Senior Primary Design Engineer

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

12/31/2024

About the role

Balfour Beatty is currently recruiting a Senior Primary Design Engineer to join the Power T&D team in Leeds

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

Role Purpose:

The main function of the role is Primary Engineering design delivery for electrical substation projects up to a voltage of 400kV with the assistance of the Design Engineers.

The role also includes supporting the team in planning and procurement responsibilities as detailed below for delivery of substation projects.

What you'll be doing

Key accountabilities:

Deliver design to the Customer specification requirements, ensuring compliance with relevant National / International Standards and legislation.

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

General Responsibilities:

Ensure duties are carried out in accordance with Standard Company Quality, Health & Safety and Environmental Procedures and Business Process Manuals.

• Delivery of engineering design to programme, quality and budgets, and lead safety and sustainability by Design into the engineering delivery.
• Functionally the authorised approver of designs (and associated settings) on contracts in accordance with the published design/check/approve authorisation levels.

Commercial/Contract Responsibilities:

Report variations in the Contract Scope of Work to the Design Manager / engineering manager, indicate implications and only proceed with these variations following verbal / written approval from the Engineering Manager

Design Responsibilities:

Identify all relevant standards and Customer requirements, ensuring compliance with relevant National / International Standards and legislation, and contract specification

• 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.
• AIS and GIS substation design up to 400kV.
• Check and approve substation design deliverables e.g. single line diagram, layout/Elevation drawings, MEWP access layouts, SC force calculations, earthing design / calculations etc.
• Good understanding of with electrical / mechanical interlocking philosophy
• To carry out Contractor Design Approval Engineer (CDAE), as defined by National Grid’s procedures, or equivalent role as defined by other clients.

Who we're looking for

Experience:

• Microsoft Office packages
• Working in a Design Office environment over 5 years of experience
• Liaising with customers and suppliers
• Calculations to demonstrate integrity of designs
• Overall design and specification of electrical power systems and associated power system components
• Experience as a senior HV Substation Primary Plant Design Engineer
• Basic understanding of P&C aspects preferable.
• TP137 / SR188 Contractor Design Assurance Engineer experience is an advantage.
• Proven experience in a responsible position and knowledge in HV substation equipment e.g. HV plant, transformers etc.
• BIM 360 experience and knowledge

Desirable Experience:

• National Grid exposure
• Autocad
• TP 137 / SR 188 Principal Designer Representative (Design & Build) experience.
• Chartered Engineer (IET)

Personal Skills:

• Articulate and persuasive both verbal and written.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Have an innovative approach to technical solutions and strongly results focused.
• Adaptable and responsive to change.
• Self motivated, capable of meeting tight deadlines.
• Good forward thinker and planner.

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 a
re 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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