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Lead Civil Substation Designer (CDAE)

Seeka

Birmingham

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GBP 45,000 - 70,000

Full time

10 days ago

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Job summary

A leading company in the energy sector is seeking a Lead Civil Substation Designer in Birmingham. This role involves shaping civil engineering solutions for substation projects, collaborating with teams, and ensuring compliance with national standards. Benefits include a comprehensive pension scheme, healthcare, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Matched pension scheme

Online GP service

Employee assistance programme

Access to retail discounts

Life assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Enhanced parental leave

Discretionary bonus scheme

Company car and fuel card

Private health care

Qualifications

Experience as Contractor Design Approval Engineer (CDAE) or equivalent.
Professional experience with design and analysis software.
Relevant Electricity Transmission & Distribution industry experience.

Responsibilities

Lead civil design solutions for substation projects from feasibility to commissioning.
Provide constructability advice and oversee temporary works designs.
Engage in bid development and project innovation.

Skills

Earthworks modelling

3D modelling

Civil Substation Design

Tools

STAAD Pro

Tekla Tedds

Autodesk Revit

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Tekla Structural Designer

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Right across infrastructure, theres a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage youre at in your career, with us youll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in afriendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

At M Group Energy, were enabling the energy essential to support our lives.

We provide an end-to-end service, delivering solutions in electricity transmission, distribution, renewable energy, EV, metering and home decarbonisation.

Electricity Transmission - We design, build and commission substations at voltages up to and including 400kV. Our teams construct and maintain transmission lines and substations, ensuring the efficient and reliable delivery of electricity.

What will you be doing?

We're looking for a Lead Civil Substation Designer to join our Transmission Networks team.You must haveexperience inCDAE for National Grid projects.

You'll and play a key role in shaping civil design solutions for substation projects from feasibility to commissioning. You'll collaborate with project teams, designers, and subcontractors to ensure safe and efficient execution, providing constructability advice and overseeing temporary works designs.

Engage in bid development, tendering, and innovation projects, working alongside the Design Manager and Design Lead to drive success. Lead various civil engineering projects, from foundations and drainage to GIS buildings and steel structures. Ensure high-quality reports, calculations, and drawings, aligning with Client and national standards (BS/Eurocodes/ENA).

Act as a Contractor Design Approval Engineer (CDAE), mentor junior team members, and contribute to process improvements. If you're passionate about engineering excellence and delivering innovative solutions, this is your chance to make an impact. Apply now!

What Youll Bring

Previous experience acting as Contractor Design Approval Engineer (CDAE) or Equivalent Role.
Professional experience in design and analysis software using STAAD Pro, Tekla Tedds, Autodesk Revit & AutoCAD & Civil 3D, andTekla Structural Designer
Ability to challenge information presented and be prepared for the versatile nature of Civil Substation Design.
Relevant Electricity Transmission & DistributionIndustry Experience.
Experience in earthworks modelling and creating 3D models of a site to calculate cut and fill volumes and prepare for construction

Whats in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

Matched or contributory pension scheme
Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
Employee assistance programme
My Rewards portal, access to 1000s of retail discounts
Life assurance
Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
Reward and recognition scheme

In addition, this role offers;

Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme
Company van/vehicle and fuel card for business use
Private health care and health care cash plan
Discretionary bonus scheme
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

About us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. Were one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

Were responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
Were open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
Were together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
Were ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether youre a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

Its an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

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