Principal Engineer - Civils

Taylor Hopkinson; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Taylor Hopkinson is seeking a Chartered Civil Engineer to own and write technical specifications for civil works related to substations, including buildings, bunds and trenches, in the energy sector.

You will review and update specs based on lessons learnt and lead on introducing new technology for substation construction.Represent Transmission at industry events (ENA, CIGRE), participate in supplier meetings and TO forums, and provide SME input to design reviews to ensure proposals are fit for

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering and Chartered Engineer status with a relevant institution.
• Expert-level experience in design, specification, construction, operation and maintenance of civil infrastructure in the energy sector.
• Knowledge of British and European Standards related to civil infrastructure.
• Strong organisation, project management and interpersonal skills across broad areas of the business.

Responsibilities

• Write, maintain and own technical specifications for civil works in substations.
• Review and update specifications based on lessons learnt from projects.
• Represent Transmission at industry events (ENA, CIGRE) and attend supplier meetings.
• Lead introduction of new technology for substation construction.
• Provide guidance to Project Engineering, Asset Management and Operations on civil scope.
• Provide SME input to design reviews to verify proposals are fit for purpose.

Skills

Civil infrastructure design

British/European Standards knowledge

Project management

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Chartered Engineer status

Job description

Responsibilities:

Write, maintain and own technical specifications required for civil works associated with substation, e.g. substation buildings, bunds, trenches, etc. and review existing specifications and update them based on lessons learnt from projects. Represent Transmission at industry body events such as ENA or CIGRE working groups and attend conferences, participate in supplier meetings, TO forums, etc. and lead on introduction of new technology for substation construction. As part of the Technical Authority review perform approval of civil aspects with regard to standardised substation construction. Provide technical guidance and advice to Project Engineering for scope of works, specification and supplier selection, to Asset Management regarding civil asset condition and to Operations regarding civil capability. Provide Subject Matter Expert input to design reviews carried out by the Design Authority to verify project proposals are fit for purpose.

Requirements:

A degree in Civil Engineering and Chartered Engineer status with a relevant institution. Demonstrable experience on an expert level in the design, specification, construction, operation and maintenance of civil infrastructure, related to the energy sector. The ability to technically assess issues and/or problems and critically assess a range of technical solutions and a detailed knowledge and understanding of a range of British and European Standards related to civil infrastructure. Strong organisation and project management skills as well as interpersonal skills as the role interacts across broad areas of the business and at multiple levels.