Design Engineer – Public Access Voice Alarm Systems (PAVA)
Location: Agile / Hybrid Working – Warwick office (Haywood Road) / Dunball office (Bridgwater)
Type: Permanent, Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Telent’s Network Services division is seeking a PAVA Design Engineer for the HPC and Sizewell C programme team. This role supports the design and delivery of emergency alert systems on major high‑profile infrastructure projects, including Hinkley Point C (Nuclear) and Sizewell C (Nuclear). You will work from home, attend project meetings at the Warwick and Bridgwater offices, and travel to supplier sites as needed.
Responsibilities
* Produce detailed system designs for PAVA and emergency alert systems, including evacuation, public address, and staff announcement solutions.
* Design systems that integrate with fire detection, telephony, and emergency response infrastructure, covering audio and visual alerting.
* Develop designs suitable for high‑noise environments, considering acoustic performance and intelligibility.
* Deliver robust, buildable designs and supporting documentation (compliance statements, design calculations, drawings, bills of materials, surveys, test procedures, installation, maintenance and commissioning procedures).
* Value‑engineer designs, checking for buildability, compliance, and efficiency improvements.
* Liaise with project managers, installation teams, suppliers, and clients to ensure technical requirements are clearly understood.
* Ensure all designs comply with Telent’s and the projects’ Quality, Safety, Environmental and applicable Design, Installation, Commissioning, Maintenance and Engineering standards.
Qualifications
* Experience designing or working with PAVA, public address, or emergency evacuation systems.
* Practical knowledge of system installation, commissioning, or integration within customer environments.
* Familiarity with Zenitel (formerly ASL – Application Solutions (Safety & Security) Limited) systems is highly desirable.
* Understanding of acoustic design principles (formal qualifications are a bonus but not essential).
* Knowledge of applicable Design, Installation, Commissioning, Maintenance and Engineering standards including BS 5839‑8, EN 54, etc.
* Experience in acoustic modelling (CATT, SketchUp, Navisworks).
* Ability to produce clear technical documentation, drawings, bills of materials, compliance statements, design calculations, surveys, test procedures, installation, maintenance and commissioning procedures.
* Experience reviewing or approving design documentation produced by others.
* Proven track record and experience working within an operational environment.
* Experience in installation design requirements within customer environments.
* Experience in system and equipment design.
* Eligible for BPSS clearance and have a minimum of 5 years UK residency; SC clearance may be required in future.
* Full UK driving licence (occasional travel to client or supplier sites).
What We Offer
* 34 days holiday (including public holidays), with the option to buy or sell days annually.
* Company pension scheme.
* Access to the Flexible Benefits portal.
* Family‑friendly policies.
* Occupational health support and wellbeing portal.
* Discounts on cinema, restaurants and shopping through the Telent Reward Scheme.
About Telent
Telent is passionate about creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong and can thrive. People are at the heart of our business, and we believe our teams should reflect the communities we support.
Telent Core Values: Be Inclusive, Be Collaborative, Be Customer Focused, Take Responsibility.
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