Associate OHL Design Engineer

 

Location - UK Wide

Ref - AOHLDE

Salary - Competitive


Our client, a well known engineering consultancy are seeking Principal/Associate Engineering OHL candidates with proven experience within transmission and distribution; typically including but not limited to working knowledge of routing and tower for design line work coupled with a broader CAD skillset.


The successful candidates will possess a background in EHV OHL design (33kV - 525kV) supporting construction, procurement, and consultancy on a variety of projects and in turn we will guide your professional development and recognition within the sector.

Role Responsibilities

  • Preparation and checking of feasibility studies, outline and detailed design technical reports and other written documents.

  • Design and checking of detail allocation and construction design drawings.

  • Production of design concepts, drawings, specifications and other technical documents; Management of teams of engineers and external suppliers.

  • Delivery of work to programme, budget and specification 

Required Experience

  • Design of substation equipment and line termination gantry structures, including Cable Sealing Ends (CSEs)

  • Powerline design using PLS-CADD and tower design with PLS-Tower

  • Conducting sag and tension calculations

  • Catenary system design and line profiling

  • Gantry structural analysis and tower setting level assessments

  • Evaluation of environmental load impacts

  • Design of insulator sets and overhead line wire clearances

  • Development of route plans and material quantification

  • Performing short circuit studies

  • Structural foundation design for transmission towers, including piled, pad, and rock-anchor foundations