Electrical Design Engineer

Dalkia UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Electrical Design Engineer to join their innovative team. This role involves the end-to-end development and delivery of electrical designs, focusing on sustainable energy solutions. You will work with various electrical systems, ensuring compliance with international standards while managing projects within live operational sites. The position offers a chance to contribute to a greener future, backed by a supportive team and a range of attractive benefits. If you are passionate about engineering and sustainability, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Pension Scheme with 6% employer contribution

Health cashback plan

Life assurance at 4 times basic salary

Cycle to work scheme

Electric vehicle leasing scheme

Access to My Perks for discounts

Training portal access

Reimbursement for professional membership fees

Necessary equipment for job role

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of commercial experience in Energy sector.
• Hands-on experience with electrical systems and project ownership.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver electrical designs for projects.
• Manage electrical design reviews and client approvals.

Skills

LV/HV Systems

Electrical Design

Project Management

Energy Efficiency Solutions

Education

BSc or BEng Electrical Engineering

Tools

CIBSE Standards

Building Regulations

ENA Engineering Recommendations

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About Dalkia Energy Services

At Dalkia Energy Services, we develop, deliver, and operate sustainable energy services and solutions to help the transition into an effective Net Zero future. Our solutions are tailored to specific needs and result in significant cost savings, improved efficiency, resilience, and a healthier environment.

At Dalkia, we are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion. We ensure that every applicant is treated fairly and respectfully throughout our selection process. If you require any adjustments, please inform us in confidence. Our talent acquisition team is here to assist you.

This opportunity is supporting projects in the North, covering Northumberland and Manchester area.

Role Overview

The Electrical Design Engineer will have proven experience working on LV and/or HV distribution systems which will include working with energy centres, transformers, CHP, solar PV, standby generation, heat pumps, and connection to the DNO electricity distribution systems. Ideally, they will have hands-on experience of project ownership from analysis, design, installation and operation and maintenance of electrical systems.

The candidate will also work with our audit team to provide buildable designs to execute energy saving measures, which will utilise their experience of delivering solutions on live sites. They will also assist the mechanical and controls engineers in the electrical design for mechanical and control systems.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

• End-to-end development and delivery of electrical designs.
• Develop outline designs and detailed project specifications in conjunction with other engineering disciplines internally and externally.
• Review electrical specifications and designs undertaken by consultants and sub-contractors, and provide support to mechanical and controls design engineers in their reviews.
• Ensure the electrical design is adequately managed, reviewed and approved by the client and third parties, in line with project requirements, programme and cost constraints.
• Ensure the design can be safely implemented within a live operational site with minimum disruption, within budget and time constraints.
• Organise and participate in, on-site meetings, surveys and inspections with clients, consultants, contractors, and suppliers.
• Manage people, projects, and resources.
• Liaise with design and construction teams, consultants, contractors, suppliers, and clients.
• Liaise with District Network Operators on behalf of clients, encompassing connection applications and compliance with applicable ENA Engineering Recommendations.
• Keep up to date with the latest regulations and guidance.
• Provide analysis and interpretation of information ranging from clarification of requirements to complex problems and take the leading role in discussions involving clients and third parties aiming to resolve them.
• Help develop, implement, and evaluate systems of work to improve efficiency and sustainability.
• Create all appropriate reports and documentation in line with document control procedures.

Knowledge, Skills, Education & Experience

• BSc or BEng Electrical Engineering.
• 3-5+ years commercial experience, ideally within Energy, SME Business in a live operational building.
• Experience of working with LV/HV Systems, transformers, heat pumps, CHP, solar PV, on-site generation and protection.
• Experience designing to the requirements of international standards: CIBSE, HTMs, HBNs, BS 7671, Building Regulations.
• Experience working with ENA Engineering Recommendations P28, P29, G5, G99 and G100.

So, what’s in it for you?

Firstly, you get to join a fantastic, friendly, forward-thinking team of people, who will welcome you and are passionate about the work that we do.

We’re part of something bigger, Dalkia is owned by EDF Energy, Britain’s biggest generator of low carbon electricity means we can access the strength of our wider Group, without losing the appeal or agility of being a smaller, but rapidly growing business.

We offer a wide range of benefits and rewards;

• Pension Scheme with 6% employer contribution
• Health cash back plan where you can claim back costs such as dental, optical and medical
• Life assurance at 4 times your basic salary
• Cycle to work scheme
• An electric vehicle scheme – where we help you lease an electric vehicle for a fixed monthly cost to yourself (after 3 months service and post probationary period)
• Access to My Perks, where you can access hundreds of offers to help you save on your purchases (online and in person)
• Access to our training portal and other approved training
• Reimbursement for one professional membership fee relevant to your role
• All the necessary equipment to perform your job role, such as laptop and mobile phone

Due to a high number of applications, we are unfortunately unable to provide feedback to all applicants. If you have not heard from us 4 weeks post application, please assume your application has not been successful. If you have any questions, please reach out using the contact details provided.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Design and Engineering

• Industries

  Engineering Services and Services for Renewable Energy

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