Principal Earthing Design Engineer

BakerHicks is seeking an experienced Principal Earthing Design Engineer to play a key role in the delivery of high-quality earthing solutions across a diverse portfolio of power infrastructure projects. Working within the HV discipline, you will be responsible for the technical delivery, review, and quality assurance of earthing studies, calculations, reports, drawings, and site survey outputs for projects ranging from 11kV to 400kV.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer looking to combine technical leadership, project delivery, and team development while contributing to the continued growth of BakerHicks' Power sector.

Reporting to the Discipline Lead - HV, the Senior Earthing Design Engineer will play a key role in ensuring the quality, consistency, and technical excellence of the team's deliverables across a wide range of power infrastructure projects.

In addition to project delivery responsibilities, you will support the Discipline Lead - HV with resource planning and forecasting activities to ensure appropriate utilisation of the team and successful project execution. You will also work closely with the Power Sector Director during bid and tender activities, contributing technical expertise, programme estimates, and design input to help secure new business opportunities and support the continued growth of the Power sector.

This position offers the opportunity to take a leading role in the development of earthing engineering capability within BakerHicks, while working on a diverse portfolio of complex and challenging HV substation projects.

About You

You will have proven experience delivering earthing designs for both new-build and refurbishment HV substation projects ranging from 11kV to 400kV. As a Principal Engineer, you will be capable of producing, reviewing, and approving a full range of engineering deliverables, including calculations, technical reports, specifications, studies, drawings, and associated design documentation.

Your technical expertise will include the development of earthing layouts, single line diagrams, schematics, CDEGS studies, technical specifications, and other design outputs required to support the successful delivery of complex power infrastructure projects. A strong understanding of earthing system design principles, industry standards, and HV substation design practices is essential.

 

What You Will Do:

As a Principal Earthing Design Engineer, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality earthing and lightning protection designs for substation and power infrastructure projects. Your duties will include:

• Delivering earthing design requirements, including but not limited to:
• Primary earthing layouts and earthing connections details for substations
• Single Line Diagrams and earthing schematics
• Earth Switches, Surge Arrestors, Disconnectors specification
• Earthing studies & earth return current (Igr) calculation
• Earth Potential Rise (EPR) calculations
• Step and Touch potentials
• Determination of “Hot” and “Cold” site
• CDEGS modelling and studies
• High Frequency earthing designs
• Impressed Voltage Studies
• Lightning Risk Assessments
• Lightning Protection Concept designs
• Calculations & Technical reports
• Writing technical specifications for procurement

 

What You Will Bring:

• Minimum BEng / BSc in Electrical Engineering, with Power / HV background
• Ideally MEng / MSc in Electrical Engineering, with Power / HV background
• Working toward CEng status is seen as beneficial, however not essential

The successful candidate will be self-motivated, proactive, and capable of working independently while contributing positively within a collaborative and diverse team environment. You will demonstrate ownership, accountability, and a commitment to delivering high-quality engineering solutions.

 

Why this role?

• You will form part of a team that is a trusted partner for some of the UK's key clients, delivering detailed and complex turnkey designs
• You will work on flagship, high-profile projects - some of the most exciting in the UK with the ability to see your projects come to life through the full design lifecycle
• You will be joining a diverse, established team with a varied background of skills and expertise, who value new ideas and welcome innovative solutions. You are encouraged to take ownership and have freedom in decision-making
• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team you will have links into the wider network of engineers within the business to learn and grow

Many of the positions within our company are subject to security clearance or security assurance levels. 

 

The successful candidate must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate level of security clearance or assurance level for this role, in line with client and sector requirements.

In some cases, additional nationality or residency criteria may also apply due to specific client or national security obligations.

 

Further information on National security clearance levels can be found on the UK Government website: (National security vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK) 

 

About BakerHicks 

We’ve been innovating in design, engineering and project delivery since 1957 and operate from 14 locations for a truly European reach. For more about our company story, see: About | BakerHicks. 

BakerHicks. A Morgan Sindall Group company.  

  

Benefits 

Whatever your discipline, you’ll be alongside some of the most talented people in the industry. Our network of offices are appealing, friendly and comfortable spaces, easily accessible by car or public transport. And our salary and benefits packages are some of the best in the industry.  

What you get will depend on what you do, with individual performance-related rewards also on offer in addition to: 

• Company car or cash allowance 
• Up to 6% matched contributory pension plan 
• Life assurance scheme 
• 25 days annual leave plus ability to buy additional leave 
• Discount scheme (including gym membership, mobile phones etc) 
• Flexible/hybrid working 
• Family friendly policies 
• Employee assistance 
• Professional development 

BakerHicks is an equal opportunity employer. We care about creating an inclusive atmosphere and are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion throughout.  
BakerHicks is an inclusive organisation welcoming talent from all backgrounds. Applicants are assessed on the basis of personal merit and qualifications.   

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