About the job
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Are you prepared to become part of an exceptional team of engineers shaping the future of energy infrastructure?
The Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Engineering team at AECOM offers a comprehensive suite of services, from initial concepts through detailed Power Systems Analysis, Cabling, Substations, Transmission and Distribution Infrastructure, System Balancing and Compensation, Protection Systems, SCADA, Communications, Converter Station Design, HVDC Systems, and Interconnectors, including international connections.
Join us in working on the UK's most transformative T&D initiative - National Grid's Great Grid Upgrade. AECOM, in collaboration with our joint venture partner, has been selected as the design and consenting service partner for the National Grid’s Great Grid Partnership, a £9 billion initiative aimed at connecting clean energy to homes and businesses across England and Wales by 2030. Be a part of this remarkable project and make a real difference.
Your Responsibilities:
In this pivotal role, you will serve as a senior member of our Transmission & Distribution team, leading and engaging with clients to deliver technically demanding OHL design projects.
As the Principal Overhead Line Engineer, your primary responsibility will be to provide technical guidance and leadership for the overhead lines teams involved in transmission projects, focusing on overhead transmission lines up to 400kV.
- Lead the team in delivering overhead line design on complex multi-discipline projects while providing technical support.
- Offer technical expertise in bids and proposals, representing the company in client meetings as Principal Engineer and applying your extensive experience to a variety of exciting projects.
- Take full ownership of project scope and technical delivery for overhead line works.
- Provide expert evaluations and problem-solving solutions to team members.
- Assist in writing proposals, detailing project timelines, resources, budgets, objectives, and goals.
- Provide technical support throughout project implementation, including statutory planning and participation in public consultation events.
- Oversee design activities related to overhead lines, including PLS-CADD modelling, detailed line routing, structural analysis, design criteria formulation, sag-tension calculations, insulator/conductor blowout, swing angle, damper system recommendations, structural spotting, clearance reports, and conductor/insulator selection.
- Conduct feasibility studies, thermal ratings for conductors, and ensure adherence to industry standards and regulations.

