Civils Design Engineer; Substation

About the role

Balfour Beatty Power T&D are currently recruiting a Civils Design Engineer (Substations) to join their team in Derby.

To work with project team, designers and subcontractors through the design phase to deliver the safe and suitable scope of works in line with the project objectives.

Take responsibility for the design delivery and design suitability for works across Power T&D construction projects. Provide advice as to the constructability and sequencing of civil design for Power T&D business principally around Substations but including Overhead Lines and Cabling.

To undertake the design and co-ordination of civil designs required on projects, from the initial feasibility assessment to detail design, installation and final removal.

• Reinforced Concrete design and detailing compliant to required Client & national technical standards (BS/Eurocodes/ENA)
• Highways and access design works
• Analysis of existing foundations
• Construction site layouts and CDM implementation
• Assist in the management of the tender process, understand and interpret scope of works, provide advice and opinion
• Undertake check function for design calculations performed by other engineering colleagues.

• PT&D Designers
• PT&D Project team
• Sub-contractors
• Clients
• Local Authorities

• To operate in an open- and even-handed manner with all personnel across the business. Treat all who we interact with, with courtesy and respect, treating everyone equally and embracing differences. Encourage everyone to achieve maximum potential.
• To proactively contribute to teamwork and cross-functional working. To listen to each other and share knowledge enabling us to willingly combine expertise across the business and with our clients and supply chain.
• Behaving with integrity and demonstrating professional image at all times. To always do what is right.
• To take personal responsibility & accountability for actions, constantly striving to improve and exceed expectations ensuring safety and quality are never compromised.

• Degree level education or equivalent with formal training in civil engineering and/or geotechnical engineering.
• Strong, proven post-graduate experience in the civil engineering industry.
• Experience of the supervision of sub-consultants or subcontractors.
• Proven experience of the design of civil engineering works.
• Strong, proven experience of the management of design of civil or geotechnical engineering works.
• Experience in the design and checking of temporary works for civil engineering projects.
• IT Literate (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, CAD).

• Chartered Engineer preferred with either the ICE, CGeol or IStruct
  
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• Experience in the design and checking of temporary works for civil engineering projects.
• Experience of substation structural components.
• Experience of drainage design and water management.

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.

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