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Senior Project Engineer - EHV Substation Delivery

Leeds, England, gb💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-03 → 2026-09-28

Core

Lead delivery of major electricity infrastructure projects (EHV substation schemes) from feasibility through to handover, managing plant replacement, network reinforcement, and customer connections.

Role type

Senior Project Engineer (EHV Substation Delivery)

Builds

EHV substation plant, transmission and distribution network reinforcements, and customer connection schemes.

Domain

Electricity Transmission and Distribution (T&D)

Required skills

Project lifecycle management, stakeholder management, engineering solution development, budget and risk management, safety compliance (CDM), outage planning coordination, contractor performance management, technical knowledge of substation equipment (transformers, switchgear, protection systems), knowledge of AIS and GIS substations.

Preferred skills

NEBOSH or equivalent health and safety qualification, experience with greenfield and brownfield projects.

Technologies

Power transformers, Switchgear, Protection and control systems, Substation primary plant, AIS, GIS

Responsibilities

Lead project delivery from concept to completion, coordinate design/procurement/installation/testing/commissioning, manage project programmes and resources, ensure safety and quality compliance, act as key interface with customers and partners, support outage planning, review contractor performance, lead project meetings, maintain project documentation.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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