Principal Engineer - Civils

Taylor Hopkinson | Powered by Brunel; Scotland; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Taylor Hopkinson | Powered by Brunel seeks a highly qualified Civil Engineer with Chartered status to own and update technical specifications for civil works on substations. You will review designs, provide SME input, and ensure compliance with relevant standards across projects in the energy sector.

The role requires expert-level design and construction experience, strong project management, and the ability to liaise across multiple business areas to implement best practices in substations

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering and Chartered Engineer status required.
• Demonstrable expert-level experience in design, specification, construction, operation and maintenance of civil infrastructure in the energy sector.
• Strong knowledge of British and European Standards related to civil infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Write, maintain and own technical specifications for civil works associated with substations (buildings, bunds, trenches, etc.) and update them from lessons learned.
• Represent Transmission at industry body events (ENA, CIGRE) and lead on introducing new technology for substation construction.
• Approve civil aspects during Technical Authority reviews for standardised substation construction.

Skills

Civil engineering

Education

Civil Engineering degree

Chartered Engineer status

Job description

• 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.