Senior Primary Plant Design Engineer Wide

About the role

Balfour Beatty are currently looking for Senior Primary Design Engineer to join their Power T&D UK Wide.

The main function of the role is Primary Engineering design delivery for electrical substation projects up to a voltage of 400kV with the assistance of the Design Engineers. The role also includes supporting the team in planning and procurement responsibilities as detailed below for delivery of substation projects.

Key accountabilities:

• Deliver design to the Customer specification requirements, ensuring compliance with relevant National / International Standards and legislation.
• Check and approve HV plant design deliverables e.g. single line diagram, layout/Elevation drawings, MEWP access layouts, SC force calculations, earthing design / calculations etc.
• Work with due regard to Health & Safety Procedures and the Company’s obligations in compliance with current CDM regulations. Any perceived risks and mitigation measures should be advised to Engineering Manager for effective action.
• Ensure all required models and drawings have an adequate level of review and approval including the supplier and subcontractor supply chains. Incorporating the best practice of BIM as established in the Engineering team.

• Ensure duties are carried out in accordance with Standard Company Quality, Health & Safety and Environmental Procedures and Business Process Manuals.
• Delivery of engineering design to programme, quality and budgets, and lead safety and sustainability by Design into the engineering delivery.
• Functionally the authorised approver of designs (and associated settings) on contracts in accordance with the published design/check/approve authorisation levels.

Report variations in the Contract Scope of Work to the Design Manager / engineering manager, indicate implications and only proceed with these variations following verbal / written approval from the Engineering Manager

• Identify all relevant standards and Customer requirements, ensuring compliance with relevant National / International Standards and legislation, and contract specification
• Design work to be undertaken with due regard to Health, Safety & Environmental Procedures and production of Designer Risk Assessments, as necessary, to fulfil the Company’s obligations in compliance with current CDM regulations.
• AIS and GIS substation design up to 400kV.

Minimum HNC in Electrical Engineering or equivalent. A Graduation engineering degree is desirable.

• Member of IET (MIET).
• Working towards Chartership (CEngg).

• Liaising with customers and suppliers
• Overall design and specification of electrical power systems and associated power system components
• Calculations to demonstrate integrity of designs
• Microsoft Office Packages
• AutoCAD 2D / Revit Experience
• Working on BIM
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• Experience as HV Substation / Primary Plant Design Engineer:
  Liaising with customers and suppliers
• Basic understanding of P&C aspects preferable.
• TP141 HV Substation qualification is an advantage

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…

Our skilled and dedicated teams deliver a range of proactive and reactive services which support a reliable and safe supply of power flowing to millions of homes and…