Senior Design Engineer - Inside IR35

NES Fircroft; West Midlands Combined Authority; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering staffing provider is seeking a Senior Design Engineer in the West Midlands. You will coordinate the design team and manage various engineering projects, ensuring optimal designs and documentation. Ideal candidates should have experience with large budget projects and possess HNC/HND in electrical engineering. The role offers a hybrid working model with monthly meet-ups.

Benefits

Travelling Expenses

Market-leading benefits

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the design team across all disciplines.
• Liaise with project management on engineering budgets and provide forecasts.
• Manage the programme and interface with planning engineers for design.
• Approve documentation in accordance with contractual requirements.
• Coordinate and chair design reviews and hazard reviews.

Skills

Large budget Project experience £100m+

Knowledge of Transmission or Distribution practices (400kV to 11 kV)

Good team work

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Ability to work to tight time scales

Education

HNC/HND in electrical engineering or equivalent

Job description

Senior Design Engineer

Hybrid- Office is Birmingham- Monthly Meet ups

Inside IR35

12 Months Initial contract

Travelling Expenses.

Role Outline

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.

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Large budget Project experience £100m+
• Knowledge of Transmission or Distribution practices (400kV to 11 kV)
• HNC/HND in electrical engineering or equivalent
• Good team work, Analytical and communication skills
• Capable of working to tight time scales

Job Role

• Coordinate the design team across all disciplines.
• Liaise with project management on engineering budgets and provide forecast cost to complete estimates and justification for changes in expenditure.
• Manage the programme and interface with planning engineers for design.
• Provide forecasts for project completion and resource planning.
• Approve documentation in accordance with contractual requirements.
• Coordinate and chair design reviews and hazard reviews.
• Identify and manage additional risks across functions, evaluate risks and opportunities, and strategize mitigation.
• Support the Project Manager in overall project risk and opportunity assessments and actions.
• Undertake the Principal Designer Representative role on projects.
• Work with customers to shape and deliver solutions, seeking feedback and innovating to improve.
• Oversee the creation of subcontracts and manage subcontractors, including supply chain management.

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is a leading engineering staffing provider across various sectors worldwide. We provide clients with engineering and technical expertise, support with visas and work permits, market-leading benefits, and accommodation, ensuring safe and compliant support for our contractors.