Senior Electrical Engineer

Costain; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in smart infrastructure solutions is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer for their Manchester team. This exciting role includes leading engineering projects, technical input across various tasks, and mentoring up-and-coming engineers. Ideal candidates will have over 10 years of experience, a relevant degree, and strong communication skills to engage effectively with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience in Oil & Gas or Energy industry for 10+ years.
• Knowledge of UK legislation and standards.
• Experience with CE marking and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Electrical discipline technical input for projects.
• Mentoring and developing less experienced engineers.
• Preparing installation scopes of works.

Skills

Good knowledge of design working practices

Good communication skills

Customer focus

Proactive in personal development

Education

Degree in relevant engineering discipline

Chartered or Incorporated engineer status

Job description

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Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Electrical Engineer to join a growing team in Manchester. This is an exciting and challenging role where you will perform or support the Lead engineer position on one or more projects. Costain execute projects ranging from Concept Studies through to EPCm. Projects provide a variety of interesting and diverse challenges and a great opportunity for personal and technical growth

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Responsibilities

Your responsibilities could involve:

• Electrical discipline technical input for projects and/or proposals; including preparation and checking of engineering documentation including but not limited to Basis of Design, Power System Calculations, Earthing and Lightning Calculations, Equipment sizing calculations, Load Schedules, Equipment Specification and Datasheets, SLDs, Cable Schedules, Material Take Offs, BCDs, Schematics, Equipment and Cable Routing Layouts
• Working collaboratively with other disciplines
• Mentoring and developing graduates and less experienced engineers
• Ensuring all applicable national and international codes of practice, legislation and company/client standards and procedures are complied with
• Supporting procurement activities and preparing equipment and materials requisitions for HV and LV switchboards, motors, drives, transformers, UPS systems, power factor correction, trace-heating, lighting and other electrical equipment
• Preparing installation scopes of works
• Reviewing supplier's quotations and preparing technical bid assessments

More specific tasks could include:

• Cable, Lighting and Lightning Calculations
• HV Power System Modelling
• HV Protection Studies
• Supporting site teams with operational issues
• Commissioning support

Qualifications

• Degree in relevant engineering discipline (e.g. Electronic / Electrical / Control Engineering) Apprenticeships may be considered
• Chartered or Incorporated engineer status with a relevant professional body or evidence of working towards gaining these professional titles
• Good knowledge of design working practices and installation requirements of the discipline across a range of industries.
• >10 years engineering experience in the Oil & Gas, Energy industry
• Knowledge of UK legislation and standards
• Knowledge in the requirements for installation of equipment in process plants involving potentially explosive areas
• Experience in the requirements for CE marking of plant and equipment, including ATEX, PED, Low Voltage Directive, Machinery Directive and EMC Compliance
• Awareness of risk identification, quantification, management and of HSE requirements
• Highly motivated
• Good communication skills and confident engaging with colleagues and relevant stakeholders
• Works with safety and risk management at the forefront of their minds
• Proactive in personal development
• Customer focussed

About Us

Costain helps to improve people's lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK's leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

Costain appreciate the time and effort taken when applying for one of our positions but, due to the high volume of responses, we are unable to provide individual feedback on candidates at application phase.

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