Senior P&C Design Engineer - Newcastle

BALFOUR BEATTY-4; Craven Arms; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Balfour Beatty seeks a Senior Protection & Control Design Engineer to lead the design delivery of electrical substation projects in Newcastle or Leeds. Responsibilities include ensuring project compliance, delivering designs, and managing customer interactions. This role requires an HND in Electrical Engineering and extensive HV substation P&C design experience, offering competitive pay and flexible benefits.

Benefits

Flexible benefits including remote working

Paid leave

Pension

Share plans

Qualifications

• Extensive HV substation P&C design experience.
• Familiarity with quality assurance and business processes.
• Experience in a BIM environment is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead design delivery for electrical substation projects up to 400kV.
• Ensure compliance with safety and environmental procedures.
• Prepare Project Status Reports and manage scope changes.

Skills

Project Coordination

Estimating

Scope Management

Teamwork

Customer Focus

Integrity

Professionalism

Education

HND or higher in Electrical Engineering

Job description

About the role

Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Protection & Control Design Engineer to join our Power Transmission & Distribution business based in Newcastle or Leeds.

Role Purpose:

• To provide project leadership as Project Design Lead for the design delivery of electrical substation projects from tendering to project handover.
• Perform and lead the design delivery for electrical substation projects up to 400kV with the assistance of Design Engineers.

What you'll be doing

On a day-to-day basis, you will be responsible for:

• Ensuring all duties comply with Company Quality, Health & Safety, Environmental Procedures, and BMS;
• Meeting or exceeding safety, quality, programme, and budget requirements for allocated projects;
• Delivering and leading Protection & Control Systems design for substations;
• Enacting CDAE role and responsibilities in line with NG TP188 and applicable standards (if appointed);
• Orchestrating Customer Witness Tests at the factory for Protection & Control Systems;
• Representing the Department at project meetings and liaising with stakeholders;
• Maintaining interfaces during the project lifecycle;
• Reviewing estimates and post-tender requirements upon contract award;
• Preparing Project Status Reports (PSR) and managing scope changes and deviations;
• Liaising with Project Managers, customers, suppliers, and other departments;
• Establishing design content and resources to meet project timelines;
• Preparing instructions for materials and tools required on site;
• Specifying test certificates and manuals as per specifications;
• Ensuring compliance with relevant standards and legislation;
• Leading design work with regard to Health, Safety & Environmental Procedures.

Who we're looking for

The following qualities/experience are essential:

• HND or higher in Electrical Engineering;
• Extensive HV substation P&C design experience;
• Knowledge of substation design delivery for clients like National Grid or SSE;
• Experience in project coordination, estimating, scope management, and reporting;
• Familiarity with quality assurance and business processes;
• Integrity, professionalism, teamwork, and customer focus;
• Experience working in a BIM environment is desirable.

Why work for us

We deliver some of the UK's most ambitious projects, developing infrastructure that supports economies and communities. We offer flexible benefits, including remote working, paid leave, pension, share plans, and more.

About us

Balfour Beatty's Power Transmission & Distribution teams provide technical solutions across the electricity network. We value diversity, promote inclusion, and are committed to attracting talent from all backgrounds.