Senior Cable System Design Engineer

Company Description

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At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world's most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be h accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Start here. Grow here.

We are seeking experienced Senior Cable System Design Engineers to join our growing Transmission & Distribution (T&D) team and develop their careers. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering a range of cable system projects across multiple voltage levels, serving clients including Transmission System Operators, Distribution Network Operators, and private developers worldwide.

You will contribute to projects throughout the entire lifecycle - from feasibility and concept through to detailed design, installation supervision, and commissioning of onshore infrastructure.

You will collaborate closely with the AECOM T&D Team, gaining exposure to external clients and ensuring project delivery meets our standards for quality, safety, and environmental care.

This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to some of the most exciting infrastructure and energy transition projects in the world.

• Deliver full lifecycle cable engineering packages from feasibility studies and concept design through to detailed design, installation support, and commissioning.
• Review complex HVAC and HVDC cable system designs, including route development, burial risk assessments, thermal, electromagnetic, and mechanical calculations.
• Undertake cable rating and system studies including ampacity, short circuit forces, thermal stability, and electromagnetic interference analysis.
• Carry out cable pulling, jointing, cleating, and installation feasibility studies.
• Collaborate with civil, structural, substation and OHL teams to ensure fully integrated solutions.
• Conduct third‑party inspections and support FAT/SAT, installation, and commissioning activities.
• Support the interface activity with manufacturers, suppliers, and contractors to verify compliance with IEC, CIGRÉ, National Grid TPs, and other international standards.
• Participate in client meetings, technical workshops, HAZID/HAZOPs, and multidisciplinary coordination.

At AECOM, you'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well‑being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work‑life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.

Ready to push the limits of what's possible?

• Strong experience in Cable System Design Engineering for HV/EHV transmission and distribution projects. FEED experience is essential.
• Experience in regulated, quality‑assured environments, preferably with National Grid experience.
• Good understanding of:
  • Onshore cable routing
  • Cable pulling and mechanical forces
  • Cable burial risk assessments and protection strategies
  • Electromagnetic, thermal, and stability analysis
  • Cable cleating and short circuit restraint
• Experience in Quality, Inspection & Test (QIT) of cables and associated systems.
• Knowledge of national and international standards, including IEC, CIGRÉ, and NG-TPs.
• Experience with:
  • Cable system ECI engineering
  • Subsea control and electrical solutions
  • Cable manufacturing and testing
  • Third‑party inspection and verification
• Experience…