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🥝 Senior Substation Primary Design Engineer

Jobleads-UK | Leeds, United Kingdom | Posted June 17, 2026

Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Primary Design Engineer to join a well-established engineering business delivering major transmission and distribution infrastructure projects across the UK.


This role will focus on the design and delivery of HV/EHV substation projects up to 400kV, working as part of a highly skilled engineering team on complex and technically challenging schemes within the power sector.


Key Responsibilities:



  • Produce concept, preliminary and detailed primary design solutions for substations up to 400kV

  • Develop and review general arrangement drawings, substation layouts and single line diagrams

  • Carry out design calculations including busbar sizing, short circuit studies, cable sizing, lighting, lightning protection and switchroom calculations

  • Prepare and review technical specifications and associated design documentation

  • Conduct site surveys and li...

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