Offshore Cable Project / Mechanical Engineer (Energy)

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Job Description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

With a team of over 480 engineers and advisors supporting UK and global energy generation and infrastructure projects. We are leaders in supporting energy infrastructure, DCO, Grid connections and interconnector projects.

Our UK based teams are structured across a combination of Sectors and Service Lines: Energy Transition and Transmission and Distribution have a sector focus while Advisory and Asset Management provide sector agnostic service across the lifecycle of our projects. Technology and Digital transformation offer opportunities for significant growth in these sector agnostic areas (supported by the technical engineering expertise across Energy Transmission and Transmission and Distribution).

As an Offshore Cable Project / Mechanical Engineer, you will be expected to provide day-to-day expertise to the Offshore Cables Engineering team on offshore cable design including hardware design activities, making key technical decisions to support the project based on your experience. The role is client facing therefore, a strong ability to communicate effectively and accordingly is required. The role will support the Project Managers and Lead Offshore Engineer with project deliverables specific to the HVAC / HVDC Offshore Cable elements.

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• Conduct detailed design engineering for new projects, collaborating with other departments to ensure understanding of all customer/project requirements and to support the Proposals, Purchasing, Project Management, Quality and Production teams.
  
• Work across a broad spectrum within the Offshore Transmission Team. The role will vary but be focused on cable engineering, hardware specifications for inter-array / export cables and project engineering support.
  
• Support the PM with progress updating of Engineering Deliverables throughout the project lifecycle, providing updates to monthly reporting both internally and externally.
  
• Support junior members of the team, with training, guidance and knowledge transfer.
  
• Review client specifications, vendor documentation.
  
• May require travel to client’s offices or site alongside potential vendor engagement.
  

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• Electrical & mechanical designs, calculations, specification and report writing for HVAC and HVDC cables in accordance with industry standards and best practices.
  
• Pull-In Calculations.
  
• Windfarm layout designs / drawings.
  
• General arrangement drawings.
  
• Scope of Supply drawings.
  
• Decommissioning Procedures.
  
• Cable Accessories and Specification generation and where required review of vendor supplied documentation.
  
• Cable Protection System specification generation in support of procurement activities / vendor or client requirements.
  
• Installation, Operation and Maintenance procedure or guideline generation.
  
• Employer requirements, creation of technical documentation to support WSP’s clients with their procurement process.
  
• Cable Route Engineering, including layout design, burial assessments and risk assessments.
  
• Proposal scopes of work, coordination and delivery.
  

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• Understanding of HVAC Inter Array Cable and Export cable design; design of 66kV – 132kV HVAC cables, cable design basis, current rating calculations.
  
• Experience with HVDC Interconnectors up to 525kV; cable design basis, current rating calculations.
  
• Knowledge of cable selection: electrical cores, sheath, armour, outer layers.
  
• Perform calculations for electrical and mechanical covering cable ratings studies, pull-in tensions & installation.
  
• Experience with Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD; other cable analysis software desirable.
  
• Ability to coordinate and interface cross departments and external vendors/clients.
  
• Strong communication and concise reporting skills.
  

Work-life balance: hybrid working policy, flexible schedules.

Inclusivity & belonging: equal opportunity, employee resource groups.

Health & wellbeing: Thrive programme, virtual GP, gymflex, menopause support.

Flexible working arrangements, part-time options, additional leave.

Development: training, mentoring, chartership.

We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms with 72,800 passionate people, dedicated to communities worldwide.

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Mid-Senior level

Full-time

Engineering and Information Technology

Professional Services