Cable Project Engineer
Posted 5 days ago by Carbon 60
£850 Per day
Undetermined
Undetermined
Perth, Perth & Kinross
Summary: The Cable Project Engineer will join a UK transmission operator's multi-disciplinary engineering team, focusing on delivering major infrastructure and energy projects. This role involves providing engineering input for cable systems, supporting projects throughout their lifecycle, and ensuring compliance with industry standards and safety regulations. The engineer will also engage in risk and safety assessments and develop technical specifications for cable systems.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide cable engineering input across multiple projects, including outline cable system design, technology option assessments, underground route selection, and current rating calculations (CYMCAP).
- Support projects through the full lifecycle from concept and design to construction, installation, commissioning, and handover.
- Participate in and support risk and safety sessions including HAZID, HAZCON and HAZOP.
- Develop technical scopes and specifications for new and modified underground cable systems.
- Review contractor and consultant detailed designs, prequalification and type test documentation.
- Witness factory acceptance testing (FAT) and relevant site acceptance testing.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards, CDM Regulations, ESQCR, and wider HSE legislation, embedding safety by design.
Key Skills:
- Degree-qualified in a relevant engineering discipline; Chartered or working towards chartership preferred.
- Proven experience working on transmission or major infrastructure projects with strong knowledge of high-voltage cable systems.
- Experience supporting multi-disciplinary engineering teams across complex project environments.
- Strong understanding of legislative, regulatory, and safety requirements impacting transmission networks.
- Clear technical communication skills and the ability to engage effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
Salary (Rate): £850/day
City: Perth
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Cable Project Engineer
An established UK transmission operator is seeking a Cable Project Engineer to join a multi-disciplinary engineering team delivering major infrastructure and energy projects.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide cable engineering input across multiple projects, including outline cable system design, technology option assessments, underground route selection, and current rating calculations (CYMCAP).
- Support projects through the full lifecycle from concept and design to construction, installation, commissioning, and handover.
- Participate in and support risk and safety sessions including HAZID, HAZCON and HAZOP.
- Develop technical scopes and specifications for new and modified underground cable systems.
- Review contractor and consultant detailed designs, prequalification and type test documentation.
- Witness factory acceptance testing (FAT) and relevant site acceptance testing.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards, CDM Regulations, ESQCR, and wider HSE legislation, embedding safety by design.
Requirements:
- Degree-qualified in a relevant engineering discipline; Chartered or working towards chartership preferred.
- Proven experience working on transmission or major infrastructure projects with strong knowledge of high-voltage cable systems.
- Experience supporting multi-disciplinary engineering teams across complex project environments.
- Strong understanding of legislative, regulatory, and safety requirements impacting transmission networks.
- Clear technical communication skills and the ability to engage effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.