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Power System Engineer
Power Systems Engineer – London (3 days per week)
About the Role
We are supporting a well-established engineering and technical advisory consultancy in London, seeking a Senior Power Systems Design Consultant to join their growing Power Systems Engineering team. This senior role focuses on high-voltage substation and power system design, supported for 3 days per week in-office work.
Key details:
- High level of technical responsibility across complex projects
- Mentoring junior engineers
- Multi-disciplinary collaboration
Responsibilities
Our ideal candidate will:
- Lead electro-mechanical design of substations for distribution, transmission, and industrial networks
- Manage teams of consultants (experience supervising ≥7 direct reports)
- Design and review:
- Primary substation layouts
- Single-line diagrams
- Protection & Control systems (including SCADA interfaces)
- Auxiliary AC/DC power systems
- Perform CT/VT selection and system calculations
- Ensure compliance with UK legislation, safety standards, and industry norms
- Provide technical mentorship to graduates and junior engineers
- Contribute to client documentation, reports, and design reviews
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Requirements
Essential Experience
- 8+ years in transmission & distribution engineering (or 7+ years with an MSc/PhD in Electrical Engineering or equivalent)
- 2+ years of team leadership experience (including ≥7 direct reports)
- Strong design experience for substations up to 132 kV (400 kV a plus)
- Utility-scale substation engineering expertise
- UK electrical standards & compliance knowledge
- Experience delivering solutions across:
- Industrial networks
- Distribution projects
- Transmission grid systems
- Excellent technical & verbal communication skills
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Desirable (but advantageous)
- Professional registration (e.g. IEng or considering CEng pathway)
- Health & Safety qualifications certifications (e.g. IOSH, NEBOSH, NVQ)
- Expertise in:
- Substation access & safety (e.g. NSI 30, BESC guidelines)
- CADM 2015 and construction safety protocols
- Experience in commissioning & installation verification
- Technical consultancy or business development exposure
Critical
- Full UK right to work in place (no sponsorship available)
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