Senior Electrical Design Engineer

UK Power Networks; United States; Hybrid; USD 101,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Cover

Pension plan with employer contrib

23 days annual leave + holidays

Cycle to Work / Green Car Leasing

Job summary

UK Power Networks is seeking a Senior Electrical Design Engineer in Crawley to deliver and assure high-quality electrical designs to cost, time and quality targets. You will work within Engineering Design - Capital Programme, reporting to the Design Lead, with blended working after a 6-month probation (3 days in office, 2 remote).

Responsibilities include producing constructible designs in line with CDM and industry standards, supporting procurement documents, and mentoring others while

Qualifications

• Electrical engineering background with power system and protection design experience at 132kV, 33kV, 11kV and intermediate voltages.
• Knowledge of design processes and ENA/International Design Standards and related operational aspects.
• Ability to approve designs in specific area.
• Understanding of CDM Regulations and their application in the role.
• Ability to work unsupervised, set targets and identify cost-saving solutions.

Responsibilities

• Produce Electrical Designs constructible in compliance with standards and CDM requirements.
• Deliver designs conforming to relevant Codes of Practice and standards for UKPN substations.
• Contribute to technical, commercial and contractual documents for procurement of engineering products.
• Ensure compliance with legislation, regulations and company procedures.
• Contribute to design assurance and audit processes.
• Prepare concept and developed designs from specifications and drawings.
• Provide excellent service to the customer.
• Collaborate with operational teams to ensure smooth process from enquiry to energisation and project closure.
• Mentor other team members to enhance technical knowledge.

Skills

Electrical design

CDM Regulations

Safety culture

Team collaboration

Education

Engineering degree

Chartered Engineer (desirable)

Power systems knowledge

Tools

AutoCAD

Bentley software

Job description

This Senior Electrical Design Engineer will report to the Design Lead and will work within Engineering Design - Capital Programme based in our Crawley office. You will be a permanent employee. You will attract a salary of £84,160 plus car and a bonus of 3%. This role can also offer blended working after probationary period (6 months) - 3 days in the office and 2 remote, Working across an Assets and Connections Portfolio, you will produce and assure high quality electrical designs to an agreed scope. Designs to be delivered to cost, time and quality targets. All designs must meet UK Power Networks design and CDM standards. These designs could be for both non-contestable and contestable works. You will work as part of a diverse team, delivering design technical excellence,

Health & Safety Responsibilities Managers and supervisors carry both legal and company responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of their employees, those under their control and those who might be affected by the work undertaken, i.e. public, visitors and employees of other organisations. This includes briefing individuals working for them and ensuring there is the necessary understanding, competence and application of requirements to work safely and without harming the environment. Employees will ensure they understand the health and safety risks involved in their work activities and their responsibility to apply the controls needed to manage those risks to acceptable levels. Similarly where work activities can have an adverse impact upon the environment, and where there are legal requirements, employees will understand those impacts and the controls they must ensure are applied. If in doubt ask! We're committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome, valued and able to be themselves. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

Responsibilities

• Produce Electrical Designs that can be constructed in compliance with standards and CDM requirements and assure others designs
• Deliver designs, which conform to all relevant Codes of Practice and company and industry standards (for all designs relevant to UKPN Sub-stations), with Electrical Design.
• Contribute to the production of technical, commercial and contractual documents for procurement of engineering products
• Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, regulations and company procedures.
• Compliance with design assurance and audit processes
• Prepare concept and developed design, from specifications and drawings within defined periods.
• Provide an excellent service to the customer.
• Work as a Team Player within larger diverse teams
• Collaborate with the operational teams to guarantee a smooth process from initial enquiry through to final energisation and project closure.
• Comply with the requirements of the designer / principal designer as determined by the 2015 CDM Regulations, including multi-disciplinary design coordination.
• Ensure design eliminates any hazards which may give rise to risks; and reduce risks from any remaining hazards (with CDM)
• Support and mentor other members of the team to enhance their technical knowledge.
• Work with external engineering organisations and customers/partners representing UKPN to best effect., You will undertake site visits as part of this role and this will include entry to operational substations where compliance with safety rules and procedures is mandatory.

Requirements

• Electrical engineering background and experience. Knowledge of power system and protection design at 132KV, 33KV, 11KV, and intermediate voltages.
• Knowledge of design processes and DNO, ENA and International Design Standards including relevant operational aspects to deliver designs
• Can approve designs in specific area
• A good safety culture and sound understanding of Construction Design and Management (CDM) Regulations and their application in this role.
• Work unsupervised, set and comply with own targets, and identify cost-saving solutions.
• Knowledge of AutoCAD (also Bentley software would be beneficial).
• Degree level or equivalent in engineering or science

Desirable

• Chartered Engineer or working towards achieving Chartership
• Awareness of current and technological developments in distribution plant and equipment.
• Broad knowledge of cables and overhead lines
• Input into construction ideas and techniques
• A good level of business, environmental, safety, financial, and regulatory awareness;
• A general appreciation of financial reporting systems;
• Knowledge of project management
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft desktop applications, in particular: Word, Excel, Project and PowerPoint;
• Previous experience within large multi-disciplinary teams

Benefits

• 23 Days Annual Leave plus bank holidays.
• Private Medical Cover
• Reservist Leave - Additional 18 days full pay and 22 unpaid
• Personal Pension Plan - Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%)
• Tenancy Loan Deposit Scheme, Season Ticket Loan
• Tax efficient benefits: Cycle to Work, Home & Tech, and Green Car Leasing Schemes
• Occupational Health support
• Switched On - scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers' products
• Discounted gym membership
• Employee Assistance Programme