Primary Electrical Engineer

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About Mott Mac Donald

Mott Mac Donald is a global engineering, management and development consultancy. Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities. A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs. Our values: progress, respect, integrity, drive, excellence.

We believe that because we care about what we do, we do things better. We know that our people are our most valuable asset, so we are dedicated to investing in them, through our comprehensive training and development schemes, exposure to the wider design and build business and endless opportunities. We are committed to creating a workplace where our people are safe, have a voice, can reach their full potential, and everyone shares in the rewards.

You’ll have the opportunity to contribute to projects that benefit our communities – from helping to secure water supplies for future generations to protecting homes and businesses from flood risk – our projects make a real difference.

A Mott Mac Donald Bentley we welcome applications from all sectors of the community. We are dedicated to building a diverse workplace where everyone feels included, has the opportunity to thrive, and is treated with respect. Even if you don’t meet every requirement for this role but are excited about the opportunity, we encourage you to apply. Find out more about our approach to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion here:

We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment practices are barrier‑free and as inclusive as possible. This includes making adjustments during the job application process and throughout your future career with us. Please call or email  to discuss any such adjustments that we can make. You can read more about our Equal Opportunities Policy here:
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Agile working

We are committed to providing a flexible and agile working environment that supports both our employees and the needs of the business.

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Internal applicants are welcome.

Mott Mac Donald Bentley is a fully integrated design and build business with access to the design expertise of Mott Mac Donald with the contracting experience of JN Bentley, operating across energy, water and environment sectors throughout the UK. With an annual turnover surpassing £500 million, Mott Mac Donald Bentley cements its position as a leader within the industry. The sustained, robust business performance creates an ideal environment for career growth.

Mott Mac Donald Bentley (MMB) are currently looking for a Primary Electrical Design Engineer to join our growing battery energy storage system (BESS) team. You will provide subject matter expertise and collaborate with an experienced and knowledgeable team of engineers and designers, as well as supporting and mentoring junior members of the team.

As part of the wider design team, the role of the Primary Electrical Design Engineer is to lead the production of electrical layouts for substations (including AIS / GIS up to 400kV), cable route layout drawings & sections, LV layouts, switch room and control room equipment layouts and site earthing layouts etc. This dynamic role will be hybrid and involve a combination of site, office and remote working.

As part of Mott Mac Donald Group, the role will offer the opportunity to work with other industry‑leading specialists to deliver flagship industry projects. Within MMB, the role also offers the unique opportunity to work as part of a fully integrated design‑and‑build project, liaising closely construction and commissioning teams throughout to ensure the successful end‑to‑end delivery of the project.

• Determine the base electrical site layout for a project covering adoptable and private assets, accounting for the need to bring external services / connections to each item of plant or equipment, and in compliance with project DNO…