About the job
Kickstart your career and shape the future!
Are you eager to collaborate with a team of skilled engineers and make significant strides in energy infrastructure? Join our Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Engineering team, where we offer comprehensive services from concept development to Power Systems Analysis, Cabling, Substations, Transmission and Distribution Infrastructure, System Balancing and Compensation, Protection Systems, SCADA, Communications, Converter Station Design, HVDC Systems, and Interconnectors, including international links.
Be part of a transformative project in the UK - the National Grid's Great Grid Upgrade. AECOM, in partnership with our joint venture, has been selected as the design and consenting service provider for this groundbreaking initiative. This £9bn Enterprise partnership aims to connect clean energy to homes and businesses across England and Wales by 2030. Join us, advance your career, and contribute to this remarkable project!
Your Responsibilities:
As a Principal Overhead Line Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in our Transmission & Distribution team, engaging with clients to deliver technically demanding overhead line design projects. Your primary focus will be providing technical support and overseeing the design of transmission projects, particularly overhead transmission lines up to 400kV.
- Deliver technical support for complex overhead line designs on multi-disciplinary projects.
- Engage in major work programs such as GGP projects.
- Assist in proposal writing, detailing project timelines, resources, budgets, objectives, and goals.
- Provide ongoing technical support throughout project implementation, statutory planning, and public consultation events.
- Lead design activities related to overhead lines, including PLS-CADD modeling, line routing, structural analysis, design criteria formulation, sag-tension calculations, insulator/conductor specifications, clearance reports, and material selection.
- Conduct feasibility studies and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
- Develop technical layouts and solutions for client presentations.
- Originate and review engineering deliverables, including designs, reports, and drawing packages.
- Perform internal quality checks of engineering drawings and calculations.
Why Join Us?
At AECOM, you will enjoy a variety of benefits and opportunities for professional growth, all while contributing to meaningful projects that make a difference.

