Principal Cable Design Engineer

Wood • Orlando, FL

87d • Hybrid

About The Position

Wood is recruiting for a Principal Cable Design Engineer to support our expanding Transmission and Distribution team. This is a technical lead role that will ensure the quality and output of the cable design team across all projects. This opportunity is Hybrid in Orlando, FL. Reporting to the Senior Engineering Manager Cables, you will lead engineering deliverable assurance, staff assessments, work acquisition, safety design evaluations, project innovation, and compliance with budget and quality standards, while producing design outputs for stakeholders. You will enhance our technical credibility with both new and existing clients, ensuring compliance during growth, supporting development among new hires and market entrants, and maintaining our staff's leading competence in the sector.

Requirements

• Degree in engineering discipline
• Chartership or equivalent professional experience
• Extensive post graduate detailed experience of delivering HV Cable design
• Awareness of key Health and Safety impacts on OHL construction contracts
• Fluent spoken and written English language
• Ability to work as part of a dispersed and remote team and be able to communicate through collaboration software such as Microsoft teams

Nice To Haves

• Experience of providing engineering inputs to HV Cable construction activities including the planning and delivery of cable construction
• Experience supporting tendering activities
• Experience presenting technical outputs and supporting client engagements

Responsibilities

• Lead assurance activities on engineering deliverables across our team
• Maintain and lead on HV Cable design staff competence assessments
• Support work acquisition and development activities
• Support safety by design assessments throughout the design process
• Integrate and support the development of innovation within project solutions
• Create design deliverables to confirm the outputs of the engineering studies to internal and external stakeholders
• Ensure, as far as practicable, that all assigned work is carried out in compliance with the agreed budget and programme
• Keep up to date with all technical quality management procedures, developments and specifications related to the discipline work scope

Benefits

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across Transmission and Distribution
• Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Flexible benefits package that can be adapted to suit your lifestyle
• Commitment to continued professional development through development plans tailored to individual needs and interests
• Global connections with leading industry experts around the world who are shaping the standards of our profession

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees