​Senior Electrical Design Engineer – HV Substations

Location: Bury St Edmunds, Colchester, Ipswich, Stevenage, Hybrid

Type: Permanent

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Overview:

Senior Electrical Design Engineer role within an energy infrastructure company, leading the electrical design process for high-voltage substation projects (up to 132kV) within the distribution and connections sector. Responsible for overseeing design delivery, mentoring engineers, and ensuring compliance with and industry standards.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and coordinate electrical design for HV substation projects (SLDs, HV cabling layouts, protection systems).

• Review and approve technical studies (fault analysis, protection coordination).

• Ensure compliance with standards, BS EN and IEC regulations.

• Mentor and support design engineers within the team.

• Act as technical point of contact for clients and internal teams.

• Collaborate with project management, civil/mechanical teams, and site teams to deliver projects.

• Support tenders, procurement, value engineering and resolve design issues during installation/commissioning.

• Attend site visits and design review meetings.
  

Requirements:

• Degree in Electrical Engineering.

• 5+ years’ experience in HV electrical design (substations up to 132kV).

• Strong knowledge of standards, protection & control systems.

• Experience with design tools such as AutoCAD, Amtech, ETAP.

• Leadership/mentoring experience.

• Full UK driving licence.

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Desirable:

• Chartered Engineer (CEng) or working towards.

• BIM / 3D design experience.

• Experience delivering substation projects.