Principal Civil Substation Designer & Team Lead

Derby, England, United Kingdom

12/20/2024

About the role

Balfour Beatty is currently recruiting a Principal Civil Designer & Team Lead (Substations) to join the Power T&D team Derby.

We are open to both full time and part time candidates (including job share), and offer a flexible working policy.

The main function of the role is to work with project teams, designers, and subcontractors through the design phase to deliver safe and suitable scope of works in line with the project objectives.

Take responsibility for the design delivery and design suitability for works across Power T&D construction projects with particular focus on Substations Civils delivery.

Provide advice as to the constructability and sequencing of civil design for Power T&D business.

Lead the day to day management of the Substation Civils design team and engage in bid development, tendering, innovation projects alongside the Design Delivery Manager

What you'll be doing

Key Accountabilities:

To undertake the design and co-ordination of civil designs required on substation projects, from the initial feasibility assessment through to detail design, installation, and final removal.

Ensure the timely and quality delivery of designs by both the individual and the Civil Substation Design team. Preparation of reports, calculations and drawings to a high technical level which are compliant with the required Client and national technical standards (BS/Eurocodes/ENA).

Understand and be able to capture Client requirements, including those not explicitly stated within the contract. Contribute to the generation of robust pricing and design delivery solutions.

Provision of line management support for the Civil Substation Design Team

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive a Safety by Design approach at all times.
• Lead various civil project designs including reinforced concrete design and detailing, site design and enablement, land development, drainage systems, building and structure installation.
• Maintain compliance of CDM regulations and all other legal and regulatory requirements associated with the nature of designs output by the team
• Undertake technical quality assurance reviews and provide design approval as required / permitted by the Chief Engineer.
• Work closely with other elements of the design team to ensure effective collaboration on multi-disciplinary projects.
• Assist in the management of the tender process, understand and interpret scope of works, provide advice and opinion.
• Ensure that Procedures and Manuals provided for compliance with the appropriate Quality Assurance Standards are applied.
• Mentor and provide guidance to all the members of the team
• Develop and implement policies, processes and procedures to support the continual improvement of the team.
• Understand and report the potential and actual pipeline of work anticipated for the team and identify staff utilisation forecasts, capability development needs and potential opportunities.
• Where appropriate and required act as Contractor Design Approval Engineer (CDAE) or equivalent role.
• Support in the advancement of the engineering design delivery for the team with particular focus on upskilling and use of software. Contribute to the development and updating of the design aids and computer programmes and assist in the analysis of new design concepts.
• Support colleagues in managing the output and delivery of suitable design drawings.
• Assist in determining team objectives, strategy, and requirements. 

Who we're looking for

• Degree level education or equivalent with formal training in civil engineering and/or geotechnical engineering.
• Chartered Engineer preferred with either the ICE or IStructE
• Strong, proven post-graduate experience in the civil engineering industry.
• Experience of the supervision of sub-consultants or subcontractors
• Proven experience of the design of civil engineering works
• Strong, proven experience of the management of design of civil or geotechnical engineering works
• IT Literate (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, CAD)
• Extensive experience of civil design of substations
• Expertise in the use of Tekla Tedds

Why work for us

 Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.

This is your chance to join a growing business with the opportunities to develop and further your career in a multi disciplined specialist environment that will challenge you on a daily basis.

About us

Our skilled and dedicated teams deliver a range of proactive and reactive services which support a reliable and safe supply of power flowing to millions of homes and businesses around the world. Our contracts range from 50,000 schemes to 100 million plus major projects.

Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions. With experience and expertise across the full spectrum of the electricity grid our teams have capability across overhead lines, cable tunnels, distribution networks and substations. From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support clients in the development of some of the world’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Further information on Disability Confident can be found at: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

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