopause experts through Peppy. Access to comprehensive wellbeing programme for you and family. Flexible salary option to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many extendable to family.
• Lifestyle: Minimum 33–35 days holiday per year, inclusive of public holidays, with option to buy or sell leave. Additional paid leave: 10 days for Armed Forces Reservists and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers. Holiday entitlement increases to 35 days after 5 years of service. Employee saving schemes and retail discounts.
• Enhanced Family and Carers Leave: 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, two weeks paid paternity/partner leave. Shared parental leave matching maternity leave, paying up to 24 weeks at full pay. Up to five additional days leave for those with significant caring responsibilities. Policies and support for military families.
• Learning and Development: Primary annual professional institution subscription. Opportunities to enhance technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self‑development options.
• Networks, Communities and Social Outcomes: Advanced Employee Networks supporting LGBTQ+, gender, race, ethnicity, disability and parents/carers. Armed Forces Covenant and Gold Award recognition, supported by an internal Armed Forces Network. Social outcomes programmes.
• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business and are committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute.
• Accessibility: If you are disabled or need support to apply or attend an interview, please contact us and we will discuss how we can support you.
• UK Immigration: Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. We welcome applications from candidates eligible for alternative immigration routes that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker.
• Agile Working: We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces well‑being, flexibility, and trust.