About the job
Kickstart Your Career with AECOM!
Are you prepared to join a dynamic team of engineers dedicated to transforming energy infrastructure? Join us in our mission to provide critical services in Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Engineering, from initial concepts to Power Systems Analysis, Cabling, Substations, Transmission and Distribution Infrastructure, and beyond.
Be part of the UK's most innovative T&D project - National Grid's Great Grid Upgrade. AECOM, in partnership with our joint venture, has been selected as the design and consenting service partner for National Grid’s ambitious £9bn Great Grid Partnership. This initiative aims to connect clean energy to homes and businesses across England and Wales by 2030. Join us, advance your career, and play a key role in delivering this monumental project!
Your Role:
As a Principal Overhead Line Engineer, you will be an integral part of our Transmission & Distribution team, leading and collaborating with clients to deliver technically complex overhead line design projects.
- Provide expert technical support in executing overhead line design for intricate multi-discipline projects.
- Engage in significant work programs, including GGP projects.
- Assist in drafting proposals and detailing project timelines, resources, budgets, objectives, and goals.
- Offer technical insights throughout project implementation, including statutory planning and public consultations.
- Oversee design activities for overhead lines, including PLS-CADD modeling, line routing, structural analysis, design criteria formulation, sag-tension calculations, insulator/conductor blowout considerations, and thorough clearance reports.
- Conduct feasibility studies, perform thermal ratings for conductors, and ensure compliance with industry standards.
- Develop and verify engineering deliverables such as designs, reports, proposals, and presentations.
- Execute internal quality checks on engineering drawings and calculations.
What We Offer:
At AECOM, we provide a diverse and inclusive workplace that values different perspectives and experiences. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you require accommodations during the application process, please reach out to us.

