Mott Macdonald Careers UK – Electrical Substation Engineer


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Position Summary:

Your role will include working with a range of clients/stakeholders including major utilities and large global demand customers in a rapidly changing energy sector.
The role is a permanent position within our team for an ambitious and enthusiastic Electrical

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide professional services to clients in Ireland and overseas .
  • Coordination with client project teams and internal team disciplines within Mott MacDonald including civil, structural, environmental, survey/geotechnical, transport, protection and control and CAD/BIM team;
  • Equipment specifications for HV Plant and ancillary equipment;
  • Cable collection system design for renewable energy developments;
  • Primary plant layout for HV substations;
  • Delivering projects in new technologies e.g. energy storage, HVDC systems, smart grid solutions, waste to energy etc;
  • Providing engineering design input to major electrical power infrastructural development projects through various lifecycle stages from feasibility/front end engineering stages to detailed design/site construction monitoring and commissioning;

Required Education & Experience:

  • Qualified to degree level and will ideally be, or working towards Chartered Engineer status;
  • Experience in applying regulatory and client specific health and safety requirements to HV plant system designs;
  • Experience in development of specifications for HV AIS/GIS substations and associated primary/secondary equipment;
  • Experience working in the power transmission and distribution industry;
  • Experience relating to design, delivery and supervision of HV substation solutions (110kV to 400kV);
  • Experience of all stages of project lifecycles;
  • Experience in the preparation of technical reports in English;