Electrical Project Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lead Engineer with expertise in power distribution projects. In this role, you will coordinate design teams, manage project budgets, and ensure successful delivery of complex high-voltage projects. Your experience in the electricity supply industry will be crucial as you work with multidisciplinary teams to create optimal designs. This position offers opportunities for professional growth and the chance to make a significant impact on major projects. If you are ready to take on challenges and drive innovation, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in electricity supply with knowledge of transmission/distribution practices.
• Strong analytical and communication skills are essential for this role.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate design teams and manage project budgets and timelines.
• Mentor team members and ensure adherence to quality standards.

Skills

Electricity supply industry experience

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Commercial acumen

Education

HNC/HND in electrical engineering

Tools

Project Management software

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Lead Engineer

Location: Birmingham, UK

Job Type: Full-time contract, 05 months

Summary:

Seeking multidisciplinary Lead Engineers with experience in power distribution projects or a proven track record of delivering large and complex high-voltage projects for major clients in the UK.

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.

Main Accountabilities / Position Interactions:

1. To coordinate the design team across all disciplines.
2. To liaise with project management on engineering budgets and to provide forecast cost to complete estimates and associated justification to changes in expenditure.
3. To manage the programme and to interface with the planning engineers for design.
4. Providing forecasts for completion and resource planning.
5. To approve documentation in accordance with the contractual requirements of the project.
6. To coordinate and chair design reviews and hazard reviews.
7. To identify and manage additional risks across functions that may not be apparent to individual Designers. Evaluates risks and opportunities, strategizes mitigation of the risks.
8. Supports the Project Manager in overall project risk and opportunity assessments and implementation of resulting actions.
9. To undertake the Principal Designer Representative on projects.
10. Works with customers to shape and deliver solutions, seeking feedback and innovating with the customer to drive and deliver improvements.
11. Oversees the creation of subcontracts and manages the subcontractors jointly with other involved functions, including supply chain management.
12. Must offer a flexible approach to work tasks, will be prepared to work additional hours as the project may require ensuring delivery of successful design solutions.
13. A full team player with the ability to work within a multi-national, multi-cultural team.
14. To mentor other team members as required.
15. Will be focused on value engineering, ensuring full consultation with all design stakeholders.
16. Strive for continuous improvement in implementation standards and costs.
17. Enact the legislative duties of a designer and develop designs which eliminate and reduce risks to health, safety and the environment.

Customer:

1. To hold and participate in design and hazard reviews and meetings with Suppliers, Contractors, and Clients.
2. To strengthen customer relationships through presentation and delivery of successful design solutions.
3. Line Managers for resourcing, domain knowledge, training, and issues/conflict resolution.
4. Other Engineering functions: primary, civils, commissioning, engineering support, and design team leaders.
5. Commissioning and Test Engineers.
6. Customers and Assurance for design review.
7. Suppliers for technical review.
8. Wider project teams including Project Managers, Planning, Tendering, and Supply Chain.

Challenges:

1. Customer satisfaction.
2. Working to defined budgetary objectives.
3. Achieving successful design solutions and implementing them to the full satisfaction of all stakeholders.

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

Essential:

1. 5 years Electricity supply industry experience.
2. Knowledge of Transmission or Distribution practices (400kV to 11 kV).
3. HNC/HND in electrical engineering or equivalent.
4. Good teamwork, analytical, and communication skills.
5. Capable of working to tight time scales.
6. Commercial acumen.

Additional:

1. General Project Management requires general business knowledge to plan, organize, and control resources, procedures, and timing for an administrative or business process.
2. Organizing project teams, assigning individual responsibilities, developing project schedules, and determining resource requirements.
3. Monitoring and reporting on the status of projects including cost, timing, and staffing.
4. Ensuring adherence to internal and external quality standards (e.g., International Standards Organization).
5. Identifying/resolving obstacles to completing projects on time and within budget.
6. May include work managing multiple, interrelated projects (including business transformation projects).
7. On some projects, the work may include integrating vendor tasks into the project plan and tracking and reviewing vendor deliverables.
8. A Senior Professional (P3) applies advanced knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience.

Responsibilities may include:

1. Managing projects/processes, working independently with limited supervision.
2. Coaching and reviewing the work of lower-level professionals.
3. Problems faced are difficult and sometimes complex.