Bristol , United Kingdom Hybrid Employment

AECOM is hiring a Principal Cable System Design Engineer

Responsibilities

  • Support leadership in delivering major high-voltage cable system projects from initial concept through to final completion, maintaining high standards in safety, quality, and technical innovation.
  • Create and supervise designs for high-voltage cable systems, covering route planning, burial risk analysis, and modeling of thermal, electromagnetic, and mechanical behavior.
  • Deliver expert guidance on cable system capacity, installation techniques, joint configurations, cleat design, and integration in demanding operational environments.
  • Review and validate advanced engineering calculations such as current-carrying capacity, short-circuit stresses, electromagnetic compatibility, induced voltages, and thermomechanical effects to ensure compliance with National Grid Technical Prospects, IEC, and CIGRÉ standards.
  • Engage with clients and key stakeholders to provide technical confidence, strategic insight, and cost-optimized solutions for prominent infrastructure initiatives.
  • Coordinate across engineering disciplines—civil, structural, overhead line, substation, and marine—to deliver unified and integrated design outcomes.
  • Lead project execution by managing technical risks, design interfaces, and quality assurance processes, while supporting procurement, construction, and commissioning stages.
  • Perform third-party inspection duties, including factory and site acceptance testing oversight and vendor performance monitoring for cables and related equipment.
  • Promote team development through mentorship, knowledge transfer, and technical training to strengthen engineering capabilities in cable systems.
  • Contribute to business growth through participation in proposal development, bid evaluations, and client-facing presentations.

Work Arrangement

Hybrid

About company
AECOM
AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering solutions in water, environment, energy, transportation, and buildings. The company partners with public- and private-sector clients to solve complex challenges and build legacies through advisory, planning, design, engineering, and construction management. A Fortune 500 firm with $16.1 billion revenue in fiscal year 2025.
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Job Details
Department Transmission & Distribution (T&D)
Category other
Posted 5 months ago