11kv Design Engineer (HV)

Electricity North West; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to fostering a culture of inclusion and belonging. As an 11kV Connections Design Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality electrical designs for asset replacement and customer projects. Collaborating closely with a passionate team, you will ensure projects meet their objectives while enjoying a supportive work environment that prioritizes work-life balance. With a commitment to professional development and a strong rewards package, this is an exciting opportunity to contribute to impactful projects in the energy sector. If you are looking for a place where your skills and integrity are valued, this role is for you.

Benefits

Annual bonus scheme

25 days annual leave

Company vehicle

Private Healthcare

Employee rewards portal

Contributory pension scheme

Employee assistance programme

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience with primary substation level Electrical Plant Design.
• Proficient in Protection and Control scheme design and integration.

Responsibilities

• Act as an electrical designer for asset replacement and private customer projects.
• Produce design drawings and collaborate with Project Managers and Engineers.

Skills

Electrical Plant Design

Protection and Control scheme design

Substation layout design

Earthing Design

Network protection and Modelling

Job description

At Electricity North West (Construction and Maintenance) Limited, we’re committed to creating a sense of belonging for our colleagues. We are an organisation that cares about your work-life balance and puts family and well-being first. We want our people to have rewarding careers, bringing their whole selves to work and giving 100%. We are a tight team who work well together and celebrate together, working hard with integrity and we treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging.

To enable us to fully deliver our projects we are looking for an experienced 11kv Connections Design Engineer to work Client side on projects from initial concept and feasibility through to procurement specification, construction and commissioning.

Our role

As an 11kv Design Engineer, you will act as an electrical designer for asset replacement and private customer projects. Liaising with our CAD resource you will produce design drawings and work closely with Project Managers, Construction Engineers and Design Engineers/Managers to ensure that all projects achieve the programme objectives of time, cost and quality at each key milestone stage, to meet requirements of the agreed programme.

What we’re looking for

1. Experience working with primary substation level Electrical Plant Design (HV Vacuum Switchgear, Power Transformers up to 33kV);
2. Protection and Control scheme design and integration experience;
3. 11kV Primary level substation layout design experience;
4. Earthing Design and SCADA integration experience;
5. Experience of Network protection and Modelling of networks including G99 applications/submissions.

What we’re offering

As a vital team member and in return for your expertise, inclusive approach and commitment, we'll provide a favourable salary and the chance to join a passionate and welcoming team. We are committed to ensuring our people are supported and are proud of our reward and benefits offer, which includes:

1. An annual bonus scheme;
2. 25 days annual leave increasing with length of service;
3. Company vehicle;
4. Private Healthcare;
5. An employee rewards portal offering discounts on several well-known brands;
6. A market-leading contributory pension scheme;
7. Employee assistance programme and opportunity for professional development through our L&D function.

Should you require any additional support with your application, or any adjustments please contact our Recruitment team at [e-mail] or on 0845 366 0092 (option 2).

Any offer made will remain conditional until pre-employment checks are complete to a level deemed satisfactory by Electricity North West. Due to the nature of this role, the following pre-employment checks will be required; references from previous employers, a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a Drug & Alcohol test.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early.

We don't accept speculative CVs from agencies. Any received we will assert ownership of the candidate and no fee will be payable.