Associate OHL Design Engineer
🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 10 January 2026
LOCATION
UK
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Engineering
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion
SKILLS
EHV OHL design
CAD
PLS-CADD
PLS-Tower
Sag & tension calculations
Line Profiling
Gantry analysis
Overhead Line Wire Clearance
FULL DESCRIPTION
Location - UK
Ref - OHLDE
Associate OHL Design Engineer
We are seeking Principal/Associate Engineering OHL Design Engineer with proven experience within transmission and distribution; typically including but not limited to working knowledge of routing and tower for design line work coupled with a broader CAD skillset.
The successful candidates will possess a background in EHV OHL design (33kV - 525kV) supporting construction, procurement, and consultancy on a variety of projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Preparation and checking of feasibility studies
- Outline and detailed design technical reports and other written documents.
- Design and checking of detail allocation and construction design drawings.
- Production of design concepts, drawings, specifications and other technical documents
- Management of teams of engineers and external suppliers.
- Delivery of work to programme, budget and specification
Experience
- Experience in design of substation equipment and line termination gantry structures & Cable Sealing Ends
- Ability to design powerlines with PLS-CADD and powerline towers with PLS-Tower
- Experience of Sag & tension calculations, Catenary System design, Line Profiling, Gantry analysis, Tower setting levels, Environmental loads, Insulator set design, Overhead Line Wire Clearance, Route plans and Material Quantification - Short Circuit study
- Experience of the design of powerline structural foundations, including piled, pad, and rock-anchor foundations.
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