Principal Consultant - Grid Services

Principal Consultant - Grid Services - (2152)

Location

Birmingham - Birmingham, B16 8PE
GB

Bristol - Bristol, BS32 4UB
GB

Cardiff - Cardiff, CF23 8RD
GB

Leeds - Leeds, LS1 4ER
GB

London - London, N1C 4AB
GB (Primary)

Plymouth - Plymouth, PL1 3GE
GB

Travel

Job Type

Full Time

Category

Electrical Engineering

Job Description

London, Bristol, Cardiff, Plymouth, Leeds or Birmingham

Hoare Lea is a human‑centric and planet‑conscious engineering consultancy. We offer intelligent and sustainable solutions to complex design challenges for the built environment throughout the UK and further afield.

We provide a wide range of engineering and consultancy services, including acoustics, air quality, building services (MEP), fire, lighting, security and sustainability to name but a few. Together, our highly skilled teams use technical expertise and problem‑solving skills to bring buildings to life. We ensure that whatever the building, its design is outstanding, and its operations meet the needs of the communities it serves.

We are as committed to providing an environment where everyone can realise their unique potential. In joining Hoare Lea, you will experience a business that enriches your knowledge, supports your wellbeing, and welcomes your individuality. You’ll have the opportunity to participate in our 9‑day fortnight scheme, thriving community groups, varied social and networking events, and extensive professional and technical development schemes. We also offer an extensive benefits package, including private medical cover, an electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme, stock options, and 25 days of annual leave (increasing with service), alongside flexible and hybrid working.

Whatever your ambitions or circumstances, our aim is to enable everyone to develop their knowledge, give their best, and enjoy what they do.

We’re looking for a Principal Consultant to join our Advisory & Advocacy (A&A) team—at the forefront of the UK’s energy transition.

For over 150 years, we’ve shaped the built environment. Now, we’re redefining how it’s powered. As electrification accelerates, securing and optimising grid connections has become one of the sector’s biggest challenges—and opportunities.

That’s where we operate.

A&A works where others can’t—at the earliest stages of development, long before traditional design begins. We partner with landowners, developers, and energy stakeholders to unlock grid capacity, de‑risk projects, and create viable connection strategies in an increasingly constrained system. This role is for someone who understands the grid from the inside out. You’ve secured connections from HV through to EHV, can navigate the UK connections process, and bring strong technical capability in power systems and electrical design, applying it to unlock real‑world outcomes.

We don’t just work within the system; we help shape it. From influencing Ofgem consultations to collaborating with UKGBC and Catapult, we’re driving more flexible, innovative approaches to connections.

A key focus is solving one of the industry’s biggest inefficiencies: connecting stranded generation with stranded demand. Through private wire and community energy models, we’re enabling smarter, decentralised energy systems.

If you want to move beyond routine connection applications and help reshape how the UK energy system works, this is where you do it.

• Grid Services – Supporting the transformation of the UK to an all‑electric nation, working in a challenging environment to get the best form of our electrical network. Liaising closely with the network designers and managers to develop innovative strategies to obtain grid capacity where traditional approaches may fail.
• Utilities & Infrastructure – Our team combines deep technical expertise with strategic insight to support clients in securing timely, cost‑effective, and future‑proof connections. We specialise in interpreting complex utility requirements, identifying risks, and negotiating favourable terms—ensuring infrastructure supports both immediate delivery and long‑term asset value.
• Energy Economics – Achieving Net Zero…