Principal Design Engineer - (OHL Overhead line)

NG Bailey; Stowmarket; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Design Engineer specializing in overhead lines to lead a dynamic team in delivering innovative engineering solutions. This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of the OHL design team while contributing to critical projects aimed at achieving the country's Net Zero targets. You'll be at the forefront of engineering excellence, managing intricate designs, and guiding a talented group of professionals. With a commitment to personal and professional growth, this position promises a rewarding career path within a supportive and forward-thinking environment. If you thrive on challenges and have a passion for engineering, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Pension with employer contribution

Sick Pay

Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days

Private Medical Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible benefits including Dental Insurance

Gym Memberships

Travel Insurance

Tax Free Bikes

Qualifications

• Degree in Structural or Civil Engineering required.
• Experience leading OHL design projects at various voltages.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the OHL design team, ensuring project success.
• Oversee all aspects of OHL design including modelling and documentation.

Skills

Project Management

Budget Management

Leadership

Technical Design Skills

Communication

Education

Degree in Structural or Civil Engineering

Tools

PLS-CADD

PLS-POLE

PLS-TOWER

Job description

Stowmarket IP14, UK Req #2819

14 January 2025

Stowmarket (Hybrid)

Permanent

Competitive Salary + Car Allowance + Flexible Benefits

Summary

Freedom Electrical Design is looking for a professional Principal Design Engineer - (overhead Line) to join our growing team and work on an array of complex and challenging engineering projects that are helping to deliver the country’s Net Zero targets. Our projects span the complete energy system from generation, transmission, distribution and storage, to load-end consumers in manufacturing, processing, data and recycling.

This role will lead to being the Head of OHL Design within the Freedom Design business within 1-2 years, as the company grows. The job title for this role follows our design organisation grading and role naming structure, and starts at Principal OHL Engineer.

You will be based from either our Leeds, Stowmarket or London offices, with options to work from home. You will be required to travel as and when required for client meetings, internal team meetings or site visits.

Some of the key deliverables in this role will include:

• Build and grow the Freedom OHL design team working with senior Freedom management. This will involve working to attract people, clients and work opportunities to Freedom and the OHL team, working closely with the Freedom BD teams.
• Responsible for all aspects of OHL design, including conductor sizing and modelling, insulation selection, lightning protection, line routing, PLS-CAD modelling, clearance checking and structure and foundation design and analysis using PLS-TOWER or PLS-POLE.
• Production of technical documents, such as engineering reports, specifications, drawings, and calculations, ensuring accuracy and compliance with industry standards.
• Preparation of proposals for OHL design projects including design scope, allocating resource, costing, program and deliverables.
• Communicate the aspirations and goals of the company to the wider OHL design team.
• Provide technical leadership in OHL engineering to all internal and external parties.
• Co-ordinate the OHL team across projects working with other internal and external parties.
• Supervising of design projects through their life cycle (concept, feasibility, and detailed design).
• Review of final documentation for submission ensuring compliance with technical standards, CDM, health and safety, and client requirements.
• Lead and motivate the design team in the development of processes and procedures to deliver technical services more effectively.
• Performing quality checks to ensure designs are undertaken in compliance with company processes and procedures.
• Supervising training and mentoring of the OHL design team members.

What we’re looking for:

We are looking for highly motivated self-starters who are driven by a challenge and have a hunger to grow and build the technical capability of the organization through their leadership and guidance.

Strong budgetary and project management skills are required at this level, accompanied by good commercial knowledge of design and construction contract forms such as NEC, and experience of working within the contract conditions.

You must have qualifications and experience in:

• Degree in Structural or Civil Engineering.
• Hold NGED TP141 accreditation.
• Experience in leading OHL design projects at transmission and distribution voltages including wood pole and lattice steel tower OHL design.
• Experience in the design of folded steel pole OHL structures desirable.
• Technical experience in the production of designs, calculations, reports & drawings associated with new build and refurbishment OHL projects from 11kV – 400kV.
• Experience in OHL design software such as PLS-CADD, PLS-POLE, and PLS-TOWER.
• Have a full understanding of CDM 2015 and the Electricity Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations.
• Full UK driving license.

We are always evolving our benefits to ensure we're attracting and retaining great people. Some of what you can expect includes:

• Pension with a leading provider and employer contribution.
• Sick Pay.
• Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days.
• Private Medical Insurance.
• Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program to support mental health and well-being (including counselling sessions and legal advice).
• Flexible benefits to suit from Dental Insurance, Gym Memberships, Give As You Earn, Travel Insurance, Tax Free Bikes.

Next Steps:

As a business, we’re on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.

We’ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.

About Us:

Freedom is part of the NG Bailey Group, one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training.

Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward-thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies.

Progression is something we value and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.