OHL Engineer

Due to significant growth across my client's Transmission and Distribution business, there is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Electrical Transmission Tower Design Engineer to join a growing and highly regarded team.

This role is ideal for someone looking to take the next step in their career, with a clear pathway toward technical leadership and future Principal-level responsibility. My client's Transmission and Distribution team delivers high-voltage overhead line (HV OHL) design services, supporting construction, procurement and consultancy across a diverse portfolio of UK transmission projects.

The role can be based from any UK office, with a preference for candidates able to work from Scotland or West Sussex, and offers hybrid working flexibility.

The Role

Reporting to the UK Principal Structural Engineer, you will take a lead role in approval activities for OHL structural and tower engineering deliverables across the business.

You will oversee transmission tower structural assessments and design outputs, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget. Alongside this, you'll help drive continuous improvement in team delivery, support staff development, and work closely with senior engineering leadership to maintain technical excellence during a period of sustained growth.

This opportunity suits an experienced OHL structural or tower design professional with a strong background in steel lattice transmission towers, who is keen to develop leadership capability and progress toward a Principal role in the future.

Clients & Projects

My client operates at the forefront of the UK's electricity transmission and distribution sector, supporting the delivery of major infrastructure programmes aligned with the net zero 2050 agenda.

With a secured pipeline of work for years to come, this role offers the chance to contribute to projects that increase network capacity and support the UK government's pathway to 2030 and beyond. You'll play a key role in strengthening the engineering capability needed to deliver this transition.

What's on Offer

• Meaningful, technically challenging projects for leading clients across the energy sector
• Flexible working arrangements, including hybrid and remote options where appropriate
• A strong commitment to diversity and inclusion, supported by active employee networks
• Competitive salary with regular market-aligned reviews
• Comprehensive and flexible benefits package, including:
  • 33 days annual leave (including public holidays)
  • Generous contributory pension scheme
  • Private medical cover
  • Life assurance (4x base salary)
• Tailored professional development plans aligned to your career goals
• The opportunity to collaborate with industry experts shaping future engineering standards

Key Responsibilities

• Lead approval activities for OHL tower engineering deliverables
• Support work winning and business development activities
• Embed safety-by-design principles throughout the design lifecycle
• Promote and support innovation within engineering solutions
• Produce and review design deliverables for internal and external stakeholders
• Ensure delivery of assigned work within agreed budgets and programmes
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of technical standards, specifications and quality procedures

Qualifications & Experience

Essential

• Proven experience delivering overhead steel lattice towers and other transmission line structures (e.g. poles and termination gantries) up to 400kV
• Experience using PLS-Tower design software
• Confidence presenting technical outputs and supporting client engagements
• Degree-level qualification in an engineering discipline (Bachelor's minimum; Master's preferred), or equivalent industry experience
• Chartership, PE status or relevant professional registration (preferred)
• Strong awareness of health and safety considerations in OHL construction
• Fluent written and spoken English
• Comfortable working within dispersed and remote teams using collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams
• Right to work in the UK

Desirable

• Experience supporting OHL construction planning and delivery
• Understanding of engineering management, including schedule and cost control
• Experience contributing to tendering and bid activities

If you're ready to elevate your engineering career and make a tangible difference, apply now to join My Client's team of dedicated professionals.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.