Actemium ICP - Senior Design Engineer

Actemium UK; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Actemium UK is hiring a Senior Design Engineer for their Independent Connection Provider business unit. The role involves delivering accurate electrical designs, managing projects, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Candidates should have a degree in Electrical Engineering and relevant design experience, with a competitive salary package complemented by various benefits.

Benefits

Discretionary Bonus

Share Scheme

Pension

Private Healthcare

EV Car Scheme (Salary Sacrifice)

Qualifications

• 5+ years HV Substation design to NERS requirements.
• Chartered Engineer or working towards Chartership.
• Experience in protection and grading studies.

Responsibilities

• Deliver commercially and technically accurate designs.
• Produce project-specific electrical design and bill of quantities.
• Design HV protection and control systems.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Communication skills

Project Management

Risk Management

Integrity

Flexibility

Enthusiasm

Innovation

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering

IEng Member of The IET

Tools

AutoCAD

Amtech

MS Office

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Actemium ICP, part of VINCI Energies, is looking for an enthusiastic Senior Design Engineer to strengthen our growing Independent Connection Provider business unit. If you are passionate about innovative engineering, thrive on technical challenges, and want to play a meaningful role in our company, we’d love to hear from you.

Package: £53,000 - £65,000 + Discretionary Bonus + Share Scheme + Pension + Private Healthcare + EV Car Scheme (Salary Sacrifice)

Job Responsibility

To be part of the HV Engineering design team in delivering commercially and technically

accurate designs in a timely manner.

Design segments:

• Electrical Substations and connections - mainly at 11kV and 33kV
• Contestable designs
• Earthing System Design
• Protection Systems
• Communication System
  
  

Job Duties:

• Produce:
• a project-specific DNO/ IDNO/ Private network electrical design
• bill of quantities of equipment in line with relevant IEC, DNO, IDNO, and
  
  

client specifications

• cable calculations
• technical reports to accompany the design submissions detailing the specifics
  
  

of the proposed connection arrangement

• AC and DC schematic drawings, cable block diagrams, cable and termination
  
  

schedules

• detailed specifications for high voltage equipment including transformers,
  
  

switchboards, circuit breakers, disconnectors, current and voltage transformers

• detailed specifications for ancillary plant and equipment associated with high
  
  

voltage substations including auxiliary transformers, battery systems, LVAC

boards, and multicore cables.

• Review client specifications
• Design HV substation layouts and elevations
• Assess client’s HV network – site visits will sometime be required
• DNO and IDNO POC and G99 applications
• Self- Determination POC
• Design HV protection and control systems ( high-level specifications for control,
  
  

protection, and SCADA systems)

• Development and review of the single-line diagrams
• Manage the detailed design of HV and LV power cable systems
• Liaise with external design houses and consultancies to produce accurate designs
• Develop HV system studies including protection coordination, arc flash, voltage
  
  

regulation, load flow, and fault level reports.

• Interface with and attend meetings with clients, IDNO or DNO
• Review equipment manufacturers’ proposals and liaise with equipment
  
  

manufacturers to ensure equipment suitability in line with the proposed design.

• Approve and issue approved design for construction
• Input into the contract project plan, reporting progress as necessary and identifying
  
  

any risks to the project progress and completion dates.

• Ensure that the law is complied with at all times, including Electricity at Work, H&S,
  
  

ESQCR and CDM Regulations.

• Maintaining professional and technical knowledge by attending educational
  
  

workshops; reviewing and cataloguing professional publications; establishing personal

networks; participating in professional societies.

Preferred:

• Ability to produce
• balancing and harmonics studies
• Earthing layouts
• Assess DNO EV charging capacity maps to develop future EV infrastructure
  
  

Skills and Qualifications:

• Degree in Electrical Engineering
• IEng Member of The IET
• 5+ years HV Substation design to NERS requirements
• Chartered Engineer or working towards Chartership
• Experience in protection and grading studies
• Working knowledge of British Standards and G81’s
• Working knowledge of office software – MS word, excel, PowerPoint, project
• In-depth knowledge of AutoCAD and Amtech
• Advantageous: working knowledge of design software: Revit, CDEGS etc
  
  

Communication fields:

• Internal: Leadership Team, Client Team, Procurement Department, Estimating Team
  
  

and HSEQ department

• External: Contractors, Suppliers, Service Providers, Clients, DNOs, IDNOs, and
  
  

Members of the public.

Behavioural Competencies

• Integrity
• Clear Communication skills
• Responsibility and Action ownership
• Risk Management (Identify/Reduce/Remove)
• Flexibility
• Enthusiasm
• Innovation
  
  

Additional Duties:

• Overall responsibility for the engineering design of the project
• Direct contact with the client representing Actemium Brand
• Coordinate project requirements at the design stage with civil, electrical, protection
  
  

& control designers

• Coordinate design with clients’ agents, sub-contractors, consultants and designers
• Lead project from commencement until the handover to the Project Delivery Team
• Support the Project Delivery Team during Project Design Change Process
• Configure and maintain the project program through the Design Phase of the project
• Preparation of design phase safety documentation on the projects, Design Risk
  
  

Assessments and preliminary H&S plans where necessary

• Produce design approval packages and management of the design approval process
  
  

with the UK DNOs/IDNOs

• Issuing guidance on the specific project electrical safety requirements
• Complete the project Environmental and Sustainability files
• Mentor junior members of staff
• Interface with and support the estimating process with Project Managers and Project
  
  

Coordinators

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Industrial Machinery Manufacturing

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