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Full-time
bachelor degree
Posted 13d ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
The Principal Substation Engineer will lead the delivery of substation design projects, acting as a key partner to clients while coordinating with interdisciplinary teams. Responsibilities include producing electrical engineering deliverables, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, and managing project lifecycles from initial contact to completion.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a degree in Electrical Engineering and possess extensive experience in HV and EHV substation design within regulated industries. Proficiency in National Grid specifications, DNO regulations, and relevant design software is essential for this senior-level role.
Full job description
Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Role description:
The energy landscape as we know it is rapidly transforming. Join us as a Principal Substation Engineer and you’ll have the opportunity to accelerate your career, too. You’ll be part of our industry-leading team Transmissions and Distributions teams, acting as partners to our clients, building a deep understanding of their challenges and applying your expertise to solve them.
As a Principal Substation Engineer you will be working on engineering and construction projects primarily in industrial, transmission/distribution and renewable sectors. You must be able to appreciate complex, practical, regulatory, technical and commercial issues and to work constructively with a broad range of senior stakeholders.
Role accountabilities:
Client liaison from initial contact through project delivery
Delivering small to medium sized new projects with minimal support, retrofit or network reinforcement projects throughout project lifecycle
Producing electrical engineering deliverables where appropriate
Liaise with CAD technicians and Engineers to determine safe, cost-effective substation design solutions
Understanding and interpretation of National Grid specifications and DNO regulations and British/IEC standards
Identification and mitigation of relevant health, safety risks and hazards
Understanding and application of CDM designer regulations for HV and EHV projects
Coordination between inter disciplinary teams like civils, Protection & controls, earthing and studies team
Preparing specifications of HV and EHV plant equipment including evaluation of supplier documents and reports.
Working and supporting bid development and related documentation
In addition, you will assist in the delivery of project-related tasks to meet budget, timeframe, and quality targets, promoting all facets of Arcadis services during interfaces with. Contributing towards the achievement of the divisional business plan your role will be key to maintain and exceed our client’s expectations and to build networks within the industry.
In a sector that is changing so dramatically you’ll own your journey, expanding your knowledge in areas you’re passionate about and building the right career for you. The role requires a level of flexibility to visit site locations/ client offices across the UK as soon as we are able to do so.
Qualifications & Experience:
Degree or relevant qualification in Electrical Engineering
CDAE/LCDAE authorisation preferable.
Experience working as a substation/plant engineer to regulated industry standards
Preparation of HV Substation primary Plant design deliverables, feasibility studies, reports, programmes and cost estimating
Broad knowledge of transmission technologies and a good understanding of how these technologies influence the operation and performance of the transmission system
Proven experience in HV & EHV Substation design (both AIS & GIS), from 11kV up to including 400kV.
Experience in LV and power distribution of Substations
Hands on experience on Amtech software for LVAC fuse/MCCB selectivity study is desirable,
Experience in working on National Grid, SSEN, SPEN, SPR projects
Knowledge of HVDC Primary plant will be an added advantage.
Can demonstrate success in delivering engineering and or projects safely to budget, time and quality that meets customer expectations
Ability of working with internal and external parties and working within a strong team-working culture.
Experience in writing clear and concise documentation.
Why Arcadis?
We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.
You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.
Together, we can create a lasting legacy.
Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.
Arcadis is a leading global partner, delivering transformative projects with businesses, cities and industries. With 36,000 people active in more than 30 countries, we bring together the best minds from around the world to deliver intelligent products and solutions that address the challenges of climate, energy security and diversification, and livable cities.
We take design, engineering, architecture and consultancy to the next level, advising clients at every step of every project. From strategy and planning through to implementation and delivery, we combine our human and digital intelligence to co-create environments that reflect our clients’ business and stakeholder needs.
From creating a citywide sustainable legacy during and after the Paris Olympics to revolutionizing urban transit worldwide with metro systems from Sydney to Toronto, or securing clean drinking water for communities across more than 30 U.S. states, our world-changing solutions leave a positive and lasting impact.
Our work has helped more than a third of the world's communities become more resilient, and hundreds of clients to advance their decarbonization and net-zero goals. Together, we are committed to solving today's greatest problems; creating a blueprint for a better future, designed to thrive.
Arcadis. Improving quality of life.
Offices: Gustav Mahlerplein 97-103, Amsterdam, Nederland 1082 MS, NL · Rua Líbero Badaró, 377, São Paulo, BR · 630 Plaza Drive, 150+ Locations across U.S. and Canada, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126, US · Beaulieustraat 22, Arnhem, 6814 DV, NL · 34 York Way, London, N1 9AB, GB
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