Senior Primary Design Engineer

Freedom Asset Replacement; Stowmarket; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Primary Design Engineer to contribute to complex engineering projects aimed at achieving Net Zero targets. This role offers the opportunity to work on diverse projects across the energy system, from generation to distribution. The ideal candidate will possess strong project management skills, a degree in engineering, and experience in EHV/HV substation design. Join a forward-thinking company that values progression and offers a supportive environment for professional development. You'll be part of a team that prioritizes safety, innovation, and high-quality project delivery, making a significant impact in the power sector.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Car or Car allowance

25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Pension with employer contribution

Sick Pay

Private Medical Insurance

Flexible benefits

Personal development programme

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, preferably Electrical, with chartered status preferred.
• Experience in EHV/HV substation plant design and project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Promote safety through design and perform site surveys.
• Develop designs and ensure timely delivery and compliance with standards.

Skills

Project Management

Teamwork

Communication

Budget Management

Education

Degree in Engineering

Chartered Engineer (CEng)

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

Job description

London or Stowmarket - (Hybrid, Office, Site)
Permanent
Competitive Salary + Car/Car Allowance + Flexible Benefits

Summary

Freedom Professional Services are seeking a Senior Primary Design Engineer to join our growing team and work on an array of complex and challenging engineering projects, helping to deliver the country’s Net Zero targets. Our projects span the complete energy system from generation, transmission, distribution and storage to load-end consumers in manufacturing, processing, data and recycling.

The successful candidate will be able to evidence a history of teamworking, career achievement, high-quality project and work experience to date, and can draw on their professional networks to gain key insights, new work leads, third-party support and second opinions.

Some of the key deliverables in this role will include:

• Promote safety through design and actively engage in hazard review meetings.
• Perform site surveys and collaborate with site teams as necessary.
• Develop concept and preliminary designs based on tender details.
• Generate and review general arrangement drawings, substation layouts, single line diagrams, and other related documentation.
• Prepare and refine technical specifications for designs and equipment.
• Carry out design calculations as required to support the plant design i.e. Switchroom Blast pressure calculation, Busbar sizing, Busbar short circuit calculations, Cable thermal mechanical force calculation, Cable sizing, Switchroom heating and ventilation calculations, small power, and lighting calculations, CT/VT sizing calculation, Compound Lightning calculations, Switchroom Lighting Calculation, Lightning protection design calculations.
• Ensure timely delivery, effective requirements management, and a right-first-time approach.
• Achieve key performance indicators for design quality and on-time delivery.
• Comply with project documentation, employer requirements, and industry standards.

What we’re looking for:
Senior engineers that join our team will need to have diverse skill sets to bring technical, ethical, social and management competence to every job that we work on, for all of our professional clients and key stakeholders. Strong budgetary and project management skills are required at this level, accompanied by good commercial knowledge of design and construction contract forms such as NEC, and experience of working within the contract conditions.

The business proactively encourages chartership in engineering, and senior engineers are expected to be chartered or close to achieving chartership.

You must have Qualifications and experience in:

• Degree in Engineering (Electrical preferable)
• Chartered Status (Preferred): Chartered Engineer (CEng) status with a professional body such as the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) or the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) is highly desirable.
• Good working experience in EHV/HV substation plant design, with a proven track record of delivering complex projects within the power sector.
• Full UK Driving License
• Health & Safety qualification (NEBOSH, IOSH or similar) would be desirable but not essential.

Benefits:
We are always evolving our benefits to ensure we're attracting and retaining great people. Some of what you can expect includes:

• Competitive salary
• Car or Car allowance
• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Pension with a leading provider and employer contribution
• Sick Pay
• Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days
• Private Medical Insurance
• Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program to support mental health and well-being (including counselling sessions and legal advice)
• Flexible benefits to suit from Dental Insurance, Gym Memberships, Give As You Earn, Travel Insurance, Tax Free Bikes
• Personal development programme.

Next Steps:
As a business, we’re on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.

We’ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.

About Us

Freedom are part of the NG Bailey Group, one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training.

Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward-thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies.
Progression is something we value and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.