The Principal Substation Secondary (P&C) Design Engineer will play a key leadership role within AtkinsRéalis' Electrical Engineering group, focusing on power grid projects across the UK. This position combines technical expertise with team leadership and client engagement to deliver high-quality engineering solutions for electricity transmission substations.
What You'll Do
- Line manage a team of engineers, providing mentorship, performance management, and career development support
- Support the Electrical Group Lead with recruitment, resourcing, and workforce planning
- Drive training initiatives and technical development programs for junior engineers
- Lead FEED and detailed design workstreams for electricity transmission substation projects, ensuring technical integrity and compliance with client specifications
- Oversee and assure the delivery of FEED, detailed design, and bid submissions to the highest standards
- Provide expert review of all P&C plant aspects
- Manage interfaces with back-office engineers, subcontractors, and suppliers to ensure seamless delivery
- Act as tender manager for HV plant packages, reviewing technical offers and ensuring competitive, compliant submissions
- Chair design and hazard review meetings
- Attend site visits, FAT and SAT as required
- Maintain and grow client relationships, identifying opportunities for future work and contributing to business development activities
- Actively contribute to business development activities, including identifying opportunities, engaging with clients, and supporting strategic growth initiatives
- Lead the P&C FEED and detailed design works for major transmission scale projects
- Train and develop junior engineers
- Lead and support the preparation of bids and proposals, including technical input, resource planning, and cost estimation to help secure new work for the P&C team
- Collaborate with commercial and project management teams to develop competitive and compelling offers aligned with client needs and business objectives
- Coordinating with other disciplines (Primary, Civil & Structural, PM), sub-contractors and suppliers as required
- Attend site visits, FAT and SAT as required under the supervision of senior and principal engineers
- Strong communication skills along with teamworking attributes
What We're Looking For
- Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering or equivalent qualifications and experience
- Working towards Chartered Engineer through the IET or in a path to get it
- Proven experience in P&C design of substations in UK or internationally
- Experience in preparing bids and cost estimates for FEED and detailed design work
- Good knowledge of electrical codes and standards (IEC, IEEE)
- Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders
- Flexibility to travel to client sites when required
- Capability to work under tight deadlines while achieving objectives with the ability to deal with competing priorities and manage time appropriately
- Applicants must have the right to work in the UK
Technical Stack
- IEC
- IEEE
Team & Environment
- Part of the Electrical Engineering group within the Power Grids team, collaborating with Primary, Civil & Structural, and Project Management disciplines
- Reports to Electrical Group Lead
Benefits & Compensation
- Competitive salaries
- Employee rewards
- A brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices
- Opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise
- Hybrid working culture
- Flexible holiday allowances
- Flexible and remote working policies
- Family friendly, inclusive employment policies
- Flexible working arrangements
- Employee resource groups to support all employees
Compensation: Competitive salary with employee rewards and flexible holiday allowances.
Work Mode
Hybrid working model with office locations in Glasgow, Leeds, Birmingham, and Epsom. Flexible and remote working policies designed to help balance work and personal life.
We value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.
