Principal Overhead Line Engineer

Company Description

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.

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Are you ready to join a team of talented engineers and shape the future of energy infrastructure?

The Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Engineering team provides a range of services from the initial concept through Power Systems Analysis, Cabling, Substations, Transmission and Distribution Infrastructure, System Balancing and Compensation, Protection Systems, SCADA, Communications, Converter Station Design, HVDC Systems and Interconnectors including overseas links.

Come and join us and work directly on the UK's most groundbreaking T&D project - National Grid's Great Grid Upgrade. AECOM and its joint venture partner have been appointed as design and consenting service partners for the UK National Grid’s Great Grid Partnership. Part of a £9bn Enterprise partnership that will connect clean energy to homes and businesses across England and Wales by 2035.

Come and join us and contribute to the delivery of this fantastic project.

In this role, you will be a key senior member of our Transmission & Distribution team dedicated to leading and engaging with our clients to deliver technically challenging OHL design projects.

Your primary focus in the role of Principal Overhead Line Engineer to provide project technical support and leadership for the overhead lines teams on transmission projects. This team will work on various projects encompassing overhead transmission lines up to 400kV.

• Provide technical support and lead the team in delivering overhead line design on complex multi-discipline projects.
• Provide technical expertise in bids and proposals and represent the company in client meetings as Principal Engineer, applying your experience and expertise to a range of exciting and interesting projects.
• Take full responsibility for project scope and technical delivery of overhead line works.
• Provide expert technical evaluations and offer problem‑solving solutions to different team members.
• Support in writing proposals and outlining all project details, including the timeline, resources, budget, objectives, and goals.
• Provide the technical support and input throughout the project implementation, statutory planning, and participation in public consultation events.
• Be responsible for design activities related to the overhead line. This encompasses PLS-CADD modelling, meticulous line routing, comprehensive structural analysis and loading trees, formulation of design criteria, precise sag‑tension calculations, insulator/conductor blowout, swing angle, damper system recommendations, strategic structural spotting, thorough clearance reports, and judicious conductor and insulator selection.
• Undertake feasibility studies, performing conductor thermal ratings, and ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Conduct studies to identify a technically preferred solution/layout to present to the client.
• Check and review engineering deliverables such as complex designs, reports, proposals, presentations, and drawing packages.
• Perform internal reviews and quality checks of engineering drawings and calculations.

At AECOM, you'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well‑being, customised to fit your…