Principal Overhead Line Engineer

Principal Overhead Line Engineer focuses on your primary focus in the role of principal ohl engineer is to provide project technical support and responsible for design of transmission projects.

What the role involves

• Your primary focus in the role of Principal OHL Engineer is to provide project technical support and responsible for design of transmission projects.
• This team will work on various projects encompassing overhead transmission lines up to 400kV.
• Provide technical support in delivering overhead line design on complex multi-discipline projects.
• Have the opportunity to be involved in large programmes of work like GGP projects.
• Supporting in writing proposals and outlining all project details, including the timeline, resources, budget, objectives, and goals.
• Provide technical support and input throughout the project implementation, statutory planning, and participation in public consultation events.

Skills and requirements

• Professionally qualified CEng Chartered Engineer with a recognized electrical engineering institution (e.g. the IET).
• A bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent technical discipline, electrical engineering or power engineering.
• Experience delivering projects for transmission system operators such as National Grid, SSE and SPT in line with each operator’s standards.
• Project experience in overhead line engineering (ideally up to 400kV).

Candidate fit

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

Additional role context

• Part of a £9bn Enterprise partnership that will connect clean energy to homes and businesses across England and Wales by 2030.