Senior Substation Primary Design Engineer
ArcadisScotland, United Kingdom • Birmingham, England, United Kingdom • City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Posted April 9, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Arcadis is a global business comprising 36,000 people, dedicated to improving quality of life.
Job Description
The Senior Substation Primary Design Engineer will work on engineering and construction projects primarily in industrial, transmission/distribution and renewable sectors, and be responsible for client liaison, delivering small to medium sized new projects, and producing electrical engineering deliverables.
Requirements
- Degree or relevant qualification in Electrical Engineering
- CDAE authorisation preferable
- Experience working as a substation/plant engineer to regulated industry standards
- Proven experience in HV & EHV Substation design (both AIS & GIS), from 11kV up to including 400kV
- Experience in LV and power distribution of Substations
- Hands on experience on Amtech software for LVAC fuse/MCCB selectivity study is desirable
- Experience in working on National Grid, SSEN, SPEN, SPR projects
- Knowledge of HVDC Primary plant will be an added advantage
- Ability of working with internal and external parties and working within a strong team-working culture
- Experience in writing clear and concise documentation