Role Title: Senior / Principal Engineer - Overhead Lines (OHL)Location: Across the UK.Pushing the limits of what is possible.We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.Leading the change toward a sustainable and equitable future.AECOM is a leading provider of engineering, environment and construction services, and is contributing its deep experience to help strategically plan, develop, design and construct energy infrastructure to not only meet future demands but to deliver sustainable legacies for our clients, community and our planet.We look at our projects as part of the broader energy system and across the whole life cycle, from commissioning to decommissioning. We help our clients achieve the right balance across the spectrum of generation through renewable energy sources, solar, wind, stored energy, hydropower and fossil fuels; and alternative energy fuels including hydrogen and electrification.Start here. Grow here. Are you ready to join a team of talented engineers and shape the future of energy infrastructure?The Transmission &amp; Distribution (T&amp;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.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 2030. The joint venture’s scope of work will include delivering the consents for individual schemes within the program. These consents will be through Development Consent Orders (DCOs), which entail technical and environmental design and preparation, as well as stakeholder engagement on the plans. This is one of the key projects you will have the opportunity to work on as part of this role! Here’s what you’ll do:You will join us as a key member of our Transmission &amp; Distribution team dedicated to engaging with our clients and directly contributing to the successful delivery of ground breaking and technically challenging OHL design projects encompassing overhead transmission lines up to 400KV. <ul><li>You’ll provide technical expertise in bids and proposals and represent the Company in client meetings as an senior member of the OHL team, applying your experience and expertise to a range of exciting and interesting projects.</li><li>You will provide technical engineering expertise in delivering overhead line design on complex multi-discipline projects. 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.</li><li>Take responsibility for assigned project scope, technical delivery, and client engagement for overhead line works within projects.</li><li>Provide expert technical evaluations and offer problem-solving solutions to different team members. Contribute to written proposals outlining all project details, including the timeline, resources, budget, objectives, and goals.</li><li>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.</li><li>Ensure your work meets safety, health, environmental, sustainability, and quality standards.</li><li>Ensure adherence to AECOM and client design management processes while leading project and client meetings as needed.</li><li>Represent AECOM with professionalism and integrity, adhering to ethical standards and the Code of Conduct.</li><li>Checking and review engineering deliverables such as complex designs, reports, proposals, presentations, and drawing packages.</li><li>Perform internal reviews and quality checks of engineering drawings and calculations that fall within your scope of work.</li></ul>The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes, you could still be a perfect fit for this role. Please apply, all applications will be considered.Enjoy the Perks. 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?Here’s what we’re looking for:<ul><li>A bachelor’s degree in engineering or an equivalent technical discipline</li><li>Ideally be professionally qualified CEng Chartered Engineer with a recognised electrical engineering institution (e.g. the IET).</li><li>Experience delivering projects for transmission system operators</li><li>Project experience in overhead line engineering up to 400kV.</li><li>LCDAE &amp; CDAE certifications are advantageous.</li><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills</li></ul>We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at <a href="mailto:ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com">ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com</a>. At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives.If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!Please note, we are also able to consider Visa Sponsorship for this position.

AECOM is the world&rsquo;s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle &ndash; from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Senior / Principal Engineer  - Overhead Lines (OHL)

Role Title: Senior / Principal Engineer&nbsp;- Overhead Lines (OHL)Location: Across the UK.Pushing the limits of what is possible.We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.Leading the change toward a sustainable and equitable future.AECOM is a leading provider of engineering, environment and construction services, and is contributing its deep experience to help strategically plan, develop, design and construct energy infrastructure to not only meet future demands but to deliver sustainable legacies for our clients, community and our planet.We look at our projects as part of the broader energy system and across the whole life cycle, from commissioning to decommissioning. We help our clients achieve the right balance across the spectrum of generation through renewable energy sources, solar, wind, stored energy, hydropower and fossil fuels; and alternative energy fuels including hydrogen and electrification.Start here. Grow here. Are you ready to join a team of talented engineers and shape the future of energy infrastructure?The Transmission &amp; Distribution (T&amp;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.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 2030. The joint venture’s scope of work will include delivering the consents for individual schemes within the program. These consents will be through Development Consent Orders (DCOs), which entail technical and environmental design and preparation, as well as stakeholder engagement on the plans. This is one of the key projects you will have the opportunity to work on as part of this role!&nbsp;Here’s what you’ll do:You will join us as a key member of our Transmission &amp; Distribution team dedicated to engaging with our clients and directly contributing to the successful delivery of ground breaking and technically challenging OHL design projects encompassing overhead transmission lines up to 400KV.&nbsp;<ul><li>You’ll provide technical expertise in bids and proposals and represent the Company in client meetings as an senior member of&nbsp;the OHL team, applying your experience and expertise to a range of exciting and interesting projects.</li><li>You will provide&nbsp;technical engineering expertise in delivering overhead line design on complex multi-discipline projects.&nbsp;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.</li><li>Take responsibility&nbsp;for assigned project scope, technical delivery, and client engagement for overhead line works within projects.</li><li>Provide expert technical evaluations and offer problem-solving solutions to different team members. Contribute to written proposals outlining all project details, including the timeline, resources, budget, objectives, and goals.</li><li>Undertake&nbsp;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.</li><li>Ensure your work&nbsp;meets safety, health, environmental, sustainability, and quality standards.</li><li>Ensure adherence to AECOM and client design management processes while leading project and client meetings as needed.</li><li>Represent AECOM with professionalism and integrity, adhering to ethical standards and the Code of Conduct.</li><li>Checking and review engineering deliverables such as complex designs, reports, proposals, presentations, and drawing packages.</li><li>Perform internal reviews and quality checks of engineering drawings and calculations that fall within your scope of work.</li></ul>The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes, you could still be a perfect fit for this role. Please apply, all applications will be considered.Enjoy the Perks. 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?Here’s what we’re looking for:<ul><li>A bachelor’s degree in engineering or an equivalent technical discipline</li><li>Ideally be professionally qualified CEng Chartered Engineer with a recognised electrical engineering institution (e.g. the IET).</li><li>Experience delivering projects for transmission system operators</li><li>Project experience in overhead line engineering up to 400kV.</li><li>LCDAE &amp; CDAE certifications are advantageous.</li><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills</li></ul>We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at <a href="mailto:ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com">ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com</a>. At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives.If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!Please note, we are also able to consider Visa Sponsorship for this position.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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