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Company Description
Work with Us. Change the World.
At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world's most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.
We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.
Energy:
Enabling the energy transition through innovation and sustainability.
AECOM's Energy Business Unit houses three specialised practices - nuclear, renewables, and transmission & distribution. Each practice plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of energy, offering innovative solutions that balance efficiency, reliability, and sustainability.
We are looking for energy professionals with varying areas of expertise/experience to join our rapidly expanding renewable energy team.
Transmission and Distribution (T&D)
We have a tremendously challenging programme in front of us in the run up to achieving 2030 net zero targets. Our experts are involved at all stages of grid modernisation - and so can you be if you join us.
Job Description
Start here. Grow here.
Are you ready to join a very experienced, talented and growing Cable Engineering team, as part of our Transmission & Distribution practice, and develop your skills on transformational work which will make a huge impact towards delivering the energy transition?
Where you can join us in this role
You can be based in any of our collaborative and welcoming offices in Birmingham, Bristol, Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester, Newcastle, and St Albans.
Here's what you'll do:
The primary objective of this role is to assist the team in the development and delivery of cable systems activities. You'll also be contributing your technical expertise into bids and proposals and to represent the company in client meetings as appropriate.
Your main cable systems design activities in this role includes:
* HVDC/HVAC cable calculations: develop cable burial route risk assessments, landfall, and cable protection systems for offshore, subsea applications.
* Gathering and correlating engineering data: using established and well-defined procedures, and generating detailed cable reports.
* Developing detailed offshore routine engineering assignments: HVAC/HVDC, IAC and export cable design, for both static and dynamic systems.
* Proposing approaches to solve problems encountered: using modifications of standard procedures or methods developed in previous assignments.
* Reviewing and optimising: design, routing, installation, commissioning and de-commissioning solutions.
Your projects will include:
* HVDC Interconnectors
* HVAC Interconnectors
* HVAC and HVDC Offshore Windfarm projects
Your role will give you opportunities to:
* Perform work in accordance with the agreed budget and schedule with little supervision.
* Independently perform the tasks necessary to complete primary design elements for engineering works to standard and compliant regulations.
* 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.
If you're passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality, AECOM welcomes you. Join our team, where we don't just construct infrastructure but also uplift communities and enhance lives.
Come grow with us.
At AECOM, you'll thrive in an inclusive and forward-thinking environment where your contributions are valued.
And let's not forget about the perks at AECOM. You'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.
Qualifications
Ready to push the limits of what's possible?
Here's what we're looking for:
* An electrical/electronic/power engineering or similar qualification, such as an HNC, HND, BSc/BEng and/or an MSc/MEng.
* Professionally qualified in Electrical Engineering (CEng Chartered Engineer or working towards achieving this)
* An ability to implement software tools to provide desktop studies and generate reports, using Cymcap, Cableizer, COMSOL software as an example.
* Understanding of HVAC and HVDC transmission principles and requirements management
* Understanding of functional characteristics of power systems
If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!
Additional Information
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