Associate OHL Design Engineer NEW

Job description

We are seeking Principal/Associate Engineering OHL candidates with proven experience within transmission and distribution; typically including but not limited to working knowledge of routing and tower for design line work coupled with a broader CAD skillset.

The successful candidates will possess a background in EHV OHL design (33kV – 525kV) supporting construction, procurement, and consultancy on a variety of projects and in turn we will guide your professional development and recognition within the sector.

The role will involve; Preparation and checking of feasibility studies, outline and detailed design technical reports and other written documents. – Design and checking of detail allocation and construction design drawings. – Production of design concepts, drawings, specifications and other technical documents; Management of teams of engineers and external suppliers. – Delivery of work to programme, budget and specification

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Is this role right for you?

We are interested in designers for overhead transmission lines. Principal Consultants, comprising some of the following skills; Design of substation equipment and line termination gantry structures & Cable Sealing Ends; Design powerlines with PLS-CADD and powerline towers with PLS-Tower; Sag & tension calculations; – Catenary System design; – Line Profiling; – Gantry analysis; – Tower setting levels; – Environmental loads; – Insulator set design; – Overhead Line Wire Clearance; – Route plans; – Material Quantification – Short Circuit study; Design powerline structural foundations, including piled, pad, and rock-anchor foundations.

We are seeking the following skills and experience:

• Qualification in relevant discipline
• Professionally qualified (or imminently within 12 months)
• Business Strategy leadership skills
• Previous consultancy experience
• Strong Programme/project delivery skills
• BESC and Person Training – National Grid preferred