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Job Description
Start here. Grow here.
We are seeking experienced Senior Cable System Design Engineers to join our growing Transmission & Distribution (T&D) team. Join us and continue to grow your career! You will play a key role in delivering a range of cable system projects across multiple voltage levels, serving clients including Transmission System Operators, Distribution Network Operators, and private developers worldwide.
You will get the chance to work on innovative and varied projects throughout the entire lifecycle - from feasibility and concept through to detailed design, installation supervision, and commissioning of onshore infrastructure.
This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to some of the most exciting infrastructure and energy transition projects in the world.
Here’s what you will do:
Deliver full lifecycle cable engineering packages from feasibility studies and concept design through to detailed design, installation support, and commissioning.
Review complex HVAC and HVDC cable system designs, including route development, burial risk assessments, thermal, electromagnetic, and mechanical calculations.
Undertake cable rating and system studies including ampacity, short circuit forces, thermal stability, and electromagnetic interference analysis.
Carry out cable pulling, jointing, cleating, and installation feasibility studies.
Collaborate with civil, structural, substation and OHL teams to ensure fully integrated solutions.
Conduct third-party inspections and support FAT/SAT, installation, and commissioning activities.
Support the interface activity with manufacturers, suppliers, and contractors to verify compliance with IEC, CIGRÉ, National Grid TPs, and other international standards.
Participate in client meetings, technical workshops, HAZID/HAZOPs, and multidisciplinary coordination .
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.
Qualifications
Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?
Here’s what we’re looking for:
Strong experience in Cable System Design Engineering for HV/EHV transmission and distribution projects. FEED experience is essential.
Experience in regulated, quality-assured environments, preferably with National Grid experience.
Good understanding of:
Onshore cable routing
Cable pulling and mechanical forces
Cable burial risk assessments and protection strategies
Electromagnetic, thermal, and stability analysis
Cable cleating and short circuit restraint
Experience in Quality, Inspection & Test (QIT) of cables and associated systems.
Knowledge of national and international standards, including IEC, CIGRÉ, and NG-TPs.
Experience with:
Cable system ECI engineering
Subsea control and electrical solutions
Cable manufacturing and testing
Third-party inspection and verification
Experience with tools such as CYMCAP, WinCable, AutoCAD, Revit, GIS, and mechanical simulation tools.
Desirable Certifications & Qualifications
A minimum HNC qualified in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, or related discipline.
NG Certified – CDAE (Cable Design and Engineering)
Chartered Engineer (CEng) or working towards chartership.
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!
Additional Information
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For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn, Francesca Siddle
About AECOM
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
ReqID: J10140703
Business Line: Energy
Business Group: DCS
Strategic Business Unit: Europe & India
Career Area: Engineering
Work Location Model: Hybrid
