Senior Project Engineer - EHV Substation Delivery

The Opportunity

Key Responsibilities

• Lead EHV substation projects from concept through completion.
• Manage plant replacement, reinforcement, and customer connection schemes across 11kV, 33kV, 66kV, and 132kV networks.
• Develop and review engineering solutions, feasibility studies, and project options.
• Coordinate design, procurement, installation, testing, and commissioning.
• Manage programmes, budgets, risks, and resource requirements.
• Ensure compliance with safety legislation, CDM requirements, technical standards, and quality expectations.
• Manage interfaces with customers, delivery partners, contractors, suppliers, and external stakeholders.
• Support outage planning, project meetings, progress reporting, documentation, asset records, and continuous improvement.

Knowledge and Qualifications

• Degree, HNC, or equivalent qualification in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• NEBOSH or an equivalent health and safety qualification is desirable.
• Knowledge of CDM regulations and their application in major infrastructure projects.
• Significant experience delivering electricity transmission, distribution, or comparable electrical infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of substation plant and equipment at 11kV, 33kV, 66kV, and 132kV.
• Experience with plant replacement, reinforcement, customer connection, greenfield, and brownfield substation projects.
• Technical understanding of power transformers, switchgear, protection and control systems, primary plant, and associated civil infrastructure.
• Practical knowledge of AIS and GIS substations.
• Experience managing projects through feasibility to completion, including budgets, programmes, risk, and stakeholder engagement.

Workplace and Engagement

• The role is hybrid, combining home working, time at client and Omnia Projects offices, and regular site visits across the North East region.
• Key client office locations include Newcastle, Sunderland, York, Castleford, Hull, and Sheffield.
• Omnia Projects office locations include Northallerton and Leeds.
• These are described as long-term roles, with engagement available on a PAYE contingent worker basis.

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