Company Description
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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.
There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers, and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.
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. New overhead lines, underground cables, substations, battery storage, and subsea links are all needed - and quickly. AECOM Transmission and Distribution is currently supporting the network development which will underpin grid modernisation. 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:
1. HVDC/HVAC cable calculations: develop cable burial route risk assessments, landfall, and cable protection systems for offshore, subsea applications.
2. Gathering and correlating engineering data: using established and well-defined procedures, and generating detailed cable reports.
3. Developing detailed offshore routine engineering assignments: HVAC/HVDC, IAC and export cable design, for both static and dynamic systems.
4. Proposing approaches to solve problems encountered: using modifications of standard procedures or methods developed in previous assignments.
5. Reviewing and optimising: design, routing, installation, commissioning and de-commissioning solutions.
Your projects will include:
1. HVDC Interconnectors
2. HVAC Interconnectors
3. HVAC and HVDC Offshore Windfarm projects
Your role will give you opportunities to:
1. Perform work in accordance with the agreed budget and schedule with little supervision.
2. Independently perform the tasks necessary to complete primary design elements for engineering works to standard and compliant regulations.
3. 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.
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
We're also looking for you to take part in working groups such as CIGRE, IET and other professional bodies.
We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at ReasonableAdjustments@aecom.com. At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives.
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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For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn - Adam Hart.
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About AECOM
AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle - from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We're the world's trusted global infrastructure firm, and we're in this together - your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and you'll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm - access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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