Electrical Engineer

Location: Madrid/Seville/Barcelona
Relocation supported: Not supported, but internal applications are welcome
Recruiter contact: Maria Marchidan
Hiring manager contact: Colm Hegarty

Overview of role

Mott MacDonald has an exciting opportunity for an Electrical Engineer to join our expanding Power Transmission and Distribution team. The successful candidate will be motivated to work on a range of diverse industry‑leading projects developing innovative solutions for power transmission grid systems and for client transmission and distribution installations, ensuring security of electricity supply, integrating renewable energy sources, and bringing large power infrastructural plans from concept to delivery stage.

Your role will include working with a range of clients and stakeholders, including major utilities and large global demand customers, in a rapidly changing energy sector.

The role is a permanent position within our team for an ambitious and enthusiastic Electrical Engineer. Reporting to the Power Team Senior Engineer, you will be responsible for a range of tasks including:

• Primary plant layouts for HV substations
• Equipment specifications for HV plant and ancillary equipment
• Providing engineering design input to major electrical power infrastructural development projects through various lifecycle stages from feasibility/front‑end engineering to detailed design, site construction monitoring and commissioning
• Co‑ordination with client project teams and internal team disciplines within Mott MacDonald including civil, structural, environmental, survey/geotechnical, transport, protection and control, and CAD/BIM team
• Delivering projects in new technologies such as energy storage, HVDC systems, smart grid solutions, waste‑to‑energy, etc.
• Providing professional services to clients in the UK and overseas

Candidate Specification

• Qualified to degree level and will ideally be, or working towards, Chartered Engineer status
• Experience in the power transmission and distribution industry
• Working experience related to design, delivery and supervision of HV substation solutions (110kV to 400kV)
• Experience in development of specifications for HV AIS/GIS substations and associated primary/secondary equipment
• Experience in applying regulatory and client‑specific health and safety requirements to HV plant system designs
• Proficient level of English and experience in the preparation of technical reports in English

Preferred, but not essential

• Knowledge of 3D modelling of HV substations in Revit software
• Experience in design of overhead line systems for transmission networks
• Experience in design of HV cable systems (minimum 110kV)
• Experience in site construction and/or testing/commissioning for HV plant systems
• Experience in earthing software design (CDEGs), power cable ampacity rating software (CYMCAP) and system studies/protection coordination software (ETAP, DIgSILENT)
• Experience in control and protection systems design

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

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We offer some fantastic benefits including

• Competitive annual leave
• Life insurance
• An annual professional institution subscription
• Private medical insurance
• Optional benefits via salary sacrifice (restaurant voucher/transport card/day care voucher)
• Continuous development opportunities – because we want you to thrive
• Agile/flexible working – because life isn’t 9-5
• Wellbeing support including access to an independent Employer Assistance Scheme, wellbeing champions and access to learning and support resources
• Access to our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability and parents/carers communities