Principal Cable System Design Engineer

Principal Cable System Design Engineer focuses on assisting with leading the delivery of large-scale hv/ehv cable system projects from concept to completion, ensuring quality, safety, and innovation throughout the lifecycle.

What the role involves

• Assisting with leading the delivery of large-scale HV/EHV cable system projects from concept to completion, ensuring quality, safety, and innovation throughout the lifecycle.
• Oversee HV cable system designs, including routing, burial risk assessments, thermal, electromagnetic, and mechanical performance modelling.
• Provide expert-level input into cable system ratings, installation methodologies, jointing arrangements, cleating design, and system integration in challenging environments.
• Undertake client and stakeholder engagement, providing technical assurance, strategic direction, and value-engineered solutions on high-profile infrastructure programmes.
• Managing coordination between disciplines, including civil, structural, OHL, substation, and marine engineering inputs, to ensure cohesive and integrated design solutions.
• Driving project execution, managing technical risks, interfaces, and quality reviews while supporting procurement, construction, and commissioning phases.

Skills and requirements

• Demonstrated experience as a technical leader in HV/EHV cable system design.
• Proven track record in design, specification, and installation of complex cable systems including tunnel, urban, and constrained environments.
• Experience working in regulated, quality-assured environments—preferably with National Grid, SSE, EirGrid, or equivalent TSO/DNOs.
• Strong ability to coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams and engage with senior stakeholders across the project lifecycle.

Candidate fit

• technical judgement, safe working habits, careful diagnostics, and practical problem-solving