Lead Primary & Secondary Design Engineers – Glasgow

A leading UK engineering consultancy is seeking Lead Primary and Secondary Design Engineers to join their growing substation team in Glasgow. These senior roles offer the opportunity to lead complex EHV/HV substation projects, including Air Insulated Substations (AIS) and Gas Insulated Substations (GIS), while contributing to both greenfield and brownfield initiatives across the UK.

You will be joining a skilled and collaborative engineering team, working closely with internal and external partners, suppliers, and contractors, ensuring projects are delivered to the highest standards.

Key Responsibilities

Primary Design Lead:

• Lead all primary engineering activities from project inception to As-Built, ensuring compliance with project specifications, QA/QC, HSSE, and industry standards.
• Review HV plant design packages and prepare Design Intent Documents (DID) / Functional Design Specifications (FDS).
• Coordinate with civil, protection & control, and auxiliary systems teams, managing interfaces and technical queries.
• Lead procurement technical reviews, developing project-specific specifications and reviewing supplier/subcontractor deliverables.
• Provide technical solutions including layouts, single line diagrams, grounding and lightning studies, HV/MV switchgear, transformer specifications, cable calculations, and associated design documentation.
• Manage primary engineering budgets, schedules, risk, and change management.
• Support site teams during construction and commissioning stages.

Secondary Design Lead:

• Lead all secondary engineering activities from project inception to As-Built, with strict adherence to project standards and QA/QC processes.
• Design and review protection and control (P&C) systems, AC/DC auxiliary systems, SLD/KLD, battery and charger sizing, signal lists, cable schedules, interface engineering, SCADA/SCIS architectures, and IED configuration files.
• Coordinate with suppliers on deliverables and remote-end requirements, ensuring compliance with technical standards.
• Lead procurement technical reviews for P&C, metering, and AC/DC systems.
• Provide technical support for tender development and create detailed design documentation.
• Manage secondary engineering budgets, schedules, risk, and change management.

Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent).
• Extensive substation engineering experience in utilities, particularly transmission networks.
• Expertise in EHV/HV substations, both AIS and GIS, including greenfield and brownfield projects.
• Knowledge of SSEN & SPEN standards, policies, and procedures.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) status preferred (or working towards it).
• Strong communication skills, able to interact with multiple stakeholders across multicultural teams.
• Proficient in MS Office, MicroStation, and AutoCAD.

What’s on Offer

• Opportunity to lead high-profile substation projects.
• Work within a supportive, collaborative team environment with scope for professional development.
• Excellent benefits include potential bonus, car allowance and contributory company pension..