Principal Design Engineer - HV Plant

Overview

Lead HV substation design and manage primary plant engineering team for up to 400kV

Key Responsibilities

• power design
• design calculations
• bim review
• design approval
• client liaison
• technical leadership

Tasks

-Delivery of engineering design to programme, quality and budgets, and lead safety and sustainability by Design into the engineering delivery. -Identify (and contribute to) the development and training needs of the design team as appropriate to skill level / experience. -Design work to be undertaken with due regard to Health, Safety & Environmental Procedures and production of Designer Risk Assessments, as necessary, to fulfil the Company’s obligations in compliance with current CDM regulations. -Ensure duties are carried out in accordance with Standard Company Quality, Health & Safety and Environmental Procedures and Business Process Manuals. -Lead the Design team to deliver design to the Customer specification requirements, ensuring compliance with relevant National / International Standards and legislation. -Liaising with customers and suppliers. -Calculations to demonstrate integrity of designs. -To carry out Contractor Design Approval Engineer (CDAE), as defined by National Grid’s procedures, or equivalent role as defined by other clients. -Establish Design content of work package and the Design resource to achieve the required time scales, in line with Project Programme. -Lead Design work with due regard to Health & Safety Procedures and the Company’s obligations in compliance with current CDM regulations. Any perceived risks and mitigation measures should be advised to Engineering Manager for effective action. -Check and approve substation design deliverables e.g. single line diagram, layout/Elevation drawings, MEWP access layouts, SC force calculations, earthing design / calculations etc. -Identify all relevant standards and Customer requirements, ensuring compliance with relevant National / International Standards and legislation, and contract specification -Ensure all required models and drawings have an adequate level of review and approval including the supplier and subcontractor supply chains. Incorporating the best practice of BIM as established in the Engineering team. -Prepare, contribute to, check and review DEMP (Design and Engineering Management Plans). -Lead the technical direction of the engineering team, taking best practice and industry developments into engineering methodology. -Ensure the team understands and is working in accordance with the GMEE (Group Minimum Engineering Expectations). -Check and approve HV plant design deliverables e.g. single line diagram, layout/Elevation drawings, MEWP access layouts, SC force calculations, earthing design / calculations etc. -Check and review equipment tech specs and engagement with supplier for their offer validation. -Upon contract award, liaise and co-ordinate contract requirements with Design Engineers, Project and engineering managers and other Balfour Beatty PT&D Departments at earliest opportunity. -Examine contract documentation and establish the Company’s scope of work including termination boundaries. Where this differs with the tendered contract requirement then these differences should be highlighted to the Project / Engineering Manager with options and solutions for resolutions. -Functionally the authorised approver of designs (and associated settings) on contracts in accordance with the published design/check/approve authorisation levels. -Input into the allocation of work packages, coordinate workload and agree priorities withing the Primary Plant Team. -Overall design and specification of electrical power systems and associated power system components.

Requirements

• hv substations
• ais
• gis
• bim 360
• miet
• chartered

What You Bring

-Proven experience in a responsible position and knowledge in HV substation equipments e.g. HV plant, transformers etc. -Basic understanding of P&C aspects preferable. -AIS and GIS substation design up to 400kV. -Experience as a senior HV Substation Primary Plant Design Engineer. -Member of IET (MIET). -Charted engineer or working towards. -Working in a Design Office environment over 10 years of experience. -BIM 360 experience and knowledge. -Ability to perform Principal Designer representative (PD Rep) role as per CDM 2015 regulation.

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Benefits

-25 days paid annual leave (pro rata) -Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave -Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more… -Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.

About Balfour Beatty Plc

-It finances, designs, constructs and maintains roads, rail, energy plants, water systems, buildings and communities. -Active across the UK, US, Hong Kong and Canada, it's known for ventures like HS2, Crossrail and major highway upgrades. -Known for innovation, it uses digital tools, off-site manufacturing and automated plant to enhance safety and efficiency. -An unusual highlight: it pioneered the Automated Cone Laying Machine, boosting roadworker safety on live highways.

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