Associate HV Power Engineer

Associate HV Power Engineer - Data Centres & Power Sector

High Voltage Systems, Substations, Transmission, Distribution, Grid Connections

Manchester or Glasgow

Competitive salary + employee ownership, benefits and long term progression

This position sits within the growing UK power division of a major global engineering firm with deep capability in power, data centres, infrastructure and complex buildings. The organisation has a long established reputation in the American market and is now significantly expanding its UK and European presence.

The UK power team is building depth across transmission, distribution, substations and grid connection work. This includes internal delivery for hyperscale data centre clients, international power groups and a wider pipeline as they expand further into the DNO, TSO and grid studies environment. The combined scale, technical pedigree and employee ownership model makes this a compelling environment for an ambitious engineer looking to develop into senior leadership.

This is a moment in time where strong engineers can step into a team that is gaining momentum and directly influence how capability develops over the coming years.

The organisation operates globally across power, data centres, infrastructure and major building programmes. With operations across the United States, the United Kingdom and multiple European regions, the business brings significant global scale and technical depth.

The power group is well established internationally with large teams delivering high voltage substations, transmission and distribution programmes, grid connections and power systems studies for utilities, large private clients and major developers. Much of this capability is now being replicated and scaled across the UK.

The company is employee owned, financially strong and aligned around long term engineering quality rather than short term commercial pressure. This creates a culture where technical standards, capability building and professional development are prioritised.

The Associate Power Engineer role is a key technical and delivery position within the UK power function. It is suited to engineers with strong grounding in high voltage systems such as substation design, transmission and distribution, protection and control, or grid connection studies.

Your contribution will support senior technical leaders and help strengthen the division as it grows. You will work closely with internal global power teams, UK project managers and external clients across data centre and power infrastructure programmes.

• Supporting and leading elements of high voltage substation design, physical design, plant layout, earthing, protection and control and transmission or distribution interfaces
• Working on grid connection studies, power systems modelling and technical analysis where relevant to your background
• Producing designs, calculations, specifications and reports to support major internal and external clients

• Delivering packages of work from concept through to detailed design
• Working with senior engineers to maintain technical quality and alignment with best practice
• Supporting design reviews and contributing to the technical direction of projects
• Helping develop junior engineers and strengthening capability within the UK team

• Working with Project Manager’s, Senior Technical Lead’s and wider global power teams
• Building long term relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Supporting the development of the UK power capability as the division expands
• This role offers a balanced combination of hands on high voltage engineering, delivery responsibility and career development toward senior technical leadership

• Degree qualified electrical engineer
• Strong grounding in high voltage engineering through substation design, grid connection studies, power systems analysis or transmission and distribution design
• Familiarity with IEC, IEEE and relevant design standards
• Experience preparing calculations, designs and technical documentation
• Confidence working with multidisciplinary…