Senior Protections Systems Designer

Description

• Follow quality control procedures to maintain high drafting standards
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams for consistency in designs and details
• Conduct self-checks and peer reviews of drawings to ensure accuracy and completeness
• Incorporate design feedback and revisions from engineers to finalize drawings
• Prepare detailed electrical drawings for substation secondary systems, including protection, control, and communication systems
• Develop layouts and details for cable trenches, duct banks, and equipment foundations
• Work closely with primary design engineers, project managers, and other stakeholders to develop comprehensive secondary system designs
• Generate reports and maintain logs for design progress and drawing submissions
• Prepare and review technical specifications and documentation for substation secondary systems
• Ensure all designs comply with relevant industry standards, regulations, and company policies
• Maintain and organize drawing sets, revisions, and documentation throughout the project lifecycle
• Create interface circuit diagrams, wiring diagrams, cable schedules, block diagrams, and room layouts

Requirements

• Diploma or Associate Degree in Electrical Engineering, Drafting, or a related field
• Knowledge of medium voltage systems and substation design
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and other drafting software
• Working experience in UK substation projects.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy

Benefits

• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.
• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.

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