Senior CAD Engineer Transmission & Distribution

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Are you ready to lead a team of talented engineers and shape the future of energy infrastructure

In this crucial role you will be a key member of our Transmission & Distribution Overhead Lines team dedicated to leading and engaging with our clients to deliver technically challenging OHL design projects. Your primary focus will be to provide project technical support for the delivery of our major transmission projects encompassing overhead transmission lines up to 400kV - including National Grids Great Grid Upgrade.

Youll support a dynamic engineering team throughout the project lifecycle providing detailed drawings from feasibility to construction and asbuilt stages playing a key role role in maintenance of CAD standards ensuring quality accuracy and consistency across all OHL design outputs.

Heres what youll do:

• Produce detailed 2D and 3D CAD drawings for overhead line structures route layouts and associated components.
• Prepare wire clearance diagrams including ground profiles crossing assessments statutory clearances and conductor behaviour envelopes.
• Generate detailed insulator set drawings including string configurations hardware assemblies phase spacing and structure interface details for 132kV400kV OHL systems.
• Support Design engineers in producing PLSCADD Plan & Profile drawings.
• Produce construction drawings General Arrangements (GAs) fabrication details schematics and asbuilt drawings.
• Integrate survey data LiDAR/point clouds GIS information and PLSCADD outputs into CAD deliverables.
• Develop and maintain drawing libraries templates and symbols for the OHL discipline.
• Ensure full adherence to NG/ET/SR135 Drawings Management Process for any work affecting National Grid transmission assets including design revisions and approvals through ECM/IDMS systems.
• Prepare drawing packs as well as support and maintain Site Drawing Index (SDI) Contract Drawing List (CDL) and the Development Document Register.
• Work across the development phase; reviewing existing site drawings and suitability to reuse and assist with review master drawings (ECM/IDMS) and verifying that records are up-to-date and non conflicting ahead of projects starting. 
• Work across the delivery phase; ensuring all modified or new drawings comply with NG/ET/SR135 and NG/ET/SR188 Design Management requirements providing coordination support by taking part in drawing reviews and commissioning workshops.
• Provide excellent technical support to milestone projects; interpreting engineering calculations to produce and validate accurate technical drawings using PLS-CADD outputs. Providing engineering support in things like route optimisation clash detection access planning and constructability reviews. 

Enjoy the Perks.

At AECOM youll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle technical practice networks AECOM University and volunteering days.

Qualifications :

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Heres what were looking for:

• HNC/HND or equivalent in Engineering Civil/Structural Engineering CAD/Design Technology or related field.
• CAD certification (AutoCAD/Bentley/PLSCADD) beneficial.
• CAD experience within the power transmission overhead line utility or civil/structural engineering sector is preferred.
• Experience using AutoCAD MicroStation Bentley tools or similar CAD platforms.
• Strong experience with PLSCADD including plan/profile generation and 3D clearance analysis. (Optional).
• Experience producing drawings for 132kV 275kV and/or 400kV OHL projects is highly desirable.
• Prior experience working under National Grid or DNO standards.
• Ability to work with Georeferenced point clouds LiDAR GIS data and 3D terrain models.
• An understanding of OHL design principles conductor sag/tension behaviour and structure spotting is highly desirable. 
• Someone who has excellent attention to detail accuracy and consistency and strong communication/coordination skills
• Someone who is quality driven and meticulous. 

We celebrate diversity including neurodiversity and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process please contact us at . At AECOM we value everyones unique contributions and perspectives.

If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us we would be delighted to hear from you!

Additional Information :

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About AECOM

AECOM is the worlds trusted infrastructure consulting firm delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle from advisory planning design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation buildings water new energy and the environment our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise a culture of equity diversity and inclusion and a commitment to environmental social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office remote location or at a client site you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address   if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time