Lead Electrical Design Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the electrical design delivery of a portfolio of HV substation and power infrastructure projects.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams, including Electrical, Civil and Protection & Control designers.
• Act as the primary technical point of contact with clients throughout the project lifecycle.
• Review and coordinate engineering deliverables, ensuring designs meet technical, programme and quality requirements.
• Identify technical risks, resolve design issues and drive timely delivery across multiple projects.
• Support design reviews, constructability discussions and value engineering activities.
• Ensure designs comply with client specifications, industry standards and statutory requirements.
• Work closely with project managers and construction teams to provide technical support throughout delivery.

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience delivering HV or EHV substation or power infrastructure projects.
• Background in Electrical Design, Primary Design, Protection & Control or a related power engineering discipline.
• Experience leading or coordinating design delivery across multiple concurrent projects.
• Comfortable acting as the technical interface with clients, consultants and internal stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of UK transmission or distribution standards and design processes.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.