Senior Civil Design Engineer — Hybrid Substation Design

UK Power Networks; Bury St Edmunds; Hybrid; GBP 76,000 - 93,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Reservist Leave

Personal Pension Plan

Tenancy Loan Deposit Scheme

Season Ticket Loan

Cycle to Work

Green Car Leasing Schemes

Occupational Health

Discounted gym membership

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

UK Power Networks is recruiting a Senior Civil Design Engineer to produce civil and structural designs and manage design documentation in collaboration with project managers and design leads. The role stresses CDM compliance, safety, and quality in delivering regulated network solutions.

The successful candidate will mentor trainee engineers and work with CAD teams to ensure timely, compliant construction drawings and project delivery.

Qualifications

• Civil engineering degree with relevant Substation, Overhead Line and Cable experience.
• Knowledge of CDM 2015 Regulations and application in design work.
• Chartered Engineer status or working towards Chartership.

Responsibilities

• Produce Civil and Structural Designs in line with standards and CDM 2015.
• Oversee and contribute to technical, commercial and contractual documents.
• Collaborate with CAD team to produce construction drawings (not line management).
• Ensure compliance with regulations and company procedures.
• Mentor Trainee and Graduate Engineers to grow technical knowledge.

Skills

CAD coordination

CDM Regulations

Team collaboration

Client liaison

Cost-saving solutions

Design compliance

Risk reduction

Multi-disciplinary coordination

Unsupervised work

Construction knowledge

Education

Civil Engineering degree

Chartered Engineer status / working towards Chartership

Tools

AutoCAD

Bentley software

Microsoft Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint)

Job description

UK Power Networks is recruiting a Senior Civil Design Engineer to produce civil and structural designs and manage design documentation in collaboration with project managers and design leads. The role stresses CDM compliance, safety, and quality in delivering regulated network solutions.

The successful candidate will mentor trainee engineers and work with CAD teams to ensure timely, compliant construction drawings and project delivery.