Mechanical & Electrical Design Engineer

UK Power Networks; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Mechanical & Electrical Design Engineer to join their dynamic team in London. This exciting role involves producing innovative M&E designs that meet customer requirements while ensuring compliance with industry standards. You will work closely with project managers and contribute to the delivery of high-quality engineering solutions. The position offers a competitive salary, blended working arrangements, and a range of attractive benefits, making it an excellent opportunity for those looking to advance their careers in the energy sector. Join a company dedicated to sustainability and innovation in engineering.

Benefits

Reservist Leave

Personal Pension Plan

Tenancy Loan Deposit Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Occupational Health Support

Discounted Gym Membership

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Minimum university degree in engineering/science or equivalent experience.
• Chartered engineer or working towards achieving chartership.
• M&E engineering background in the utility sector.

Responsibilities

• Produce M&E designs from project scope provided by managers.
• Collaborate with project managers and ensure compliance with standards.
• Conduct feasibility studies and oversee technical documentation.

Skills

M&E Engineering

Project Management

Site Surveying

AutoCAD

Health and Safety Regulations

Communication Skills

Education

University degree in Engineering/Science

Chartered Engineer or working towards chartership

Tools

Microsoft Office

AutoCAD

Job description

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80787 - Mechanical & Electrical Design Engineer

This Mechanical & Electrical Design Engineer will report to the Design Lead and will work within Capital Programme based in our London (West Ham - Bidder St) office. You will be a permanent employee.

You will attract a salary of £65,241 plus car and a bonus of 3%. This role can also offer blended working after probationary period (6 months) - 3 days in the office and 2 remote

Close Date: 18/05/2025

We also provide the following additional benefits

• Reservist Leave – Additional 18 days full pay and 22 unpaid
• Personal Pension Plan – Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%)
• Tenancy Loan Deposit Scheme, Season Ticket Loan
• Tax efficient benefits: Cycle to Work, Home & Tech, and Green Car Leasing Schemes
• Occupational Health support
• Switched On – scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers’ products
• Discounted gym membership
• Employee Assistance Programme

Job Purpose:

Production of Mechanical & Electrical (M&E) designs from a scope provided by Project Managers, Customers or the Design Lead and will include project costings to customer requirements for time, quality, and budget. These schemes could be for APP and Connections (non-contestable and contestable) work, following UK Power Networks design standards. The M&E Design Engineer will collaborate with the Project Manager, other Design Engineers, and the Principal Designer (CDM), ensuring compliance to design, CDM and standards for both the regulated network solutions for all customers.

We ask that you satisfy the following general requirements:

• Undertake feasibility studies, site surveys and buildability required for M&E engineering installations.
• Produce M&E engineering designs that can be constructed in compliance with the relevant standards and CDM regulations.
• Peer-review the designs produced by other design engineers.
• Oversee and contribute to the production of technical, commercial, and contractual documents for procurement of engineering products.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, regulations, and company procedures.
• Ensure compliance with design assurance and audit processes.
• Support and mentor trainee/graduate engineers to enhance their technical knowledge.
• If required, fulfil the role of Principal Designer under CDM for allocated schemes.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Provide an excellent service to the customer.
• Work as a team player in a dedicated team of designers, estimators and planners.
• Collaborate with the operational teams to provide a smooth process from initial enquiry through to final commissioning and business closure.
• Collaborate with external experts if required, and develop standard designs and appropriate solutions for individual sites. Create designs addressing specific site issues. This includes providing accurate specifications for these designs.
• Comply with the requirements of the Designer/Principal Designer as determined by the CDM Regulations
• Ensure design eliminates/reduces any hazards which may give rise to risks; and reduce risks from any remaining hazards (with CDM)
• Ensure designs provide information about aspects of the construction or maintenance as this will adequately assist customers, clients, the CDM team, other designers, and contractors.
• Collaborate with UKPN designers.

Qualifications:

• Minimum university degree in engineering/science or equivalent qualification and experience in industries or the energy sector.
• Chartered engineer or working towards achieving chartership.
• M&E engineering background and building services together with experience in utility sector.
• Competence in resolving subject issues and the ability to provide a sound understanding of company policies and their application to this role. Awareness and use of current and technological developments in M&E industry.
• Work with external engineering organisations and customers/partners representing UKPN to best effect.
• Good safety culture and reasonable understanding of Construction Design and Management (CDM) Regulations and their application in this role including IOSH trained.
• Work unsupervised or under minimum supervision, set and comply with own targets, identify and implement cost-saving solutions.
• Good team working skills.
• A proficient level of business, environmental, safety, financial, and regulatory awareness.
• A general appreciation of financial reporting systems
• Reasonable knowledge of the ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001 procedures relevant to the team's activities.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft desktop applications, in particular: Word, Excel, Project and PowerPoint.
• Proficient in written and oral communications.
• Understanding of site surveying and setting out.
• Knowledge of AutoCAD (also Bentley software applications would be beneficial)
• Knowledge of power engineering plant and equipment such as high voltage Transformers, Switchgears, Cables
• Input into innovative construction ideas and techniques, which feed into UK Power Networks Green Action Plan
• Knowledge of project management.
• Ensure all Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental requirements are considered in the design.
• Ensure safe working methods and systems are followed in the design.
• Contribute to the delivery of sustainable, zero carbon, innovative and high-quality design solutions for mechanical building services systems.
• Produce mechanical design and Design Specifications
• Produce drawings, schematics, documents (equipment specifications, schedules, reports)
• Pipework sizing calculations for LTHW, CHW, HWS, CWS, Steam, Gas, Flue, Compressed Air, Lube Oil, discriminating pumps.
• Knowledge of pressure relief requirements for substations, and ductwork sizing calculations, control valve sizing, heat gain/loss calculations, humidification calculation to size dehumidifiers for heating/cooling loads and respective profiles.
• Produce specifications for sump pumps, fans, smoke dampers, PHEs, boilers, CHPs, heat pumps, thermal stores, buffer tanks, calorifiers, fans, AHUs, chillers.

Nature and Scope:

You will undertake site visits as part of this role, and this will include entry to operational substations where compliance with safety rules and procedures is mandatory.

UK Power Networks is committed to a policy of equality in its employment practices and values a workforce that is representative of the customers we serve and the communities in which we work. We consider our people to be crucial to achieving success. We believe that it is important for our employees to strike a sensible balance between work and life outside work and will consider requests for working arrangements under the Work-Life Solutions process.

UK Power Networks is committed to securing the highest standards of health and safety at work and of care for the environment. We ask that you have an appropriate level of understanding of the arrangements for health, safety and the environment that apply to this business and are required for this opening.

Health & Safety Responsibilities

Managers and supervisors carry both legal and company responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of their employees, those under their control and those who might be affected by the work undertaken, i.e. public, visitors and employees of other organisations. This includes briefing individuals working for them and ensuring there is the necessary understanding, competence and application of requirements to work safely and without harming the environment.

Employees will ensure they understand the health and safety risks involved in their work activities and their responsibility to apply the controls needed to manage those risks to acceptable levels. Similarly where work activities can have an adverse impact upon the environment, and where there are legal requirements, employees will understand those impacts and the controls they must ensure are applied.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

If you have any queries in connection to this vacancy or your application, please contact us at [e-mail] quoting the vacancy reference number and a member of the team will get in touch with you as soon as possible.