Senior Overhead Line Engineer

Mott MacDonald

Position location: Brighton/Glasgow/London UK
Recruiter contact: Abhijeet Barpanda

We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy. Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities, and employee opportunities.

Employee Value Proposition:
We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future, and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. It's our people who are powering that performance - we succeed when they do. We employ brilliant people and we trust them to do brilliant things. With so many opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual. Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you're surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their different expertise, and champion you to be your best. We succeed together, and fairness and integrity run deep. As a proudly employee-owned business, we're here to benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, and our success enables us to invest in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. We believe taking care of our people takes care of business, and we understand the balance between the person and the professional. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.

Our values: Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive, Excellence.

About the role:
The Transmission & Distribution division is recruiting a Senior Overhead Line Engineer to be part of an integral team delivering large projects across the world. We are looking for a candidate who will provide specialist engineering advice and input across a variety of projects.

• Perform, review, and approve High Voltage OHL designs complying with relevant international standards;
• Proficient in writing and reviewing reports;
• Ensure designs approved for delivery comply with relevant legislation, standards, policies, and procedures;
• Proficient in leading the preparation, coordination, and review of design drawings;
• Update or create design standards and related documentation to ensure continued compliance with standards and industry best practices;
• Carry out studies in specialist areas such as line and foundation design, tower spotting, sag-tension, plan and profile, conductor selection, structural design of lattice towers, structural design of steel poles, and wood pole design;
• Prepare, review, and manage specifications, schedules, BOQs, and other design documentation;
• Provide information as required to identify the best approach for the successful completion of the project in complex multi-disciplinary issues involving other groups;
• Investigate and implement innovative design solutions to meet business and project needs;
• Provide competitive design solutions to support the achievement of MM’s client objectives;
• Be proficient in the use of engineering software to prepare transmission and distribution lines designs including PLS CADD, PLS Tower, PLS Pole;
• Deliver engineering projects in accordance with client requirements and in line with company and industry best practices;
• Management of construction activities by contractor, lead project and design review meetings;
• Provide technical input into proposals.

About you:

• BSc or Master’s degree qualification in Civil Structural Engineering or equivalent with numerous years of relevant experience;
• Experience in an OHL engineering environment including significant scheme and project/design management and proven track record of scheme delivery;
• Experience in an OHL engineering environment including significant scheme and project/design management and proven track record of scheme delivery;
• Working knowledge of appropriate British and International Standards and Codes of Practice relevant to the design of transmission and distribution OHLs;
• Knowledge of HSE and CDM regulations;
• Able to perform Risk Assessments and develop mitigation strategies;
• Manage or complete Construction Design Studies (CDS) to conclude feasibility studies;
• Proficient in the use of engineering design software including PLS-CADD (required), PLS-Tower (required), PLS-Pole (required), and AutoCAD and other design software to develop designs;
• Working knowledge of design quality assurance processes to ensure that designs meet quality requirements;
• Working knowledge and demonstrated experience in the requirements and application of Safety design requirements;
• Ability to promote a high standard of professionalism, effective communication, and personal integrity within the design team;
• TP141 authorized preferable
• Proactive, and proficient in working with clients both internally and externally
• Ability to chair meetings, communicate to project team, and produce reports
• Ability to work in a team environment.

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UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion 

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Agile working 

Happy to talk Flexible Working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

 Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

 Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

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