Job Information
AECOM Principal Electrical Engineer - Distribution Lead in Glasgow, United Kingdom
Company Description
At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.
We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.
Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.
Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.
Job Description
The primary objective of this role is to lead a team in the development and delivery of distribution network design. You’ll be expected to provide technical expertise into bids and proposals and to represent the company in client meetings as appropriate.
Typical distribution engineering activities (related to T&D projects) include:
Low voltage and medium voltage (up to 33kV) network design
Low voltage and medium voltage cable sizing, routing and termination
Electrical system earthing design such as:
Earth grid design and modelling
Understanding of touch, step and transfer potential
Earthing and bonding requirements
Carrying out design work to DNO standards
Review of design packages carried out by others within the distribution team
Compliance and assurance design reviews of 3rd party design packages
Input into electrical system studies for LV and MV networks. Inputs such as:
Network configuration
Operating scenarios
Protection requirements
Arc flash requirements
You will lead and develop the distribution team and will have line management responsibility for those staff.
Qualifications
Professionally qualified in Electrical Engineering
Proven distribution systems experience with capabilities in several of the areas noted above
Coordinate across project disciplines, external subcontractors and remote offices such that technical risks are identified and mitigated, and all statutory and regulatory requirements are met
Experienced in creating and presenting technical reports; and responding to clients’ technical questions
Ability to understand and communicate customer requirements, lead technical discussions with customers and develop client relationships
Understanding of Systems Engineering principles and requirements management
Understanding of functional characteristics of power systems
Able to work to deadlines under pressure whilst maintaining the safety, quality and engineering integrity of the solution
Prepared to take part in working groups such as CIGRE, IET and other professional bodies
Additional Information
With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there’s never been a better time to be at AECOM! Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
Join us and let’s get started.
ReqID: J10087188
Business Line: Energy
Business Group: DCS
Strategic Business Unit: Europe & India
Career Area: Engineering
Work Location Model: Hybrid