Delivering HV substations at scale
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BIM-enabled civil and electrical design for lower risk and faster delivery
Global investment in electricity grid infrastructure is set to increase significantly over the coming years, with substations forming a major and critical component of future transmission upgrades.
In the UK alone, initiatives such as the Great Grid Upgrade include around 130 new and upgraded high-voltage (HV) substations over the next five years. However, delivering this scale of infrastructure at pace presents real challenges, from increasingly constrained sites to stretched industry resources. To overcome these risks, enhanced design at an early stage is essential to ensure projects are de-risked and optimised for buildability. This is where integrated civil and electrical design services add value, using enhanced Building Information Modelling (BIM) to effectively manage the civil–electrical interface and produce clash-free, construction-ready designs.
Join us to learn more about our civil and electrical design and project management capabilities and the digital tools we are using to support the rapid build-out of essential grid infrastructure.
Webinar speakers
Roger Emslie
Head of Energy, Nicholas O’Dwyer
Roger is an electrical engineer with a wealth of experience in energy and natural resources gained over a career spanning four continents and industries such as energy, mining, metals and manufacturing. He currently leads Nicholas O’Dwyer’s energy practice, with responsibility for all projects relating to the electrification of energy and the decarbonisation of that energy.
Neil Skelton
Associate Director, Nicholas O’Dwyer
Neil is a civil engineer with over 20 years’ experience designing critical infrastructure, including the civil design of multiple HV and medium-voltage (MV) substations in Ireland and the UK. He is an expert in leading the civil design of complex multidisciplinary projects and currently leads Nicholas O’Dwyer’s civil infrastructure practice in Ireland.
Cerys Low
Senior Design Engineer, Navitas Engineering
Cerys is an electrical design engineer with experience in power distribution across oil and gas and battery energy storage systems and now works within the railway and energy sectors. She is currently involved in various multidisciplinary schemes covering enhancements and upgrade of the HV, DC and low-voltage (LV) infrastructure across UK railway AC and DC networks, leading projects on smart and safer isolations across Network Rail’s southern region and managing design and BIM/CAD teams at Navitas Engineering.
Paul Coleman
Head of Digital Delivery, Nicholas O’Dwyer
Paul is an engineer and project manager with over 20 years’ experience in Ireland, the UK and New Zealand. He built and currently leads Nicholas O’Dwyer’s digital delivery function, including implementation of BIM into the business’s designs, and overall enhancement of its digital capabilities.
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Nicholas O’Dwyer, formed in 1932 and operating in Ireland, the UK, the Middle East and Africa, is a world-leading engineering consultancy, providing water, environmental planning, design, construction supervision, technical and contractor advisory and civil and structural engineering services. It assists a wide range of public and private sector clients, including those in the water, wastewater, tunnelling, transportation, telecommunications, asset management, energy and renewables, climate resilience and construction industries.
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