Project Engineer Lead - Substation

questW; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Birmingham is seeking a Lead Project Engineer for substation projects. The successful candidate will be responsible for engineering coordination, compliance, and delivering cost-effective solutions from inception to commissioning. This full-time role offers the chance to work closely with clients, contractors, and internal teams to ensure successful project outcomes.

Qualifications

• 5 years experience in the electricity/power industry.
• Familiarity with substation design and equipment.
• Knowledge of Transmission or Distribution practices (400kV to 11 kV).

Responsibilities

• Manage engineering deliverables, schedules, and budgets for substation projects.
• Coordinate the design team across all disciplines.
• Liaise with project management on engineering budgets.

Skills

Substation design

Electrical protection systems

Project management

Risk management

Education

HNC/HND in electrical engineering or equivalent

Job description

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Summary

The Lead Project Engineer – Substation is responsible for the engineering, coordination, and execution of substation projects from conception through commissioning. This role ensures technical compliance, cost-effectiveness, and timely delivery of substation design and construction, working closely with internal teams, clients, contractors, and vendors. To coordinate and support the design team during project design and execution phases, and to support the tendering team to ensure that safe, robust, and optimal designs and documentation are produced.

Responsibilities

• Manage engineering deliverables, schedules, and budgets for substation projects.
• To coordinate the design team across all disciplines.
• To liaise with project management on engineering budgets and to provide forecast cost to complete estimates and associated justification to changes in expenditure.
• To manage the programme and to interface with the planning engineers for design.
• Providing forecasts for completion and resource planning.
• To approve documentation in accordance with the contractual requirements of the project.
• To coordinate and chair design reviews and hazard reviews.
• To identify and manage additional risks across functions that may not be apparent to individual Designers. Evaluates risks and opportunities, strategizes mitigation of the risks.
• Supports the Project Manager in overall project risk and opportunity assessments and implementation of resulting actions.
• To undertake the Principal Designer Representative on projects.
• Works with customers to shape and deliver solutions, seeking feedback and innovating with the customer to drive and deliver improvements.
• Oversees the creation of subcontracts and manages the subcontractors jointly with other involved functions, including supply chain management.

Your background

• 5 years onwards into Electricity/power industry experience
• Familiarity with substation design, equipment (e.g., transformers, breakers, switchgear), and electrical protection systems.
• Knowledge of Transmission or Distribution practices (400kV to 11 kV)
• HNC/HND in electrical engineering or equivalent
• Understanding / Knowledge of Distribution Network Operator / National Grid etc. standards and drawing practices

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Industries

  Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution

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