Lead Design Engineer

Job description

Lead Electrical Design Engineer

• Start date: ASAP
• Length: 6-12 months rolling contract
• Contract: up to £550 per day (outside IR35)
• Location: South England / Greater London

Turner Lovell is recruiting for a Lead Electrical Design Engineer to join one of the UK's leading power infrastructure contractors, delivering major transmission and distribution projects across a long-term electricity framework.

This role would suit an experienced Electrical Design Engineer from a Primary, Protection & Control, or broader HV substation design background who enjoys taking ownership of project delivery rather than producing detailed designs day to day.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the electrical design delivery of a portfolio of HV substation and power infrastructure projects.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams, including Electrical, Civil and Protection & Control designers.
• Act as the primary technical point of contact with clients throughout the project lifecycle.
• Review and coordinate engineering deliverables, ensuring designs meet technical, programme and quality requirements.
• Identify technical risks, resolve design issues and drive timely delivery across multiple projects.
• Support design reviews, constructability discussions and value engineering activities.
• Ensure designs comply with client specifications, industry standards and statutory requirements.
• Work closely with project managers and construction teams to provide technical support throughout delivery.

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience delivering HV or EHV substation or power infrastructure projects.
• Background in Electrical Design, Primary Design, Protection & Control or a related power engineering discipline.
• Experience leading or coordinating design delivery across multiple concurrent projects.
• Comfortable acting as the technical interface with clients, consultants and internal stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of UK transmission or distribution standards and design processes.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

If you're looking for a technically focused leadership role with genuine ownership, client exposure and a long-term pipeline of major UK power projects, we'd be happy to discuss the opportunity further.

Please apply or contact Anusha Gopalan (anusha.gopalan@turnerlovell.com) / 0207 448 1100 for further information.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Greater London

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

13-07-2026

Profession type

Design / Fashion

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English