Technical Principal Electrical

Glasgow, United Kingdom / London, United Kingdom / Brighton, United Kingdom / Croydon, United Kingdom / York, United Kingdom

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.

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued.

Whatever your ambition, Mott Mac Donald is where people come to be brilliant.

The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally acrossseveralsectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewablegenerationand transmission & distribution networks. Together weprovideintegrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle –from concept and designto construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension. Together with our clients,we’rehelping 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
• FEED
• Planning
• Detailed Design

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 resolving technical issues that arise during the design and construction phases for electrical power infrastructure projects
• Project Management:
  Managing multiple projects simultaneously, including overseeing electrical design stage works and site assessments/construction support as required
• Integration of New Technologies:
  Staying updated with the latest…