Senior Substation Primary Design Engineer

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Primary Design Engineer to join a well-established engineering business delivering major transmission and distribution infrastructure projects across the UK.

This role will focus on the design and delivery of HV/EHV substation projects up to 400kV, working as part of a highly skilled engineering team on complex and technically challenging schemes within the power sector.

Key Responsibilities:

• Produce concept, preliminary and detailed primary design solutions for substations up to 400kV


• Develop and review general arrangement drawings, substation layouts and single line diagrams


• Carry out design calculations including busbar sizing, short circuit studies, cable sizing, lighting, lightning protection and switchroom calculations


• Prepare and review technical specifications and associated design documentation


• Conduct site surveys and li...