Senior Development Engineer

Rubicon Consulting is currently recruiting for a Senior Development Engineer on a 6 month rolling contract based in the North West (Hybrid).

• Lead development and feasibility of complex grid-connection / transmission / investment projects, from initial feasibility through to front-end design (FEED) / pre-construction stage.
• Own the client / customer-interface for connection offers / investment proposals; deliver costed design & option-engineering, regulatory submissions and robust, compliant proposals.
• Act as technical and project lead for multiple internal/external stakeholder teams, ensuring delivery readiness, governance, compliance (including CDM, safety, regulatory requirements), and alignment with business and network needs.
• Lead and manage feasibility studies and initial grid-connection (or network investment) proposals — including load / non-load investments, shared-driver or multi-driver investments.
• Develop and cost multiple investment/connection options, produce cost-benefit analyses, support regulatory submissions (e.g. for funding or consent) where required.
• Prepare and propose detailed delivery programmes, work-scope definitions, and contract scopes for onward delivery.
• Undertake stakeholder management: internal teams (Network Development, Asset Operations, Customer Connections, Delivery Project Managers), as well as external stakeholders / customers, land & consents, regulatory bodies, as needed.
• Conduct site and condition assessments where necessary; support consenting, type-registration, hazard/risk assessment, innovation reviews and CDM compliance.

• 3-4+ years at National Grid Level 8 equivalent
• Strong experience in transmission / grid development (132kV-400kV)
• Feasibility, cost estimation, investment options
• Substation / overhead line / cable project knowledge
• Able to lead early-stage grid-connection or capex development projects
• Strong stakeholder + project management
• CDM understanding

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