Design Engineer

Murphy Group; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in the UK is seeking a Design Engineer to create and optimize protection and control systems for electrical substations. The perfect candidate will possess 3-4 years of experience in P & C design, proficiency in AutoCAD, and the ability to collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary environment. The position offers competitive benefits, including a discretionary annual bonus and a strong commitment to professional development.

Benefits

Discretionary annual bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Life assurance and health screening

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Subsidised canteen facilities

Investment in professional development

Retail discounts and cashback

Qualifications

• At least 3-4 years of P & C design experience.
• Familiar with protection schemes for AIS and GIS substations.
• Able to read electrical drawings from different manufacturers.

Responsibilities

• Design protection and control systems for electrical substations up to 400kV.
• Prepare single line and key line diagrams for projects.
• Provide technical support during construction and commissioning.

Skills

P & C design experience

Working principles of protection systems

AutoCAD proficiency

Knowledge of electrical drawings

Team collaboration

Job description

A day in the life of a Murphy Design Engineer

Responsibilities

• To design protection and control system according to project specific requirements for electrical substation up to a voltage of 400kV
• Prepare single line diagram and key line diagram of substation project.
• To prepare project specific electrical design for plants like circuit breaker, disconnector, earth switch etc. Design should be in line with generic drawing from OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer).
• To review protection and control drawing from OEM for overall system integration and provide interface details.
• To prepare electrical interlocking drawing as requirements in line client's technical specification.
• To produce wiring / termination diagram, low voltage cable schedule, cable block diagram, core sheets etc. as required for project delivery.
• Technical support during construction & commissioning including formal response to site technical queries, i.e. preparation of mods for design modification to rectify design error or any other reason that compels to amend the design to fulfil the functional requirements.
• To prepare technical specification of different P & C equipment for supplier's quotation.
• Work closely with other sections of substation engineering design team to enable effective collaboration on multi-disciplinary projects and facilitate an optimal engineering function.
• Establish and promote best practice in health, safety and environmental matters in conjunction with the SHQE department.

Qualifications & Experience

• Where required supervision of assistant engineers, junior engineers or CAD operators.
• P & C design experience – At least 3‑4 years.
• Should know the working principles of different types of protection, i.e., Unit/Non‑unit, Backup protection etc.
• Should be familiar with different protection and control scheme for AIS and GIS substation.
• Should be familiar with National Grid technical specification for substation design.
• Should be able to read electrical drawing for different manufacturer.
• Should be efficient in AutoCAD software application at least for making 2D drawing.
• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays with the option to buy an additional 2 days holiday each year, holidays increase with length of service.

Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus and annual salary review.
• Above market rate contributory pension scheme.
• Life assurance, health screening and enhanced sick pay.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and a maternity returner’s bonus.
• Extra weeks holiday for all employees getting married and a wedding bonus.
• Subsidised canteen facilities in core locations.
• Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development.
• Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts and cashback, discounted gym memberships, cycle to work scheme etc.

Company Overview

About Murphy Murphy is formally recognised as a sector leading employer, Gold Investors In People accredited along with reported operating profit up 57% on prior year. At Murphy, we are incredibly proud of our diverse workforce. Not only do our people represent over 60 different nationalities, but they also represent a wide range of backgrounds, ethnicities and ages. With a forward order book of £3.3b and £39m invested in environmentally friendly plant there really is #MoretoMurphy.