Location
Central London with hybrid working arrangements including home working, client and Omnia Projects offices, and regular site visits across the North East region. Key office locations include Newcastle, Sunderland, York, Castleford, Hull, Sheffield, Northallerton and Leeds.

Hours
Full Time - standard working hours with flexibility to accommodate site visits and project demands.

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
As a Project Engineer, you will support the successful delivery of Extra High Voltage (EHV) infrastructure projects across the electricity distribution network. You will manage a portfolio of substation plant replacement, reinforcement and customer connection schemes, overseeing projects from feasibility and optioneering through design development, construction, commissioning and final handover. This role combines strong technical engineering expertise with project delivery skills, offering opportunities to work on complex infrastructure projects at voltage levels from 11kV to 132kV. Key responsibilities include delivering EHV substation projects from concept to completion, coordinating design, procurement, installation, testing and commissioning activities, managing project programmes, costs, risks and resources, ensuring compliance with technical standards and safety legislation, interfacing with customers, contractors and stakeholders, supporting outage planning and network access, monitoring project progress, maintaining project documentation and contributing to continuous improvement and engineering best practices.

Experience
- Delivering projects within electricity transmission and distribution networks or analogous electrical infrastructure sectors.
- Knowledge of substation plant and equipment operating at 11kV, 33kV and 66kV, with exposure to 132kV desirable.
- Experience working on plant replacement, reinforcement and customer connection projects.
- Understanding of power transformers, switchgear, protection and control systems, substation primary plant and associated civil infrastructure.
- Experience working on greenfield and brownfield substation projects.
- Knowledge of AIS and GIS substations.
- Managing project costs, programme activities and stakeholder interfaces.

About you
Organised and proactive with strong technical and project management skills. Able to work collaboratively with clients, contractors and suppliers. Committed to health and safety standards and continuous improvement. Comfortable working in a hybrid environment with regular site visits.

Qualifications
- Degree, HNC or equivalent qualification in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
- Knowledge of CDM Regulations and health and safety requirements.
- NEBOSH or equivalent qualification desirable.