Requisition ID: 41644

Job Category:Energy

With over six decades of business and technical experience in the mining, energy, and infrastructure sectors, we understand that challenges are changing rapidly in every industry. We respond quickly with solutions that are smarter, more efficient, and innovative. We draw upon our 9,000 staff with experience in over 150 countries to challenge the status quo and create positive change for our clients, our employees, and the communities we serve.

Electrical Engineer – Cable Systems

Position Summary

Hatch is recruiting a ‘Cable Systems Electrical Engineer’ to join our dynamic team based in Dorking, Surrey. This is a technical and business development position within the Power Business Unit of Hatch and will provide an opportunity for professional growth within the Power Delivery & Integration (PD&I).

You will be an experienced cable system engineer, ideally with HVAC and HVDC systems onshore and offshore.

You will work both autonomously and collaboratively with other power departments, including HVDC/FACTS, T&D and the renewables team on related studies and proposals.

Responsibilities

You will carry out work on cable system projects performing a multitude of tasks such as:

• All aspects of cable system design
• Front End Engineering Design (FEED)
• Overseeing the preparation of drawings e.g., planning applications and tender packages
• Preparation of Specifications
• Owners engineer/design assurance
• Technical due diligence/advisory services
• Business development to generate leads, secure MSA, prepare proposals
• Prepare and deliver presentations to clients
• Mentoring and developing junior engineers within the department
• Maintaining close coordination with other relevant Hatch Business Units and Practices for cross selling and cross staffing opportunities

You will also undertake thought leadership activities, for example speaker at conferences, panelist, whitepaper etc., and you will promote Hatch’s ‘know-how’ in the Power and T&D sector within the region.

Qualifications

• A degree in Electrical Engineering; preference will be given to candidates with post-graduate (Master or PhD) degrees
• Registered as a Chartered Engineer
• Strong knowledge of Land and submarine high-voltage cables:
• Experience in design, manufacturing, construction and/or operations of large electrical systems, emphasizing insulated cable facilities
• Specifying HV (AC and DC) cables from 66kV to 525kV
• Understanding of cable system design and related studies
• Cable design and sizing optimization
• Understanding of design issues relating to long transmission cables
• Understanding of the design issues related to installation methods and conditions
• Wind farm inter-array cable layout design.
• Knowledge and understanding HV cables thermal performance
• Minimum of 10 years experience

We are a global company, which will give you the opportunity to work on a wide range of projects both within the UK and internationally. Occasional travel to site locations or for customer meetings domestic or international is required.

Hatch is passionately committed to the pursuit of a better world through positive change. Our roots extend back more than a hundred years, and our experience spans over 150 countries around the world in the energy, metals, infrastructure, digital and investments market sectors. We are a forward thinking multi-disciplinary business with a global network of 9,000 professionals combining vast technical and business acumen.

We have a strong presence across the UK with offices in London, Dorking and Manchester and a pool of leading technical experts across the globe. The skills and expertise of Hatch are available to enable our clients to solve the challenges they face and help them make better, more informed decisions.

We are committed to fostering a workforce in each of our locations that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we operate. Hatch is an Equal Opportunity Employer that considers employment applicants without regard to age, race, colour, national origin, citizenship, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, disability or any other protected status. If you have any special needs requirements, please let us know. We will do our utmost to accommodate, in accordance with applicable local legislation.

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