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Senior Substation Primary Plant Design Engineer
Atkinsréalis
Senior Substation Primary Plant Design Engineer responsible for providing technical leadership on FEED and detailed design workstreams for National Grid or other Transmission & Distribution clients, and ensuring adequate quality assurance and delivery of projects.
22d ago
Expert & Leadership (13+ years), Experienced (8-12 years)
Full Time
GB.Glasgow.2 Atlantic Square York Street | GB.Epsom.Woodcote Grove | GB.Leeds.Thorpe Park | GB.Birmingham - Chamberlain Square
Hybrid
Company Size
40,000 Employees
Service Specialisms
Architectural Design and Engineering
Civil Design and Engineering
Structural Design and Engineering
Electrical Design and Engineering
Mechanical Design and Engineering
Transportation planning
Highways and bridges
Railroads and transit
Sector Specialisms
Water
Environment
Education
Aerospace
Security
Defence
Communications
Infrastructure
Role
What you would be doing
technical leadership feed
detail design
hv plant review
quality assurance
resource management
- Provide Technical Leadership on the FEED and Detail Design workstream for National Grid, SSEN-Transmission or other Transmission & Distribution clients.
- Review the HV plant aspects of different projects including HV layouts, elevations, maintenance access drawings, earthing design and reports, mechanical interlocking, HV busbar calculations and technical specification for the HV plant equipment. Act as Principal Designer Representative when required.
- Ensure adequate quality assurance and delivery of FEED, Detailed Design and bids for our clients. Ensure adequate resources and training of resources for the purposes of delivering FEED and detailed design work for National Grid.
What you bring
bp141/tp141
leadership
leadership experience
degree
chartered engineer
substations design
- BP141 / TP141 HV Substation qualification or equivalent authorised or ability to do so. Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
- Strong understanding and leadership of the engineering projects through asset lifecycles.
- Coordination with back-office engineers, sub-contractors and suppliers as required. Proven record of ability to manage tender packages as tender manager and doing HV plant aspects of technical offers.
- Ability to attend and chair the Design Review and Hazard Review meetings and reviewing HV plant design packages as required. Attending site visits, FAT and SAT as required. Communication skills along with teamworking attributes.
- Track record of leading teams in the delivery of Front-End Engineering and design or Detailed Design of EHV (132kV-400kV) substation projects.
- Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering or equivalent qualifications and experience, with experience in Substations Design in UK Transmission sector.
- Experience in a leadership/management position in a similar environment.
- Act as BP141 (former TP141)/equivalent assurance engineer where required (candidates working towards BP141 HV Plant / Substation qualification will also be considered).
- Customer focused when dealing with customers, identifying their needs along with business development skills.
- Experience of working for a client organisation such as transmission system owner/operator, distribution network operator or a design consultancy delivering to such organisation.
- Chartered Engineer through the IET, or working towards.
- Maintain existing and develop new client relationships. Experience in coaching and developing junior engineers. Flexibility to travel to client sites when required.
- You’ll be client focused – being able interface with clients, understand their needs and convert opportunities into successful workstreams.
- Capability to work under tight deadlines while achieving objectives with the ability to deal with competing priorities and manage time appropriately. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
- Building strong and trusted relationships is a key part of this role. You’ll enjoy working with others, sometimes directly at client sites, sometimes from our offices.
- You will be working in a senior position within one of our Electrical Engineering teams based either in Epsom, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow or remotely.
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Security clearance- security clearance may be required for this role, with offers of employment dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance, discussed at interview and delivered by uksv, possibly requiring 5 years or longer proof of residency in the uk with no reference to current or previously held security clearance.
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Company
Overview
C$12.5B
Backlog
Record backlog amid surging demand.
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Net-zero by 2030
Emissions Goal
Achieved a net-zero target for operational emissions by 2030, marking a significant milestone in sustainability efforts.
87% reduction
Emissions Drop
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62 score
Carbon Performance
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Over 50%
Sustainable Revenue
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