Technical Principal Electrical

Location/s: Brighton, Croydon, London, Glasgow; UK

Relocation supported: Not supported, but internal applications are welcome

Recruiter contact: Abhijeet Barpanda

Hiring manager contact: Henry Smith

Mott Mac Donald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.

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The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across several sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. Together we provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle – from concept and design to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension. Together with our clients, we’re helping to deliver the energy transition globally.

Our division provides multi‑disciplinary engineering expertise across HV power transmission projects including onshore and offshore HV substations / HVDC Interconnector converter stations, overhead line (OHL) and HV cable installations. Due to continued growth, we are looking for an Electrical Technical Principal with extensive experience of delivering major transmission infrastructure projects in UK and abroad. Desirable candidate attributes include National Grid CDAE / LCDAE and TP141 (substations) accreditation.

The role will span a diverse portfolio of work and there will be opportunities for advancement within the team. The selected candidate will lead the delivery for primary electrical design on multiple major utility power transmission infrastructure projects at various project life cycle stages including:

• Feasibility
• Optioneering
• FEED
• Planning
• EPC Tender
• Detailed Design
• Owners Engineer / Construction Supervision

The successful candidate will deliver duties including:

• Design and Development:
  Providing electrical discipline lead design input for HV transmission infrastructure projects, ensuring they comply with industry standards and regulations
• Technical Support:
  Prepare/review clarifications to RFIs, review/approve technical deliverables related to electrical works. Provide technical guidance and support to the wider engineering team
• Bid Support:
  Deliver key input at project bid stage for transmission projects covering resourcing/capability statements/delivery methodology plans/delivery programmes
• Collaboration:
  
  Working closely with other project discipline lead engineers and internal/external stakeholders to ensure project requirements are met from a technical and commercial perspective
• Client Interface:
  Provide lead role interfacing with client contacts including attendance at Client progress meetings and workshops
• Compliance and Safety:
  Ensuring electrical designs and operations comply with all applicable client standards, and safety/environmental regulations
• Troubleshooting:
  Identifying and…