Senior Electrical Design Engineer

SPL Power lines UK&I is a multi-disciplinary infrastructure business working across the rail and energy sectors. Our engineering teams provide design and technical support across electrical, civil, OLE and digital engineering disciplines, working closely with project delivery teams to develop safe, practical and compliant designs.

SPL Power lines UK&I is a multi-disciplinary infrastructure business working across the rail and energy sectors. Our engineering teams provide design and technical support across electrical, civil, OLE and digital engineering disciplines, working closely with project delivery teams to develop safe, practical and compliant designs.

We are looking for a Senior Electrical Design Engineer to join our electrical design team, with opportunities based in Coatbridge, Glasgow or Derby
.

The role will involve producing and checking electrical designs, calculations, drawings and technical documentation for infrastructure projects. This includes power system modelling, LV cable calculations, earthing analysis and, where applicable, traction power modelling.

You will work with other engineering disciplines to develop coordinated designs, support projects through the design and construction stages, and respond to technical queries and design changes arising from site.

As a senior member of the team, you will also support and mentor junior engineers, contribute to improving our design tools and processes, and help ensure designs are delivered safely, efficiently and to the required standards and programme.

We are looking for someone with:

• Experience in electrical design engineering
  , ideally within rail, energy or a similar infrastructure environment.
• Experience producing and/or checking electrical calculations, technical documentation and design drawings.
• Knowledge of relevant British, European and industry standards
  .
• Experience with electrical design and analysis tools. Knowledge of areas such as power system modelling, LV cable calculations, earthing analysis or traction power modelling would be beneficial.
• Experience using Bentley Micro Station or similar CAD software would be advantageous.
• A relevant electrical engineering qualification or equivalent engineering experience.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively with other engineering disciplines and project teams.
• The ability to organise and manage your own design workload and work to agreed project timescales.
• An interest in developing professionally and supporting less experienced engineers.
• Ability to travel to project or office locations when required.