Substation Electrical Design Engineer

Overview

Design EHV substations from concept to construction, ensuring compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• substation design
• concept design
• protection design
• safety review
• design compliance
• site queries

Tasks

-Physical design of indoor and open-terminal substations (preparation of substation layouts and associated detailed mechanical drawings/ schedules) -Preparation of concept substation designs at pre-sanction stage. Identifying the engineering design merits of alternative scheme variants/options. -Identifying the safety implications of decisions made at design stage on the constructability, operation, maintenance and final decommissioning of substation asset. -Working closely with fellow Engineering Designers/other departments on a project-by-project basis as part of a discrete team. -Providing design outputs for Protection and Control Panel & Scheme Designs from 11kV to 132kV. -Managing design workload effectively, identifying where project-specific design work can best be carried out by junior team members and briefing accordingly. -Ensuring compliance of design output with relevant NGED policy. -Responding promptly to queries arising from site during construction phase. -Ensuring compliance of design output with NGED policy.

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Benefits

-Please note the successful candidate may initially be appointed at a lower salary until all relevant courses and training are complete.

About National Grid

-Plays a critical role in delivering electricity and gas to millions of homes and businesses. -Operates in both the UK and US, ensuring safe and reliable energy distribution. -Deeply involved in the development of renewable energy infrastructure, including wind and solar projects. -Key projects include cross-border power links to improve energy security and integrating low-carbon solutions. -Continually innovates to meet growing energy demand while reducing environmental impact. -Operates in both electricity and natural gas distribution across a vast geographical area in the US. -Invests in sustainability initiatives and clean energy infrastructure.

Sector Specialisms

Security Clearance

-satisfactory barring service (dbs) check required -possible triannual check depending on role