The successful candidates must possess demonstrable design experience up to 132kv from within the power, utilities and / or critical national electrical infrastructure sectors.
This position allows for some hybrid working, with up to 1-2 days working from home, the rest in the Northeast office.
Please make an application promptly if you are a good match for this role due to high levels of interest.
Our Client Our client is responsible for the construction, maintenance, upkeep, renewal, refurbishment and repair of electricity transmission and distribution networks, assets and systems.
This includes sub-stations, overhead lines, underground cables, and all associated equipment such as switchgear and transformers.
Overview Our client now wishes to appoint a number of highly motivated and industry experienced EHV Design Engineers.
The main purpose of these roles will be to take responsibility for managing the development and production of highly competitive and innovative designs for multiple contracts, frameworks or singular projects, ensuring maximum opportunity and minimum risk, and that stakeholders receive a high-quality service, on schedule and to challenging budget requirements.
The successful candidate will also contribute to HV / EHV preconstruction activities, ensuring successful project support at the front-end stages and timely handover to operations.
The Role Preparation of designs from LV to 132kV Providing designs for a variety of works and turnkey projects, covering all disciplines Liaising with manufacturers and suppliers to develop partnerships for design solutions Following up designs and offering feedback, advice or guidance as required Attend site surveys, route walks and or meetings as necessary Establishing key aspects associated with project, providing designs, liaising with internal departments and submitting final project capabilities Evaluate supplier and subcontract returns to ensure compliance with specifications and documentation Accurately undertake any necessary take-offs of drawings and schedules Follow all company procedures for enquiries and design handling Draft commentary regarding exclusions and clarifications associated with designs Working with relevant business systems to maintain data integrity Assist in the creation and management of processes for projects teams Managing key stakeholder requests in a professional and timely manner The Person Preferably possessing an HNC in a relevant discipline, the successful candidates must possess demonstrable experience and technical expertise from within the HV / EHV power sector Possess strong commercial and business awareness to enable you to identify and recommend appropriate design proposals that meet customer needs Highly motivated and accurate, as attention to detail is vital Proficient in the use of industry related designs software across multiple platforms Excellent communication skills, including the ability to adapt your style to both technical and non-technical audiences Utilise information and industry knowledge to produce innovative design solutions Strong interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to use your own initiative as well as working collaboratively in a team Ability to produce high quality designs and associated reports with minimal supervision Possess design and build experience, as well as refurbishment and maintenance expertise, and with the ability to evaluate design scope gaps A highly attractive remuneration package is on offer for the successful candidate, coupled with career progression, along with challenging variety, security and longevity of work.
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