Rubicon Consulting is currently recruiting for multiple Contact Design Approval Engineers (CDAE) for all design disciplines – Primary on 6 month rolling contracts 2-3 days in the office in Manchester Remote/hybrid.
Role Summary
Outside IR35
Primary CDAE
· Focuses on substation layout and physical design (400kV/275kV/132kV).
· Reviews single line diagrams, general arrangements, equipment layouts, busbar configurations, clearances, and earthing.
· Ensures designs meet National Grid standards, TP141, ENA, IEC etc.
· Coordinates with secondary, civil, and protection disciplines.
Secondary CDAE
· Covers protection & control, SCADA, telecoms, and auxiliary systems.
· Reviews schematics, wiring diagrams, relay settings, CT/VT sizing, SAS/IEC 61850 configurations.
· Ensures correct integration with National Grid’s operational and control systems.
· Provides assurance that schemes meet resilience, redundancy, and operability requirements.
Civils CDAE
· Responsible for civil and structural design assurance on substations and cable routes.
· Reviews foundations, buildings, trenches, access roads, drainage, fire protection, bunding, and steelwork.
· Checks compliance with CDM, geotechnical, environmental, and NG civil standards.
· Interfaces with primary plant to ensure loadings and spatial requirements are met.
Our Company
Rubicon Consulting is a Talent management consultancy which helps you to optimise business performance and competitive advantage by choosing the right people first time