Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Close Date: 04/11/2026

We also provide the following additional benefits:

• 23 Days Annual Leave plus bank holidays.
• Reservist Leave – Additional 18 days full pay and 22 unpaid
• Personal Pension Plan – Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%)
• Tenancy Loan Deposit Scheme, Season Ticket Loan
• Tax efficient benefits: Cycle to Work, Home & Tech, and Green Car Leasing Schemes
• Occupational Health support
• Switched On – scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers’ products
• Discounted gym membership
• Employee Assistance Programme

JOB PURPOSE

Working across an Assets and Connections Portfolio, you will produce and assure high quality electrical designs to an agreed scope. Designs to be delivered to cost, time and quality targets.

All designs must meet UK Power Networks design and CDM standards. These designs could be for both non-contestable and contestable works.

You will work as part of a diverse team, delivering design technical excellence

PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Produce Electrical Designs that can be constructed in compliance with standards and CDM requirements and assure others designs
• Deliver designs, which conform to all relevant Codes of Practice and company and industry standards (for all designs relevant to UKPN Sub-stations), with Electrical Design.
• Contribute to the production of technical, commercial and contractual documents for procurement of engineering products
• Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, regulations and company procedures.
• Compliance with design assurance and audit processes
• Prepare concept and developed design, from specifications and drawings within defined periods.
• Provide an excellent service to the customer.
• Work as a Team Player within larger diverse teams
• Collaborate with the operational teams to guarantee a smooth process from initial enquiry through to final energisation and project closure.
• Comply with the requirements of the designer / principal designer as determined by the 2015 CDM Regulations, including multi-disciplinary design coordination.
• Ensure design eliminates any hazards which may give rise to risks; and reduce risks from any remaining hazards (with CDM)
• Support and mentor other members of the team to enhance their technical knowledge.
• Work with external engineering organisations and customers/partners representing UKPN to best effect.

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential:

• Electrical engineering background and experience. Knowledge of power system and protection design at 132KV, 33KV, 11KV, and intermediate voltages.
• Knowledge of design processes and DNO, ENA and International Design Standards including relevant operational aspects to deliver designs
• Can approve designs in specific area
• A good safety culture and sound understanding of Construction Design and Management (CDM) Regulations and their application in this role.
• Work unsupervised, set and comply with own targets, and identify cost-saving solutions.
• Knowledge of AutoCAD (also Bentley software would be beneficial).
• Degree level or equivalent in engineering or science

Desirable:

• Chartered Engineer or working towards achieving Chartership
• Awareness of current and technological developments in distribution plant and equipment.
• Broad knowledge of cables and overhead lines
• Input into construction ideas and techniques
• A good level of business, environmental, safety, financial, and regulatory awareness;
• A general appreciation of financial reporting systems;
• Knowledge of project management
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft desktop applications, in particular: Word, Excel, Project and PowerPoint;
• Previous experience within large multi-disciplinary teams

DIMENSIONS

You will undertake site visits as part of this role and this will include entry to operational substations where compliance with safety rules and procedures is mandatory.

Health & Safety Responsibilities

Managers and supervisors carry both legal and company responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of their employees, those under their control and those who might be affected by the work undertaken, i.e. public, visitors and employees of other organisations. This includes briefing individuals working for them and ensuring there is the necessary understanding, competence and application of requirements to work safely and without harming the environment.

Employees will ensure they understand the health and safety risks involved in their work activities and their responsibility to apply the controls needed to manage those risks to acceptable levels. Similarly where work activities can have an adverse impact upon the environment, and where there are legal requirements, employees will understand those impacts and the controls they must ensure are applied.

If in doubt ask!

We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome, valued and able to be themselves. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. If you meet the essential criteria and believe your skills, experience or transferable strengths could make you a great fit for the role, we’d love to hear from you. If you need any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know and we’ll be happy to help.

We may use AI-enabled tools to support elements of our recruitment process. These tools help us manage applications more efficiently and consistently, but they do not make hiring decisions. All recruitment decisions are made by trained employees using human judgement and oversight. We are committed to using AI responsibly, fairly and transparently, in line with our legal, regulatory and ethical obligations.

Your data will be hosted within a secure environment and will only be used by UK Power Networks for the purpose of which it is intended. The data is used only as an input to provide insights for the screening process and is not retained by the model or by UK Power Networks’ contractor, shared with the contractor’s other customers or with OpenAI, or used to train or improve AI models.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Where applicable, this role is subject to safer recruitment processes and robust pre‑employment checks

If you have any queries in connection to this vacancy or your application, please contact us at careers@ukpowernetworks.co.uk quoting the vacancy reference number and a member of the team will get in touch with you as soon as possible.