Senior OHL Design Engineer

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At Clancy, we’re proud to be shaping the future of the UK’s energy and infrastructure networks. As we continue to grow our design capability, we’re looking for a Senior Overhead Line (OHL) Design Engineer to join our expanding Power Engineering team. This is a key technical role, offering the opportunity to lead complex OHL design projects, mentor junior engineers, and help drive innovation across our portfolio.

As a Senior OHL Design Engineer, you’ll take ownership of delivering high quality overhead line engineering solutions across a range of transmission and distribution projects.

Here are some of the activities you will get involved with...

• Leading the design and development of OHL solutions from feasibility through to detailed design.
• Producing and reviewing design calculations, drawings, models, and technical documentation in line with industry standards.
• Acting as the technical lead on OHL projects, coordinating with internal teams, clients, and external stakeholders.
• Ensuring designs meet safety, quality, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Supporting project managers with programme planning, risk management, and progress reporting.
• Providing mentorship, guidance, and technical oversight to junior engineers and designers.
• Contributing to continuous improvement, innovation, and best practice development within the OHL discipline.
• Take the lead on establishing an OHL design function within the team.
• Providing Quality Assurance to all OHL designs produced by both internal and external resources.

We would love to hear from you if you can demonstrate...

You’ll bring strong technical expertise, a collaborative mindset, and a passion for delivering engineering excellence. Ideally, you will have:

• Significant experience in overhead line design within the UK transmission or distribution sector.
• Experience in carrying out conductor sag and tension calculations preferrable.
• Strong understanding of OHL design standards, structural analysis, routing, foundations, and conductor systems.
• Proficiency with industry design tools (e.g., PLS-CADD, PLS-Tower, PLS-Pole or equivalent).
• A degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, or Structural Engineering (or equivalent experience).
• Experience working with both pole and tower systems from 11kV upwards.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to lead multidisciplinary design activities, as well as defining process and software requirements.
• A proactive approach to problem solving and a commitment to safe, sustainable engineering.
• The ability to travel as the project requires.
• Experience or desire to mentor junior team members.

Our Company

Every day we work smarter, greener and use our imaginations.

Our purpose at Clancy is simple - we make life better for everyone’s growing families. We play a vital role in providing fresh drinking water and power to millions of homes and businesses and so much more.

We are one of the biggest family owned construction businesses in the UK and we care about our people, our clients and the environment.

What Next

You apply, and we respond within two weeks (we know how annoying it is not to hear anything back)! If you don’t receive feedback within that timescale, please don’t be afraid to chase us - one of our values is to do what we say we will do!

Benefits

In addition to helping you reach your career goals, a competitive salary, pension, healthcare and holiday allowance starting at 24-26 days per annum, we also offer perks including Clancy Xtras, our employee benefits programme with discounts for numerous well-known retailers such as Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Currys PC World and Vue Cinemas, cycle to work scheme as well as an Employee Assistance Programme.

Clancy is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made for you to attend an interview, please do let us know and we will be happy to accommodate.

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