Why This Role Stands Out
Step into a pivotal role with Aureol Global Connections where you will lead high-impact Overhead Line projects and sharpen your technical expertise in large-scale infrastructure. This position is perfect for a proactive engineer who thrives on site-based challenges, values rigorous quality standards, and is ready to advance their career within a reputable, project-focused environment. Apply today to showcase your skills and take the next step in your professional journey.
Quick Overview
Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
On Site
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Posted
14 hours ago
Stakeholder ManagementAssemblyCompliance
Job Description
- Planning & coordination: Review IFC drawings, method statements, lift plans, and stringing plans; align with Construction Phase Plan and Temporary Works designs.
- Setting‑out & verification: Check tower locations/stubs, foundations, and orientation; confirm wayleave and profile clearances before erection
- Tower assembly oversight: Supervise steelwork pre‑assembly, bolt grades/torques, crossarm lifts, insulator and hardware installation; verify earthing continuity.
- Stringing & sagging: Set up winches/tensioners and travelers per manufacturer and client requirements; oversee running‑out, tensioning, dead‑ends/joints, spacers; achieve/record sag‑tension to approved ruling spans and temperature windows.
- Quality assurance: Maintain ITPs and records (torque logs, fitting checklists, sag/tension data, OPGW fibre tests); manage NCRs and close‑out.
- Safety, health & environment: Enforce CDM controls, safe systems of work, permits, and exclusion zones; assure LOLER/PUWER compliance for cranes/MEWPs/winches/tensioners; deliver daily briefings and support incident investigations.
- Client procedures & authorisations: Apply National Grid Transmission Procedures (e.g SR106 commissioning, SR135 drawing management) and Safety Rules/NSIs as applicable to the work scope.
- Documentation & reporting: Keep daily records of progress, plant, weather; produce redlines/as‑builts and handover packs; support commissioning panels as required.
- Stakeholder engagement: Interface with Client Engineer/NEC Supervisor, land agents, and environmental teams; host/participate in audits and management tours
- Programme adherence: towers/sections completed to plan; minimal re‑work from QA/NCRs.
- Handover quality: completion packs/records and as‑builts
Core experience
- 2–5+ years in OHL construction with tower erection and/or stringing exposure on DNO/TSO projects; working knowledge of BS EN 50341 application in construction.
- Hands‑on sag‑tension / stringing charts and field measurements; use of travelers, sheaves, running boards, grips, and tensioners in accordance with standard practice.
- Planning and controlling lifting operations for tower sections/crossarms/plant under LOLER (lift plans, SWLs, inspections, competent persons
- Experience with client procedures (e.g National Grid SR106/SR135), commissioning evidence packs, and drawing/as‑built management.
- Familiarity with apprenticeship routes and transmission/distribution distinctions (e.g Linesperson standards), helpful for mentoring crews and verifying competencies.